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Photo by Ryan Hutton on Unsplash Hello Writers!   Do you ever experience a confluence of seemingly unrelated events that makes you stop and think the universe is telling you something? Like all lines are converging into one point? Like it’s more than just the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon (e.g., when you want to buy a Kia Sorento and all of sudden ...

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Two Rivers Writing Retreat Women Who Write Fall Overnight Writing Retreat October 25-26, 2025 General Butler State Park 1608 KY-227, Carrollton, KY Two full days at Kentucky state park where the Ohio and Kentucky rivers meet (45 minutes from Louisville) Member-led activities (writing prompts, craft chats, nature walks) Reserved conference room for our group; other public spaces available Beverages and ...

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  Photo by Holly Hinson   Hello Writers!   Women Who Write is more than a writing group, and words have more power than most give them credit for. Sometimes, the ordinary moment can become extraordinary. Jodi was a first-timer at a recent meeting. The meeting was only medium-full and not many writers had signed up to read, but Jodi ...

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Open Mic Literary Reading Women Who Write’s Give For Good Louisville Day of Giving Event Fante’s Coffee House, 2501 Grinstead Dr. September 18 6:00-8:00 with the reading at 6:15-7:15 Appetizers provided, beverages available for purchase from the coffee house. Members and their guests only. $10 suggested donation. Space is limited. The first 8 people who sign up online to read are guaranteed ...

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Photo by Liz Roach-Smith   Hello Writers!   When I came upon the shell necklace among my dead grandmother’s jewelry, I felt as if I’d walked into a fairytale. It looked straight out of The Little Mermaid. Even for a cynical teenager, the necklace stirred my imagination. Not least because it didn’t fit Grandmother’s style. Its simplicity, its plainness, its ...

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Photo by Alonso Reyes on Unsplash   Hello Writers!   My newest favorite book (because you can’t have just one favorite) is Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson. I read it two years ago at the very beginnings of my autistic journey, and it just so happened that Tress is very autistically coded: logical, with justice sensitivity and ...

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  Image by Michelle Pitzel from Pixabay   Hello Writers! Back in my very distant childhood, June was freedom from the stress of being the perfect, well-behaved student. At last, no worries about finishing homework, finding someone to sit with at lunch, or whether my best friend was talking to me that day. The summer of 1965, I was 13 ...

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Photo by Atilla Bingöl on Unsplash   Hello Writers!   Maya Angelou said, “Every storm runs out of rain.” April was not shy of rain. As a matter of fact, April exceeded her typical showers and brought us catastrophic flooding. Fortunately, I wasn’t in an area impacted by the rains, but I’ve certainly felt the emotional rise of floodwater. The ...

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  Join us for a peaceful day of writing among friends at the Valaterra Retreat Center in La Grange, Kentucky. There will be time and space for writing, conversation, walking the trails, and peer critique. Bring a work-in-progress or write something new! We’ll provide a prompt for inspiration. Registration opens on the WWW website on May 12 at 10:00 am. ...

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  Join us for our monthly meeting—beginning 6:30 PM and ending at 8:30 PM. We meet in-person at a Louisville Free Public Library. More information is sent in the monthly newsletter. We enjoy lively conversation about the writing life, including peer critiques of short manuscripts—poetry or prose. The strength-based peer critiques affirm each woman’s unique writing style while providing helpful revision suggestions.  On May 13, we’re back at the St. Matthews library branch with a special poetry ...

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