Most classes meet online on Saturdays, 10-4 pm, (except where noted)with a 45 min. lunch break. Classes are $90 for non-members and $80 for Workshop members (except where noted). Financial assistance in exchange for volunteer hours is available for low-income writers! Registration is in advance only.
You can register for a class, contest, membership or retreat by using any credit card at paypal.me/twwoa - then hit "Send". We'll confirm your payment asap!
Each class meets online (except where noted) on Saturdays, 10-4 pm with a 45 min. lunch break. Classes are $90, or $80 Workshop members. Payment is by Venmo, Paypal and check. Financial assistance in exchange for volunteer hours is available for low-income writers of any age! Registration is in advance only at twwoa.org.
IT'S OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY - AND WE'RE CELEBRATING IT WITH THESE UPCOMING EVENTS!!!!!!
DEC.19, 1-5 PM (online) Joe Marich On SuccessfullyPromoting Your Book -- And More! 1-5 pm, EST Online $45
Dec. 20: OPEN READINGS!!! ALL ASHEVILLE WRITERS AND POETS ARE INVITED TO READ FROM THEIR WORKS AT PACK LIBRARY ACTIVITY ROOM 3:30-5 PM FREE!! PLEASE SIGN UP BY EMAILING [email protected]
DEC, 21: WRITING YOUR MEMOIRS with Karen Ackerson
Participants will learn how to turn personal and family experiences into a compelling memoir for family and friends, or for publication. In-class writing exercises will help to identify life-changing events, to be used as the backbone of a memoir. Discussion will include creating a sense of place, dialogue, and enhancing one's writing style. Karen Ackerson, a biographer and Senior Editor at The Renbourne Editorial Agency, has taught workshops throughout the Southeast for over twenty years. She is writing her own memoirs about her world-wide adventures; and interviews with award-winning writers such as Vonnegut, le Carre, Welty, Matthiessen et al. Meets in person Sunday at 387 Beaucatcher Rd., Asheville, 10-4. $90/$80 Workshop members.
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EVENTS
FEB. 15, 4-7: SUNDAY WRITERS' GROUP & POTLUCK!!
We're back to our monthly meetings and potlucks!! Anyone may attend, and Workshop members may read 5 pages or 3 poems. Please bring a covered dish and refreshment. Meets at 387 Beaucatcher Rd., Ashheville. Other dates are March 15, April 12, and May 15.
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ANNUAL CONTESTS For awards and guidelines, see our Contest Page.
LITERARY FICTION CONTEST DEADLINE: MARCH 30, 2026
POETRY CONTEST DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2026
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MAY 7-11, 2026: ANNUAL WRITERS' RETREAT AT FOLLY BEACH, SC!!!
The Writers’ Workshop is hosting its 30th Annual Writers’ Retreat at Folly Beach, SC, from Thursday noon May 7 – Monday noon May 11. It is open to a small group of beginning or experienced writers, and is an ideal place to relax, write and review participant’s work. Twice-daily sessions in fiction, creative non-fiction and memoirs will be led by The Writers’ Workshop instructors. Participants stay at an old-fashioned beach house near the ocean, away from the crowds. The all-inclusive rate (except for meals) is $595 for a private room, or $400 shared pp . The commuter rate is $75 per day (down from $75). Please register asap by paying the deposit of $200 by March 25, and the balance by April 25. For awards and guidelines, see our Contest Page. Include your name, phone and email address. For more information, email [email protected] or call 828-707-1713.
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AT OUR RENBOURNE EDITORIAL AGENCY, WE OFFER THE BEST EDITORS, AS WELL AS ONLINE OR IN-PERSON PRIVATE TUTORIALS! See our website at renbourne.com. For details, email [email protected].