Dear Members, The rejection emails pile up in my inbox. I learn not to take the “your essay is not a good fit for our publication” message personally. At times, I laugh at the thought of 22-year-old editors from college literary journals judging my submission. How can they even begin to understand my stories about events which occurred before they ...

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Dear Members, Like many of you, one of my New Year’s Resolution is setting new writing goals. Luckily, we are a part of a group of women writers who are willing to support you in your writing journey. I encourage each of you to reach out to other members and offer to be a writing buddy, attend monthly meetings and ...

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  Women Who Write member Cheri Powell will present “Scene Development,” a workshop that will take a look at what constitutes a well-written scene. Participants will delve into scene structure and learn how to use a tool to analyze existing scenes. The same tool can be used to plan scenes and maximize your writing effort. The session will be held ...

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Saturday, March 2, 2019 The 13th annual Kentucky Women’s Book Festival Brandeis School of Law University of Louisville’s Belknap Campus 9:00AM Lunch registration required   Featured speakers: Hannah Drake, Emily Bingham, Annette Allen, Julia Royston, Atalya Lawler and Mehwish Zaminkham of the Louisville Story Program, Julie Wade, and Flora Schildknecht Women Who Write will lead a session on “scene development” after the ...

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  Flying Out Loud – Monday March, 11 at 6pm at Four Pegs Lounge on Goss Avenue. Flying Out Loud, a monthly Literary reading event will Celebrate Women’s History Month by featuring Women Who Write, a non-profit organization for women writers in the Louisville area. “Women’s Words of Wisdom” will showcase six WWW members who will be reading their works. We hope ...

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  We can’t promise quill pens and inkwells, but a special evening Winter Write is your chance to focus on your writing in the comfort of a Victorian-era home in Old Louisville. Join Susan Lindsey on Thursday, December 13, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. for an evening of writing and light refreshments: 1335 South First Street, Unit 2, Louisville, KY ...

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    In an effort to support a community-wide program, Women Who Write has created the Words, Warmth, and Wisdom project. In collaboration with Catholic Charities, our project will encourage reading while providing winter garments to local refugee families participating in The National Center for Families Learning program. (NCFL) Donations of picture books and outwear (hat, scarf, gloves) along with ...

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Dear WWW Members, The October WWW Writer’s retreat at Hopscotch House provided members an opportunity to write, revise, and rejuvenate. I enjoyed seeing and talking to so many members at the event. Thanks to the WWW Board who planned and provided the retreat. WWW is presenting several events in the coming months including our Annual Evening of Reading at the ...

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Dear WWW Members, Our recent New Members Reception welcomed women writers who recently joined our group. I enjoyed the opportunity to meet these smart and talented women who share our passion for writing. Our new members add their voices to Women Who Write where we strive to be a unique group that supports women as they tell their stories through ...

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Local Author Fair Saturday December 1st from 1pm-4pm Main Library 301 York Street Louisville, Kentucky   Author’s market for independent and self-published local authors (space is limited). Workshops on writing and publishing. Information about the Library’s free resources for writers. Contact for more information.

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