Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
10.4.2026
On the Ballot: Turkey, Eagle or Big
Bird?
As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, I find myself wondering something our Founding Fathers probably didn't expect us to revisit: if America were choosing a mascot today, would the bald eagle still win?
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
10.1.2026
Humor Writer of the Month: Johanna
Gohmann
Humorist and satirist Johanna Gohmann is our Humor Writer of the Month for October.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
9.25.2026
Free Time: Priceless and
Pricey
Tick-tock, tick-tock? Kill time? Never, never, never. With my obsessive-compulsive tendencies, I’d probably get carried away and wind up killing the wrong entity.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
9.24.2026
Long in the Tooth, Short on
Cash
I imagined my new calendar filled with all kinds of “Events” — weeks in a Tuscan villa, jazz concerts at Lincoln Center, hiking excursions in the Himalayas. Well, maybe scratch the Himalayas — not really my style.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
9.23.2026
New Home, New
Chapter
After decades of being housed at the Washington-Centerville Public Library, the Erma Bombeck Writing Competition is beginning a new chapter at the University of Dayton.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
9.20.2026
Seriously Humorous: With Love and Laughter,
Erma
Carol White Llewellyn is raising funds to bring a documentary about Erma Bombeck's remarkable legacy — and the power of humor to connect, heal and be a beacon in dark times — to the screen.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
9.11.2026
Who's Publishing What: Between
Chapters
In Between Chapters: How I Started Over, Took Some Chances, and Found the Plot, bestselling author and podcaster Zibby Owens offers a front-row seat to her decade of reinvention.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
9.1.2026
Humor Writer of the Month: Lisa
Borders
Novelist and humor writer Lisa Borders is our Humor Writer of the Month for September.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
8.25.2026
Who's Publishing What: The World's Worst
Mom
Sona Movsesian wrote the New York Times bestseller, The World’s Worst Assistant. Is it any surprise the title of her sequel is The World’s Worst Mom?
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
8.23.2026
Who's Publishing What: Big &
Lily
Lisa Roe’s second book, Big & Lily, is a laugh-out-loud, emotionally rich novel about second acts, sisterhood and the unexpected ways we find ourselves when we’re truly lost.