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Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
4.2.2026
Courage, Confidence, Comedy,
Cancer
Rhonda Havig calls this essay her "love letter to the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop." When she read it at "Erma After Dark," an open mic night at the spring workshop, she received a spontaneous, long standing ovation.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
4.1.2026
Humor Writer of the Month: Keri
Janton
A longtime admirer of writers like Erma Bombeck, Nora Ephron and Rick Bragg, Keri Janton writes about everyday life with humor and heart. She's our Humor Writer of the Month for April.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.31.2026
Erma and I Were
Photobombed!
Whoever photobombed Erma and me at the 2026 “Woodstock of Humor,” on the Dayton Riviera, doesn’t have a leg to stand on.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.31.2026
Message Received: The Erma
Story
As I left the Richmond airport, two weeks ago, my phone pinged announcing a voicemail that had been received while I was in the air.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.30.2026
Who's Publishing What: The Haunted
Outhouse
Storytelling has long been a staple of the outdoor literature, though in recent years these stories seem fewer and harder to find.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.24.2026
Look Ma, I'm a Writer! (Not a Brain Surgeon, But
Still)
Pinch me, bubelahs, I’m headed to a professional writers' conference this month! Not only as an attendee but as the winner of a virtual stand-up comedy audition, guaranteeing me a performance slot at Stand-Up Comedy Night.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.19.2026
Who's Publishing What: Dear Erma Bombeck in Heaven — What the
Hell?!
If Erma Bombeck were alive today, what on earth would she say about the current state of world? In Dear Erma Bombeck in Heaven — What the Hell?! (Flint Hills Publishing), Jillian Van Hefty dares to imagine the answer.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.19.2026
Who's Publishing What: Play You, the Role of a
Lifetime
Through humor, storytelling and psychology, Pam Sherman's book Play You, the Role of a Lifetime will help readers step “onstage” with courage and conviction.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.14.2026
Liberation
Day
Thirty-seven days after turning 50, my life changed. It started weeks prior when I saw the word “epilator” on my 16-year-old’s Christmas list.
