Looking to develop your own literary skills? We curated a list of writing workshops by Hoosier authors. These interactive workshops engage a variety of audiences and cover several genres. Nonprofits interested in bringing an Indiana writer to their community to provide a one-time writing workshop for a public audience can apply for funds to cover the writer’s fee as part of the Indiana Authors Awards writing workshop program.
Each year, Indiana Humanities will select a group of host organizations and match them to their preferred authors through an application process. Application guidelines, workshop descriptions and an event toolkit are available below. Participating organizations are responsible for working with authors to schedule engagements and cover any travel expenses.
The deadline for applications for the 2024 round of workshops closed on September 29, 2023.
Please contact Bronwen Carlisle at bcarlisle@indianahumanities.org with any questions.
2024 Writing Workshops
District | Applicant | Author assignment | City |
3 | Art Association of Randolph County | Bryan Furuness | Union City |
9 | Bloomington High School South – Outspoken Poetry Club | Kenneth Woods | Bloomington |
8 | Clinton Public Library | Larry Sweazy | Clinton |
6 | Columbus Regional Hospital Foundation | Dave Griffith | Columbus |
4 | Danville-Center Township Public Library | Dave Griffith | Danville |
6 | Franklin Central HS Dual Credit Creative Writing Class | Curtis Crisler | Indianapolis |
2 | Fulton County Public Library | Curtis Crisler | Rochester |
3 | Huntington University – StoryCon | Alicia Rasley | Huntington |
7 | Impact Academy | John F. Allen | Indianapolis |
7 | Indy Reads | Chantel Massey | Indianapolis |
9 | Jennings Co. Historical Society and Perceptions: Yoga, Mindfulness & Art Inc. | Dave Griffith | North Vernon |
5 | Kokomo-Howard County Public Library | Larry Sweazy | Kokomo |
1 | La Porte County Public Library | Samuel Love | La Porte |
1 | Lake County Public Library | Larry Sweazy | Merrillville |
9 | Lawrenceburg Public Library District | Alicia Rasley | Lawrenceburg |
8 | Loogootee Public Library | Samuel Love | Loogootee |
5 | Muncie Public Library | Chantel Massey | Muncie |
7 | Pretty Passionate Hands | Lydia Johnson | Indianapolis |
4 | Putnam County Public Library | Samuel Love | Greencastle |
3 | Syracuse-Turkey Creek Public Library | Shari Wagner | Syracuse |
2 | Walkerton-Lincoln Twp. Public | Alicia Rasley | Walkerton |
7 | Westminster Neighborhood Services | Lydia Johnson | Indianapolis |
HOST RESOURCES
If your organization is hosting a workshop in 2024, use these resources to help organize, promote and report your event. If you’d like to attend a workshop, check our events page for details.
- Event & communications toolkit
- Press release template
- Speaker agreement letter template
- Event notification form
- Final report form
- Logos & headshots