LUDINGTON WRITERS
Ludington Writers (LW) is dedicated to supporting and sustaining writers, and to promoting written and oral storytelling within the local community. LW publishes an annual literary journal, the Driftwood Review, relaunched as MAKING WAVES: a West Michigan Review, holds weekly activities (see below) and special events. When possible, LW gifts a week’s retreat for a renowned writer and offers both scholarships for higher education and out-of-town writing conferences.
Artwork by featured member of the Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Brian Kainulainen
REGULAR EVENTS
Each Tuesday evening has a theme of supporting and/or sustaining the literary arts. Meetings are held either virtually, via Zoom, or in the Judith Minty Writers Room on the second floor at 7 p.m.
Some of our workshops may require a registration fee, but our regular Tuesday meetings are free and open to the public*.
A summary of our reoccurring meetings is available below. Special meetings and workshops will be listed on the events page.
Sign up for membership to receive notifications of our meetings and workshops.
There are no membership fees to join Ludington Writers, but we ask that you consider donating a minimum of $2 per meeting attended. A portion of the funds collected is donated to the Ludington Area Center for the Arts. The remaining donations help pay for our website, Zoom, literary journals, scholarship, and sponsorship.
*Children under the age of twelve should be supervised by an adult
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS
Read, Listen, Learn & Reflect
First Tuesdays
The first Tuesday of the month is Movie Night. Attendees watch a movie and discuss it afterwards. On the third Tuesday, participants bring a literary piece, or just a line or two, which they find to be inspirational. After reading the selection, the reader and listeners share their reactions.
Write & Review
Second & Fourth Tuesdays
The second and fourth Tuesday of the month are dedicated to the sharing of our works-in-progress. Second and Fourth Tuesday critiques includes novice writers as well as published, local authors. All genres of writing, written by the participants, are read. Receive, if desired, knowledgeable and supportive feed-back from others.
Educational Evening
Fifth Tuesdays
The fifth Tuesday (of which there are four within any given year) is dedicated to an educational theme. Past examples include: Watching a PBS series on the written language, hearing a local journalists’ career, and learning about new reading methods by a college instructor.
Tuesday Critiques
Critiques are open anyone, but we ask that submissions & requests to sit-in be e-mailed to LudingtonDriftwood@gmail.com by the Friday before each meeting.
Participants can submit up-to two poems (single spaced) or a section of prose (double-spaced) of no more than 1,000 words. Submissions are limited to works-in-progress only (no finished or published pieces).
The submissions along with the link to the Zoom meeting will be forwarded to those who register and will also be accessible on our Google Drive.
Hours & Location
7 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
We will continue to meet via Zoom until it is safe to meet again in person.
Once in-person meetings are feasible, we will meet at our regular location:
Ludington Area Center for the Arts
2nd Floor, Judith Minty Room
107 South Harrison Street - Ludington, MI 49431
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