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.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
10.15.2025
Star-Studded
Lineup
From bestselling authors to comedy’s rising stars, the 2026 Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop will bring together a keynote lineup that promises to inspire and entertain.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
10.8.2025
The Quiet Magic of Clean
Sheets
“I do my best work alone, in my jammies, with a carafe of coffee and a side of total desperation,” one writer confessed in a pitch to be selected for A Hotel Room of One’s Own: The Erma Bombeck Humorist-in-Residence Program.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
10.6.2025
Endless
Creativity
University of Dayton students from any major with a passion for writing are encouraged to apply for the “You Can Write!” Creative Writing Retreat.
Campus and Community
10.4.2025
Who's Publishing What: A Complete
Fiction
R.L. Maizes’s new satirical novel, A Complete Fiction, will release on Nov. 4.
Campus and Community
10.2.2025
Meet Our
Judges
We have lined up dozens of remarkable authors, bloggers and humorists to review and rank the 2025 entries in A Hotel Room of One's Own: The Erma Bombeck Humorist-in-Residence Program.
Campus and Community
10.1.2025
Humor Writer of the Month: Nicole
Beckley
Nicole Beckley is an award-winning humor writer who has written for McSweeney’s, Slackjaw and The Belladonna. She has performed in hundreds of improv and sketch comedy shows. Her first book, the comedic novel Torsos of Desire, has just been released as an audio series. She's our Humor Writer of the Month for October.
Campus and Community
9.24.2025
Who's Publishing What: The Room on the
Right
The Room on the Right, a memoir by Lawrence Mieczkowski, is a poignant, inspiring story of endurance and survival.