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.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.12.2026
Who's Publishing What: That's What Friends Are
For
In That’s What Friends Are For, a poignant and hilarious story inspired by TV’s beloved The Golden Girls, bestselling author Wade Rouse celebrates love, aging, finding your people and the art of impeccably timed one-liners.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.12.2026
A Nightie to
Remember
Christmas comes and goes without a present from my husband Larry, who swears that it’s been ordered.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.11.2026
Who's Publishing What: Once a Prompt a
Time
What happens when a writer is given strange, challenging and completely unexpected prompts? For Laurie O’Connor Stephans, the result is Once a Prompt a Time: Stories Sparked by Quirky Contest Prompts.