Red Wheelbarrow Writers
THE RED WHEELBARROW
by William Carlos Williams
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so much depends
upon
a red wheel
barrow
glazed with rain
water
beside the white
chickens
Welcome
At Red Wheelbarrow Writers, we believe that so much depends upon community. We are a loose affiliation of working writers who produce independently, and who join together to support, encourage, and sustain one another.
Red Wheelbarrow Writers is not a club or non-profit. We have no dues or formal order of responsibility. When we need money, we pass the hat. When we have an important endeavor, we show up. Several times a year we have a Bored Meeting (yes, that’s the correct word) that is not at all boring. Anyone can attend with a thought, an idea, a project.
We welcome all writers to our monthly Happy Hour to drink wine, share excerpts of works-in-progress, exchange news and views. We often meet for Write-Outs, a day spent writing together in unique settings.
Red Wheelbarrow Writers participates in the annual April National Poetry Month with a dedicated Facebook page. Each November, National Novel Writing Month, we collectively write a novel, and in December we come together for a reading of this novel where, as they say, hilarity ensues. For details on all our activities, see Events.
Partnering with Village Books and Whatcom Community College, Red Wheelbarrow Writers created Washington Memoir Month. Annually, for the whole month of September, memoir writers gather for classes, readings, weekly Write-Outs and mutual encouragement. Since 2016, we have combined our talents to write, edit, and publish an anthology every other year. See Publications for more information.
Red Wheelbarrow Writers was founded in 2010 by Cami Ostman, Laura Kalpakian, and Susan Tive. We have evolved to include hundreds of writers on our mailing list and on our Facebook page. We are located in Bellingham, Washington. We act locally and think globally. In fostering connection among writers, we create community. We invite you to join us.
Writers!
The Fisher Poets have set up a Go Fund Me page for Tele and Joel, to help with the tremendous expenses that will come with Joel’s slow recovery from his accident. Tele and others have been very good about putting notices of his progress on Facebook, so that is the place to look for updates. Additionally, there is a Meal Train page that you can connect with. If you are not local, I believe there is a delivery service link there as well. We come together as a caring community of writers. ~Laura Kalpakian
MONTHLY HAPPY HOUR:
First Saturday of each month at 4 p.m.
We’re Moving to In-Person Meetings and we have a new venue!
We will meet in the Community Room at the Bellwether Apartments, 20 Bellwether Way (off Roeder Avenue).
Bring your own beverage and/or refreshments. Access: come around the west end of the building to the waterfront side. Glass doors open directly to the meeting space. Park in any available space or on Bellwether Way.
***BE SURE TO CHECK THE LATEST BLOG POST BELOW FOR THE MOST CURRENT DETAIL***
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NaPoWriMo:
RWB has a private Facebook page for National Poetry Writing Month in which poets write a poem a day for the month of April.
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WaMemWriMo:
Since 2014, September has been declared Washington Memoir Writing Month by the Red Wheelbarrow Writers in conjunction with Village Books and Whatcom Community College. Throughout the month there are classes, write-outs, readings and encouragement to write 50,000 words of your memoir.
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NaNoWriMo:
November is National Novel Writing Month and Red Wheelbarrow Writers hosts a collective novel. Each participant writes one chapter of approximately 1667 words on their day for a total of 50,000 words by the end of the month. Then each writer who wishes to reads a portion of their chapter at Village Books in December.
Publications
Latest News, Events, Book Announcements and more…
Spring and All Interview-Katie Fleischmann
Katie Fleischmann is an aspiring writer currently working on a memoir about her cancer diagnosis amidst the pandemic. Her daughter and reading stories have been her escape from life’s hardships. When time allows, she steals moments to run, putter in the garden, or...
Spring and All Author Interview-Sean Dwyer
Seán Thomas Dwyer is the author of A Quest for Tears: Surviving Traumatic Brain Injury, as well as fifteen published short stories. He is the host of the Village Books’ monthly Open Mic, and he is now a “human book,” titled Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor. He lives in...
Spring and All Author Interview-Linda Morrow
Linda Morrow spent most of her life in New England before moving to Bellingham ten years ago. She is grateful for the support of the Red Wheelbarrow writing community. Her memoir, Heart of This Family: Lessons in Down Syndrome and Love was published in 2020 by...