Off Campus Writers' Workshop

We're back and better than ever! Join us on Thursdays for in-person writing workshops and live-streamed Zooms (with recording available for 1-week, post workshop). Learn more about our schedule at ocww.info/OCWW-events

On May 8th, we joyfully welcome back Heather Sellers for a ZOOM writing workshop on Micro Memoir. Details and registration: ocww.info/event-5806988

The latest from #AboutWrite: Like all writers, Emily Calvo sometimes struggles to find the perfect word or phrase. Don't miss this great piece on the tools she uses that can help you, too. #WritingCommunity #amwriting #writingresources ocww.info/About-Write?p=…

On Thursday, 4/24, we welcome Goldie Goldbloom for a #writingworkshop called GOING DEEP: How to Achieve Interiority. Join us in-person or on Zoom! Details and registration: ocww.info/event-5806985

The latest from #AboutWrite has posted! The Power of Compassion in Writing: Writer Anne E. Beall discusses how finding compassion in your writing—for yourself and your characters—is a transformative process. #amwriting #WritingCommunity #writinglife ocww.info/About-Write?p=…

On April 10th we welcome Kathleen Rooney for a workshop titled 'Now I Know My ABCs: Using the Abecedarian Form to Transform a Project.' We will be in-person and live-streamed on Zoom (with recording available for 1 week, post-workshop). ocww.info/event-5806979

The latest from #AboutWrite has posted! Dr. Tonya Coats takes us on her writing journey as she explores and learns from poetry, screenwriting, essays and fiction. #amwriting #writingtips #WritingCommunity #writinginspiration #writinglife ocww.info/About-Write?p=…

This Thursday OCWW welcomes @TaylorByas3 for 'The Architecture of the Sestina.' Join us in-person, on Zoom, or access the recording for 1 week, post-workshop. ocww.info/event-5806963

On March 27tth, OCWW welcomes back @LoriRaderDay for a workshop titled 'Popular Fiction: Character and Story.' Those who cannot attend live can access the Zoom recording for 1-week. Details and registration: ocww.info/event-5806955

#WritingCommunity This is good stuff on how to make money writing.

The latest from #AboutWrite has posted! Elizabeth Fox shares how observing, eavesdropping, and and mining your past can help generate story ideas—look for those "What the… ?" moments. ocww.info/About-Write?p=…

The latest from #AboutWrite, our column on craft, has posted! @KellyQAnderson, president of Off Campus Writers' Workshop @OCWW, offers tips and ideas on how to get paid for writing. #WritingCommunity #paidwriting #writinglife #amwriting ocww.info/About-Write?p=…

The 2025 Raz-Shumaker Book Prize is still open for submissions! Send us your manuscripts of poetry or short fiction by March 15. Winners will receive $3000 and publication through the University of Nebraska Press. For more details on the prize, see the link in the comments:

The latest from #AboutWrite has posted! Writer and runner Mary Driver-Thiel shares lessons learned about how writing success comes from the act of writing. #WritingCommunity #amwriting #writingsuccess #chicagowriters #writers #writinglife ocww.info/About-Write?p=…

The latest from AboutWrite, our column on craft, has posted! Join Joyce Goldenstern as she takes a walk through religion and writing with genre-defying author Ted Morrissey. ocww.info/About-Write?p=… #WritingCommunity #tedmorrisey #craftofwriting #writingreligion #interview

Please join us for a Zoom #writingworkshop with @Joe_Scapellato titled 'Language Workout' on Thursday Jan. 16th. Details and registration: ocww.info/event-5806893

We are pleased to share that OCWW presenter @stevealmondjoy has a few #writingworkshops coming up in February with @litcampwriters. Details & registration: litcampwriters.org/service-page/a…

The latest from #AboutWrite, our craft column, has posted! Writer Victoria Ann Granacki explains how her interest in her Polish roots took her from passionate to published. ocww.info/About-Write?p=… #amwriting #chicagowriters #chicagowriting #chicagopolonia #polonia #ampublishing

On Jan. 9th we welcome Nadine Kenney Johnstone for a workshop titled: Nonlinear: A Straightforward Approach to Complex Structures. The event will be ZOOM-only, with recording available for one week to all registrants. Details: ocww.info/event-5806888

The latest from #AboutWrite has posted! Writer Wendy Weil Atwell discusses how image and memory help writers tap into emotional memories that will resonate with readers. ocww.info/About-Write?p=…