Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
10.13.2026
Happy
Hunting
Now that temperatures in East Texas have dipped below the mid-hundreds and there's a slight crispness in the air — and not just in the earthworms seared to my driveway — the thoughts of outdoor enthusiasts all over the region have turned to deer hunting.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
10.9.2026
All-in-One, Sold
Separately
I put more things in my hair than I have hair on my head. Okay, I’m exaggerating. But all I want is to look like I just stepped out of a salon without actually going to one or spending the time and money.
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.