Upcoming
April Monthly Workshop
Free monthly workshop open to the public. All levels, all genres, all welcome!'
Poetry Workshop w/ CD Eskilson
Join poet, editor, and literary translator CD Eskilson for a poetry workshop and reading from their debut poetry collection Scream / Queen, which examines queerness, mental illness, and transgender identity through the lens of thrillers and B movies.'
February Monthly Workshop
Inclusive writing workshop aimed at generating new work with craft discussions and writing exercises. Free and open to the public, this workshop is intended for adult writers of all levels and all genres.'
About RWG
How Much Is Membership?
It’s free! There are currently no costs associated with any programming provided by RWG.
Meetings
There are free workshops held at least once a month. They are generative workshops, aimed at creating new work or working through blocks in existing work through reading exemplary work from published authors, craft discussions, and writing exercises. All monthly workshops are free and open to the public, they are “genre agnostic” and include readings and discussions that use and can be applied to fiction, non-fiction, and poetic works.
These monthly workshops do not include feedback or critique sections, but they do have time for sharing work and encourage the formation of relationships with other writers. Feedback and critique groups do form naturally between people and are occasionally facilitated by the group in smaller sections.
Mission
RWG is invested in developing a community centered around individual’s exploration of creative freedom and expression. RWG fosters the creative spirit of members by emphasizing the multiplicity of voices, genres, goals, perspectives, and relationships each brings to the collective and creating a secure and uplifting space in which to celebrate and enjoy myriad voices.
Through publicly available workshops, seminars, and community building events, RWG helps writers develop their own unique voice and style through a process of discovery and contradiction. RWG believes that writing and the fostering of a creative mindset is the work of a lifetime and can be achieved by all people regardless of race, class, gender, religious affiliation, or socio-economic or publishing status. Furthermore, RWG believes in the increasing importance of uplifting minority voices, especially the rural and working class who are often shuttered from access to literary events because of cultural and geographic barriers.