Writers Guild at Bloomington

The Writers Guild at Bloomington is pleased to announce: THE RYSER SCHOLARSHIP Annual support for a writer from South Central Indiana to pursue excellence by attending a formal workshop or conference in the craft of writing. The scholarship rotates yearly

Mom, Dad, Aunt Aullie, and a Cat Called Wrinkle: Writing about Family A writing workshop presented in partnership between the Writers Guild at Bloomington and the Monroe County Public Library Free. In Meeting room 2A We all have relatives who

First Sunday Prose Reading and Open Mic Presented by the Writers Guild at Bloomington It’s all open-mic this month- -a little Valentine’s treat for the poor prose writers who struggle to fit things into our usual short open-mic slots.  So up

 First Wednesday Spoken Word Series Presented by the Writers Guild at Bloomington featuring Jennifer Sue Payne (poetry), Antonia Matthew (poetry), Bonnie Maurer (poetry) music by Sitar Outreach Ministry (psychedelic sitar) + an open mic $5 suggested donation JENNIFER PAYNE is

Rachel Berenson Perry discusses her new book Author and art historian Rachel Berenson Perry discusses her new biography of Felrath Hines which chronicles the life of an exceptional artist and art conservator who overcame numerous obstacles throughout his career, refusing

Writers Guild Monthly Business Meeting Join us for our monthly business meeting to discuss what we are doing and what we are doing next. Bring you ideas! Bring your voice to add to the discussion. We meet at the Monroe

Writing Nature Poetry in a Climate-Crazed World This workshop is presented in partnership between the Writers Guild at Bloomington and the Monroe County Public Library. Walt Whitman called nature, “the only complete, actual poem.” But how will massive flooding, heat

Very Contemporary Poetry A two-day IU Lifelong Learning class with instructor Shana Ritter. Wednesday April 22 Wednesday April 29 6:30 – 8:30 pm What makes a poem? What themes and styles do current writers share? What makes a poem/poet unique?