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Off Campus Writers Workshop - November 2026

~ All I need is a window, to not write ~

thoughts on Tobias Wolff and writing space from OCWW President Anna Da Silva

You almost have to read this line twice. Wolff’s to not write is a surprise, a play on our expectations. But he is...

3 days ago

Writing Historical Fiction

Writing Historical Fiction: What I Learned Penning Three Civil War Novels

Craft | What I Learned

LAWRENCE MARTIN

Savannah, where I was born and raised, and particularly the Civil War era in that city, has always intrigued me and led me...

8 days ago
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Getting spooked with Juan Martinez

Join OCWW’s promotion wizard and past president Kelly Q. Anderson in conversation with horror novelist, Northwestern professor and longtime OCWW presenter Juan Martinez on tapping into the innate, wonderful weirdness in all of us.

KQA: Jua...

16 days ago
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Bookshelf spotlights Echoes of Light: Images into Writing

Today’s talk: Echoes of Light - Images Into Writing

Photo essay from Steve Gerkin

(Total Publishing and Media, March, 2026) Print length: 126 pages

Bookshelf: Thanks for talking with us today. Tell us about the book...

19 days ago
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Image and Memory: The Resonance of Art

Craft | What I Learned

Wendy Weil Atwell

As I compile the stories about my family’s ranch, I am learning to trust that my memories, some crystallized into images, have stayed with me for a reason, no matter how random. A small purple wild...

22 days ago
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  • Off Campus Writers Workshop

    Serving writers worldwide from our metropolitan Chicago home. Workshop with us at livestreamed sessions on Thursday mornings, or join the conversation online anytime to celebrate craft, creativity and community.

  • Kelly Q. Anderson

    Writer / Weirdo/ Yoga Instructor. Iowa Hawkeye. Writing stories for books, the web, and the big screen.

  • Caryn Green

    CARYN GREEN, an award-winning author and essayist is a citizen journalist/time traveler based in 21st century Chicago.

  • Debora Masterson

    Writer, producer, musician, Francophone, former dancer, mother & grandmother, humanist.

  • Anna da Silva

    Sociology professor and writer* President of OCWW* I study the ways society shapes us, and write about the ways we push back.

  • Kelly Fordon

    Kelly Fordon is the author of two award-winning short story collections and two poetry collections. More info at www.kellyfordon.substack.com

  • A.D. Nauman

    I write literary historical fiction with social justice themes. My current novel is DOWN THE STEEP (Regal House, 2023). My short fiction has appeared in many literary journals. I also teach literacy education at Northeastern Illinois University.

  • Nancy Chadwick, Writer

    An essayist, memoirist, fiction writer, and explorer of the natural world and our connections with it, seeking the simple in our complicated world.

  • Renee James

    Author of award-winning crime novels and LGBTQ fiction. Editor of fiction and journalistic non-fiction.

  • Juan Martinez

    I’m the author of the story collection Best Worst American (Small Beer Press) & the horror novel Extended Stay (Camino del Sol). Visit and say hi at Fulmerford.com

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