The Writers Guild at Bloomington is an association of writers committed to mutual support and the professional development of their craft. Its mission is to foster interaction among writers as well as other artists, educators, and the Monroe County public, thereby enhancing the vibrancy of the arts and the writing community in the greater Bloomington area.
Events Calendar
Writers Guild Annual Meeting and Potluck
We’ll be having elections for officers and reports for 2019.
Plus an open mic and reading.
Please bring a dish to share, ideas and something to read
Parking around the back.
For more info, contact Joan at – contact@writersguildbloomington.com
First Sunday Prose Reading and Open Mic
Presented by the Writers Guild at Bloomington
The featured readers are: Darrell Stone and Eric Rensberger
Come early to sign up for Open Mic!
Darrell Stone grew up in Greater Boston, with an artistic passion for storytelling. She holds a masters degree in social work from Indiana University
and a bachelors degree in theatre from Northeastern University. In addition to her love for writing, Darrell is a free lance photographer, actor and director. Writing complements her love for being an observer of human behavior and our environment. Her pieces are additionally rooted and expressed from the foundations of her professional careers in social work and theatre. Darrell’s essays are known for simply pausing on a moment which can be stunning, hopeful, or meaningful to the human experience. Writing prose, snapping pictures, capturing moments, telling stories: each reveals the relationship between design, nature, people and place. Every moment has a story and Darrell calls us to bear witness and share that truth. Ultimately, Darrell Stone hopes her writing provides the reader or listener with a keen eye into the soul of the world around us. She is currently working on a collection of essays for publication.
Eric Rensberger is a local poet who has been performing his work around Bloomington for about 40 years. The same 3 poems, over and over. He 
never tires of them. While it is true that he has read many other poem-like items, none of them are really finished. Only the 3. And he won’t tell you which ones they are. A large selection of his work is available on his website, ericrensbergerpoetry.net. In addition to his poetry, he also writes the occasional essay, story, or lengthy lie. And sometimes he just talks to you, which he believes qualifies as spontaneous prose work.
Discussion with author Raymond Fleischmann
This is a Coffee with Friends literary event presented by the Friends of the Monroe County Pubic Library. 
Sunday, Jan 19
2 to 4 pm
In the Auditorium at the Monroe County Public Library
303 E. Kirkwood Ave.
This program is free and all are welcome.
— Michael Koryta, New York Times-bestselling author of How It Happened
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 County Public Library in room 214.
An evening of Spoken Word and Experimental Music 
Cut up and collage inspired spoken word and improvisational poetry.
Joan Hawkins
A reading of Samuel Beckett’s stage poetry piece Not I. As with so much of Beckett’s writing, content correlates completely with form in Not I; in fact, form to a large extent is content.
Saint Bloom
Alex Cunningham – violin (St. Louis)
Kyle Quass – trumpet
Damon Smith – bass (St. Louis)
Joe Stone – drums
Damon Smith studied double bass with Lisle Ellis and has had lessons with Bertram Turezky, Joëlle Leandré, John Lindberg, Mark Dresser and others. Damon’s explorations into the sonic palette of the double bass have resulted in a personal, flexible improvisational language based in the American jazz avant-garde movement and European non-idiomatic free improvisation. Visual art, film and dance heavily influence his music, as evidenced by his CAMH performance of Ben Patterson’s Variations for Double Bass, collaborations with director Werner Herzog on soundtracks for Grizzly Man and Encounters at the End of the World, and an early performance with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Alex Cunningham is a violinist, improviser, and visual artist based in St. Louis, MO. His work explores free improvisation, drone, noise, and minimalist composition.
Boxops
Don Marvel – live electronic looping of electronic sound sources
Last Sunday Poetry Reading & Open Mic
Nate Logan is the author of Inside the Golden Days of Missing You (Magic Helicopter Press, 2019). He teaches at Marian University.
Patsy Rahn is a poet and prose writer. Her works have appeared in various journals and anthologies. Her book of poetry The 
Grainy Wet Soul is available online through several booksellers. She worked for many years as an actress in Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles and has given poetry readings in Toronto, Los Angeles, and Bloomington. She is a founding member and chairperson emerita of the Writers Guild at Bloomington in Indiana. For more information visit her website at https://www.patsyrahn.com
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 fascinate us, and family stories that inspire; anger, comfort, and/or make us laugh and cry. This workshop will include exercises on writing about family. Please bring a few photos to share.
Led by Doris Lynch and assisted by Tonia Matthew.
All levels are welcome. Age 18 and up.