Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
11.23.2025
Vacation
Royals
For once, I’d like to be the easygoing family who actually enjoys their vacation.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
11.21.2025
Write
On!
It’s time to put your best writing on the line. As Erma Bombeck once wrote, “It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.” Submissions for the 2026 Erma Bombeck Writing Competition will be accepted Dec. 2-Jan. 6.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
11.19.2025
Will Write for Room
Service
“I’m not going to lie; I look good in a robe. Specifically, white, fluffy hotel ones. From Ohio,” wrote Gretchen Cion of Berkeley, California, in her pitch for the chance to live in a hotel for two uninterrupted weeks to finish her novel.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
11.10.2025
Who's Publishing What: The
Birdwatcher
Jacquelyn Mitchard's newest novel, The Birdwatcher, is a tale of murder, mystery and undying friendship. A 2024 keynoter, Mitchard will return to the University of Dayton's Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop to serve on the faculty in 2026.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
11.8.2025
Who's Publishing What: The End of My Life Is Killing
Me
In The End of My Life Is Killing Me: The Unexpected Joys of a Cancer Slacker, New York Times bestselling author Annabelle Gurwitch faces life’s biggest curveball only to find resilience in the most unlikely places.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
11.7.2025
Racing the
Clock
“I hear that getting in is like getting tix to see Bruce Springsteen in Atlantic City. So, I've got 9 a.m. PST marked on my calendar. I have set alarms,” one writer confessed in the days leading up to the opening of registration for the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop. The workshop sold out in 33 hours.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
11.4.2025
My Not So Secret,
Secret
I love having adult children. They’re like the grown-up versions of those little people who used to live in my house, but with jobs and their own mortgages.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
11.1.2025
Humor Writer of the Month: R.L.
Maizes
R.L. Maizes is the author of the newly published satirical novel, A Complete Fiction, a humorous story of two writers trying to navigate the minefields of modern publishing and social media. She's our Humor Writer of the Month for November.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
10.31.2025
Matching Gifts, Changing
Lives
“You can write!” Those three simple words from a University of Dayton English professor changed Erma Bombeck ’49’s life. Now, an alumni couple in Columbus, Ohio, wants new generations of students to hear that same encouragement and find their own voices.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
10.24.2025
A Woodstock for
Writers
The Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop marks its 25th anniversary this year and will keep the celebration going through next spring with a keynote lineup of bestselling authors and rising comedy stars, hands-on workshops, networking — plus the opportunity to laugh, learn and be inspired.