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AUTUMN 2023

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"The Writers' Workshop is a community treasure that deserves to be nurtured and supported"
-   John le Carre
"god bless The Writers' Workshop!"
- Kurt Vonnegut

We don't just offer workshops, we offer a

​ community - ​since 1985! And we've recently expanded our


programs to Austin, TX! (but our summer home will always be in

​Asheville , NC!!!)



Our new mailing address is 807 W. Lynn St., #220


Austin, TX 78703

(same phone & email: 828-707-1713/writersw@gmail.com


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Learn more about us
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E.L. and Helen Henslee Doctorow, Karen Ackerson (Founder and Executive Director), Gail Godwin, and Peter Matthiessen at a benefit for The Writers' Workshop of Asheville.

Serving writers since 1985

"The Writers' Workshop is a community treasure that deserves to be nurtured and supported" -   
John le Carre

​     We're finally back in business after expanding our services to Austin, TX.
We have big plans for the upcoming years! !Award-winning writers have supported our programs by giving benefit readings in Asheville, including Eudora Welty (broadcast on N.P.R.'s "All Things Considered"), John Le Carre (featured in The Washington Post), Peter Matthiessen, Kurt Vonnegut, E.L. Doctorow, Don De Lillo, Sue Monk Kidd, Gail Godwin, Reynolds Price, Pat Conroy, Alex Haley  - and many others.   
     Our mission is to provide top-notch workshops, readings, retreats and contests for the benefit of the community at large. Please join us! (see registration and donation pages).

PLEASE NOTE: Most of our classes are now meeting online.
Check out our contests page for more information on how to enter our contests!

Donate Now!

​From all of us at The Writers’ Workshop, thank you so much for your tax-deductible support!

Are you an experienced writing instructor interested in teaching a workshop with us?  Email us at writersw@gmail.com with your bio and workshop description.


Thinking about publishing your work?

   The Renbourne Editorial Agency provides expert assistance with revising and editing your work - memoirs, fiction or creative non-fiction. We use a fine-tooth comb to ready your work for publication, in person or online.                       We also have writing coaches available to help organize and ready your work for publication, in person or online. In addition, personal tutorials and writing classes are also available.           
   Please visit our website for details: www.renbourne.com.    Then contact us at writersw@gmail.com, or call 828-254-8111 to discuss your needs.
   The Renbourne Editorial Agency is a division of The Writers' Workshop of Asheville NC, a literary center founded in 1985.

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Visit Renbourne

PLEASE NOTE: ALL classes will be meeting online EXCEPT WHERE NOTED.

Questions? Contact us!

Contact us by email writersw@gmail.com
Or call  828-254-8111 

​We've expanded west!
Our new mailing address is:
The Writers' Workshop of Asheville & Austin
807 W. Lynn Street, #220
Austin, TX 78703


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