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- Free Live Training: How to Stay Ahead as a Writer in the AI Era Knowing how to use AI as a writer is no longer a “nice to have.” Join us on March 23 at 2 p.m. ET for a FREE live training with AI-Expert and A-Level Copywriter Guillermo Rubio and AWAI Co-Founder Katie Yeakle to learn about FIVE AI-powered skills you can master to THRIVE as a writer in the AI era.
- Living the Writer's Life: Donna Kaluzniak Donna Kaluzniak’s journey to the writer’s life is happy proof that you can make any niche your focus as a writer. Even as life’s twists and turns brought her a 36-year career outside of the writing world, her longtime love of writing surfaced as retirement neared. Read on to discover how Donna established herself in a unique niche complete with fear-free, well-paid writing jobs.
- Winners of AWAI’s February New Writers Contest Pam Foster is here today to announce the names of the winners for the February new writers contest! Check out Pam’s short video for the winners and brief insights about why each of these winning submissions impressed her.

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- Winners of AWAI’s February New Writers Contest Pam Foster is here today to announce the names of the winners for the February new writers contest! Check out Pam’s short video for the winners and brief insights about why each of these winning submissions impressed her.
- Success Story Interview: Tammica Dowd COS member Tammica Dowd joins AWAI Executive Director Katie Yeakle to share a success story rooted in relationships, timing, and smart guidance. After 17 years of knowing a former contact, Tammica recently reconnected — and that renewed relationship led to an exciting new client opportunity that helped move her career forward.
- Success Story Interview: Jon Stoltzfus From Rocket Scientist to Copy Chief: Building Winning Copy Through Strategy and Process If you’ve been part of the AWAI community for any length of time, you’ve likely heard of Jon Stoltzfus — the former rocket scientist who built a highly successful career as a copywriter and marketing strategist. Today, Jon serves as a copy chief and strategist in the financial and information marketing niches, where he not only writes winning copy, but trains and guides junior writers as well. In this Inside AWAI conversation with Executive Director Katie Yeakle, Jon shares how he first made the transition into copywriting, what helped him gain traction early on, and how his analytical background shaped the way he approaches strategy and messaging.

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