Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
12.23.2025
From Laughter to
Legacy
Applications will be accepted through Jan. 30 for the DC Stanfa Memorial Writers' Award for two writers who demonstrate exceptional financial need.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
12.8.2025
Who's Publishing What: Try Looking Out the
Window!
Join Andy Bombeck and his family on 10 hilarious trips, from rainforests in Costa Rica to overcrowded campgrounds in the Pacific Northwest, in his newest book, Try Looking Out the Window! The Trials and Tribulations of Traveling with Children.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
12.3.2025
Celebrating Creativity and
Imagination
Through a PNC Foundation grant and additional funding from local organizations, the University of Dayton’s Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop launched a community literacy initiative that celebrates creativity and imagination.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
12.1.2025
The Delayed Midlife
Crisis
I was 75 when it struck, a yearning to drive a red convertible Mustang. Somehow in my life I had missed the opportunity to drive a Mustang with the top down, scarf and dyed hair blowing in the wind. Yes, and with oversized sunglasses and bright makeup as well.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
12.1.2025
Humor Writer of the Month: Tiffany
Midge
Humor columnist, essayist and poet Tiffany Midge is the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop's Humor Writer of the Month for December.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
11.26.2025
Experience Erma From the Comfort of
Home
The 2026 Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop is sold out, but writers can still experience its magic from the comfort of home through Erma Home Schooling.
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.