Dory Stewart

Dory Stewart, director of MCWC, is a Developmental Editor and International Conversion Specialist. She has been leading MCWC for over 40 years. She conducts the monthly meetings, creating a safe space for the group to review each other's WIPs. She also offers a limited number of 1:1 in-depth critiques each year for a member's complete WIP to be reviewed.

Dave Agard

Dave Agard found a passion for writing through a Veterans’ Writing Circle at Kent State in 2014. He continues to improve his writing skills as an active member of the Medina County Writers Club. Dave is the author of the chapbook Lost and Found and won awards in the Akron-Orrville Regional Writing Contest for his short fiction, Treasures Lost and Found, and his nonfiction, Hattie Gets New Shoes. Dave contributed his short story Shirts to the chapbook, Dear Maj.

DJ Stein

DJ Stein joined MCWC soon after retiring as a librarian in 2017, having started writing a WWII historical novel, Eyes in the Floria Skies. When not working on prompts or planning new ways to promote her book, DJ enjoys quilting with her local guild, jazzercising a few times a week, occasional travel, and otherwise hanging out with her husband and their cockapoo, Booster. Her website, eyesinthefloridaskies.wordpress.com, is focused on the research behind the novel.