George Dila Sponsorship
The George Dila Memorial Sponsorship is available to one active LW member, or group of members, for the workshop/rally/gathering. Active members must have attended at least one LW meeting or event in the previous calendar year. The 2025 sponsorship is limited to actual expenses associated with the event up to a maximum of $500.00 to be used in the 2025 calendar year.
2nd Tuesday Critique
The next meeting of the Ludington Writers will be an in-person short story (1000 words or less) and poetry critique (works-in-progress only - no finished or published pieces).
Email LudingtonDriftwood@gmail.com by noon on the Monday before to register to attend via Zoom. Include, in the body of the email, any pieces you wish to have critiqued.
Carol Bennett Memorial Scholarship
The 2025 Carol Bennett Memorial Scholarship is worth at least $1,500. An additional award may be given should the funds be available and an additional, qualifying applicant is found. Ludington Writers is encouraging local graduating high school seniors to apply. Applications, including a writing sample, are due April 1.
Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop (Copy)
FREE Ekphrastic Poetry workshop on Saturday, October 26, from 1 p.m. to noon at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts.
Ludington Writers and LACA are teaming up to inspire poetry through original art. We'll start in the main gallery and move to the Book Mark for discussion and sharing.
Register now at forms.gle/KmUSnf5pwEBmonQ87 to secure your spot
Fourth Tuesday Critique
The next meeting of the Ludington Writers will be an in-person short story (1000 words or less) and poetry critique (works-in-progress only - no finished or published pieces).
Email LudingtonDriftwood@gmail.com by noon on the Monday before if you’d like to register to attend via Zoom. Include, in the body of the email, any pieces you wish to have critiqued.
Free Poetry/Essay Workshop
FREE WORKSHOP
Poetry/Essays
Friend of Ludington Writers and renown Michigan Poet and Fiction Author Phillip Sterling will be holding a poetry/essay writing workshop in the Judith Minty room at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts on Tuesday, October 15th at 7 PM.
As space is limited, registration is required.
At 6 PM on Wednesday, October 16th, Phillip will be reading from his new book, Lessons in Geography: The Education of a Michigan Poet, in the LACA Performance Hall.
This event is also free and open to the public. No registration is needed for the reading.
Book Launch
Book Launch: Friday, September 20th, from 6 p.m. to 9 at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts (LACA).
Ludington Writers and LACA are hosting a book launch and reading of their 2024 publications, “Making Waves” and “Beach Combings.” This event is free and open to the public. A selection of poetry and prose from the issues will be read at the event.
Contributors wishing to read can register at TinyUrl.com/LudingtonWriters24
3rd Tuesday Salon
Join us for stimulating conversation about inspiring works!
You are welcome to bring twelve copies of any particular written passage that piques your interest, or just join us to listen to what inspires others and participate in the discussion that ensues.
Host: Jeanie
Location: Judith Minty Room, Ludington Center for the Arts
2nd Tuesday Critique
The next meeting of the Ludington Writers will be an in-person short story (1000 words or less) and poetry critique (works-in-progress only - no finished or published pieces).
Email LudingtonDriftwood@gmail.com by noon on the Monday before to register to attend via Zoom. Include, in the body of the email, any pieces you wish to have critiqued.
3rd Tuesday Salon
Join us for stimulating conversation about inspiring works!
You are welcome to bring twelve copies of any particular written passage that piques your interest, or just join us to listen to what inspires others and participate in the discussion that ensues.
Host: Jeanie
Location: Judith Minty Room, Ludington Center for the Arts
2nd Tuesday Critique
The next meeting of the Ludington Writers will be an in-person short story (1000 words or less) and poetry critique (works-in-progress only - no finished or published pieces).
Email LudingtonDriftwood@gmail.com by noon on the Monday before to register to attend via Zoom. Include, in the body of the email, any pieces you wish to have critiqued.
Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop
FREE Ekphrastic Poetry workshop on Saturday, July 27, from 1 p.m. to noon at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts.
Ludington Writers and LACA are teaming up to inspire poetry through original art. We'll start in the main gallery and move to the Book Mark for discussion and sharing.
Register now at TinyUrl.com/July27Poetry to secure your spot
Fourth Tuesday Critique
The next meeting of the Ludington Writers will be an in-person short story (1000 words or less) and poetry critique (works-in-progress only - no finished or published pieces).
Email LudingtonDriftwood@gmail.com by noon on the Monday before if you’d like to register to attend via Zoom. Include, in the body of the email, any pieces you wish to have critiqued.
Carol Bennett Memorial Scholarship
The 2024 Carol Bennett Memorial Scholarship is worth at least $1,500. An additional award may be given should the funds be available and an additional, qualifying applicant is found. Ludington Writers is encouraging local graduating high school seniors to apply. Applications, including a writing sample, are due April 1.
5th Tuesday Education Evening
This two hour workshop will assist participants in submitting to Ludington Writers' publications. Additionally, guidance will be provided on finding other publications for submission as well as crafting cover letters and author bios.
Attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop or tablet and any poetry, prose (fiction or nonfiction), and/or visual art that is ready for submission.
George Dila Sponsorship
The George Dila Memorial Sponsorship is available to one active LW member for the workshop/rally/gathering of the applicant's choice. Active members must have attended at least one LW meeting in the previous calendar year. The 2024 sponsorship is limited to actual expenses associated with the event up to a maximum of $500.00 to be used in the 2024 calendar year.
Open Submissions: Beach Combings
Beach Combings
Submission Period: January 1st - April 30th, 202
Unthemed
Exclusively for Ludington Writers members, Beach Combings seeks to highlight previously unpublished poetry, prose, and artwork from our local community. Members are defined as those who have attended at least one meeting in the last 12 months.
Submit via WavesReview.Submittable.com
There are no fees to submit via USPS or Submittable, WavesReview.Submittable.com
View our full guidelines at LudingtonWriters.org/bc24guidelines
Open Submissions: Making Waves
Submission Period: January 1st - April 30th, 2024
Theme: Feral Space
Writers and artists are encouraged to explore the wild and transformative aspects of untouched spaces, from the natural world to the depths of human experience.
While we focus on poetry, we also accept visual art and short pieces of non-fiction (essays and memoirs) and fiction (flash, micro, and short stories).
We will consider speculative fiction.
Sequential art should be submitted under the “visual art” category.
Electronic submissions can be made through WavesReview.Submittable.com
There is a $3 per attachment fee for electronic submissions of creative writing
There is no fee for visual art submissions
USPS-mailed submissions to Making Waves c/o LACA, 107. S. Harrison St., Ludington, MI 49431
There are no fees for USPS posted submissions
Full guidelines available at LudingtonWriters.org/submissions
The editorial board is made up of Editor-in-Chief Nicole Birkett, Visual Arts Editor Linda Sandow, Associate Editor Kathlene Barrett, and Assistant Editors Janice Zerfas and Josh Berliner.
Guest Editors
Making Waves hopes to have at least one high school student participating as a guest editor each issue.
To apply for a position as a guest editor, please email MakingWavesReview@gmail.com with your name, contact information, availability, and any relevant past experience and/or area(s) of interest (e.g. poetry, micro fiction, essays, etc.).
Photograph by Mary Anna Scenga Kruch, from the 2023 issue of Making Waves.
5th Tuesday Education Evening
Interested in the interactive storytelling mechanics of a Dungeons & Dragon type roleplaying game? Ludington Writers will host a mini campaign, a "one-shot" for our Fifth Tuesday .edu night on Tuesday, August 29th at 7 PM in the Judith Minty room on the second floor of the Ludington Area Center for the Arts. Click here to register, or email LudingtonDriftwood@gmail.com expressing your interest. You will receive a section of characters from which to choose, a description of the world and your character's statistics, & heavily abridged instructions.
Making Waves Writers' Retreat
The 2022 Making Waves Writers’ Retreat, sponsored by the not-for-profit Ludington Writers’ group, is a two-day poetry workshop beginning Friday, September 30th and ending Saturday, October 1st. This year’s workshop will be held at the Birkett family cabin in Stony Lake, Michigan. Registration is $185 and will cover lunch on Friday, breakfast on Saturday and refreshments at a live reading and reception that evening. The workshop will be run by esteemed Michigan poet Phillip Sterling.
1st Tuesday Movie Viewing & Discussion
The first Tuesday meetings of the Ludington Writers feature a movie followed by a discussion.
5th Tuesday Education Evening
The next meeting of the Ludington Writers will be a special 5th Tuesday, educational meeting. Join us to work on submitting your prose or poetry and to discuss your submitting experience.
Carol Bennett Memorial Scholarship
The Carol Bennett Memorial Scholarship is worth up to $1,500 for 2022. Ludington Writers is encouraging local graduating high school seniors to apply. Applications, including a writing sample, are due April 1.
George Dila Sponsorship
The George Dila Memorial Sponsorship is available to one active LW member for the workshop/rally/gathering of the applicant's choice. Active members must have attended at least one LW meeting in the previous calendar year. The 2022 sponsorship is limited to actual expenses associated with the event up to a maximum of $500.00 annually.
CANCELLED: 1st Tuesday Movie Viewing & Discussion
The next meeting of the Ludington Writers will be a short story (1000 words or less) and poetry critique (works-in-progress only - no finished or published pieces).
Email LudingtonDriftwood@gmail.com by the Friday before the meeting to register to attend.
Carol Bennett Memorial Scholarship
The Carol Bennett Memorial Scholarship is worth up to $1,500 for 2021. Ludington Writers is encouraging local graduating high school seniors to apply. Applications, including a writing sample, are due March 15th.
Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
Ludington Writers occasionally hosts workshops and retreats. Workshops are run by published authors from outside of the Ludington area. Special consideration for the residencies are given to graduate students finishing a degree in creative writing. During this short summer residency, authors typically lead a workshop (requiring registration) and formal presentation (open to the public).
In response to COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings, and in the interest of continuing our support of writers, we would like to support virtual live literary events.
If you are interested proposing a workshop, please contact us at WestShoreWords@gmail.com with “LW Workshop Proposal” in the subject line.