Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
5.16.2026
Who's Publishing What: Single
Girls
John Searles’ upcoming novel, Single Girls, has been named one of Oprah Daily's "24 Best Books of Summer."
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
5.9.2026
Writers Helping
Writers
The Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop has long been known for its supportive, welcoming spirit. That spirit inspired Mary Warwick, a stand-up comic from the Pittsburgh area, to make a generous $5,000 gift to support emerging writers.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
5.6.2026
Their Best
Game
Carole Montgomery, who created and stars in three Showtime specials for Women of a Certain Age, hosted Stand Up Comedy Night at the 2026 Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop, where she nurtured and encouraged stand-up comics.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
5.3.2026
Who's Publishing What: Let Nothing Astonish
You
Lauren Opper’s debut book, Let Nothing Astonish You, is “a diabolical whodunnit” set in a Gothic castle-turned-museum in an idyllic Connecticut river town.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
5.1.2026
Humor Writer of the Month: Jay
Kogen
Jay Kogen, an Emmy Award-winning comedy writer, actor, producer, director and podcaster, is our Humor Writer of the Month for May.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
4.28.2026
‘It's a 10/10: No
Notes!’
Writers who attended the 2026 Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop described the experience as a “huge infusion of joy,” “a wonderful restorative weekend” and a “glorious celebration of connection, humor, learning and stories.”
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
4.27.2026
Who's Publishing What: Unseasonably
Cold
A socialite living in late-1930s New York City disappears without a trace in Unseasonably Cold, Amy Ephron's elegant, melancholy noir of secrets, misapprehensions and deceptions.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
4.23.2026
What to Expect When You're Expecting to Be Funny — A Guide for the Erma Bombeck Writers'
Workshop
Where do you go where sleep is optional, overeating is expected, and laughter is guaranteed? If you answered the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop, you would be correct. It’s an adrenaline rush that doesn’t leave you disappointed.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
4.23.2026
Church Tent
Revival
The Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop has been dubbed the “Woodstock of Humor.” But for Creators Syndicate columnist Bonnie Jean Feldkamp, the spring workshop felt closer to “a church tent revival where Erma's mantra is affirmed again and again: ‘You can write!’”
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
4.19.2026
A Rock
Concert
The Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop starts off calm and quiet, then there's a bit of a welcoming, buzzing chatter, and by the last day it’s a rock concert. The lights can be bright and swirly, and the sound can be energetic and intense.