Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop at the University of Dayton. The only workshop in the country devoted to humor and human interest writing.
Dayton, Ohio
Joined June 2009
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Erma Home Schooling is open for early-bird registration through March 9! This means you can livestream 5 inspiring keynote talks & 4 exclusive humor-writing workshops from the comfort of your couch!
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The Erma Bombeck Writing Competition seeks funny stories & touching personal essays through Jan 6. $25 fee ($15 for students). Winners receive $1k & free registration to the sold-out Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop in March.
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The Erma Home Schooling opens for registration on December 5. This means you can livestream 5 inspiring keynote talks & 4 exclusive humor-writing workshops from the 2026 Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop from the comfort of your couch!
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Interested in joining a writer's Woodstock with more laughter? The 2026 Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop registration opens tomorrow! March 26-28 enjoy connecting with bestselling authors, publishing pros, & hundreds of kindred spirits.
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Stretch your funny bone in a hotel room with no interruptions for two weeks! Enter A Hotel Room of One's Own by October 6! $30 fee. Cash prizes awarded to finalists.
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Check out @UnivofDayton's article on @TheGinaBarreca's #forthcoming #selfhelp #humorbook #GINASCHOOL.
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Preorder this #Octoberrelease at bit.ly/GinaSchool
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A few weeks remaining to enter the Erma Bombeck Humorist in Residence Program for a chance to win two glorious all-expenses paid weeks at a hotel to concentrate on your writing! Deadline: October 6.
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Looking for some time to destress & write? The Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop A Hotel Room of One's Own is open to entries through October 6! Get 2 glorious, all expenses paid weeks at a hotel to write in solitude. $30 fee.
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We can all use a dose of humor right now. Submit your best funny poem to the annual no-fee Wergle Flomp Humpr Poetry Contest by April 1. Winning poem receives $2,000 & online publication.
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Join The Virtual Erma: Stories of Our Lives taking place April 5. Enjoy exclusive keynote address from Anne Lamott & 5 live writing sessions with expert instructors. Early bird rate of $109 until March 15.
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"Why is it that we understand playing the cello will require work, but we attribute writing to the magic of inspiration?"~Ann Patchett
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Early bird rate for The Virtual Erma (from @ebww) is available until March 15! Sign up now to enjoy 5 live interactive writing sessions led by seasoned instructors + a keynote address from Anne Lamott on April 5.
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The Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop @ebww is offering a virtual event on April 5. Anne Lamott is the keynote speaker. Enjoy live interactive sessions designed to help you reclaim your voice! Friends & family rate available until tomorrow!
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"If there is a secret to writing, I haven’t found it yet. All I know is you need to sit down, clear your mind, and hang in there." ~ Mary McGrory
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"Writing a little bit each day is akin to leaving the faucets dripping on a cold January night; while the ideas are flowing the creative pipes won’t freeze." ~ Martha Silano
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How to write: Stop not writing. Keep your butt in the chair. Write really bad small sections of the whole—passages, moments, episodes, memories—til you have an incredibly shitty 1st draft. Then take out the boring parts, the lies and pretensions. Then write a better 2nd draft.
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"Isn’t it wonderful the way the world holds both the deeply serious, and the unexpectedly mirthful?" ~ Mary Oliver
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Deadline Dec 2: The Zibby Awards; nominate a recent book that you love in 27 categories like books that made you laugh, cry, tremble, lust... Nominate your own book or someone else's. Fee: $10. Win a $250 gift certificate to @zibbysbookshop.
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Immense #thanks to everyone who's donated, shared, sent kind words, & supported us during this difficult time. We feel the #love & we ❤️ you too. 🥲
We still have a long way to go to reach our goal to #savethurberhouse. Read our full statement & #donate: givebutter.com/future40
