Emmy Award winners, celebrated authors and comedians headlined the virtual Oct. 29-31 Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop, but, as a bonus, all the workshops and keynote talks  will be available through the end of 2021.

Our special holiday offer of $99 includes the opportunity to laugh and be inspired by six keynote speakers, 25 faculty-led sessions, an attendee stand-up comedy show and Pitchapalooza, billed as “American Idol for books, only kinder.”

A bonus: you can attend in pajamas (either your day or nighttime ones.)

Check out the amazing program and register today.

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Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Professional Month

Virtual Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Mike Reiss Bonus Q&A with Nancy Berk

Wendy Liebman Bonus Q&A with Nancy Berk

Extra Nancy Berk and Sophfronia Scott Q&A

Weekend wrap-up

Pitchapalooza

Keynote with Mike Reiss- Finding the Funny in Terrible Times

How to Get Published Successfully

Write a Page Turner: An Agent’s Secrets to Creating Stories Readers Can’t Put Down

Beginning to Bloom: Opening Up to Poetry

How to Brand Yourself, Build a Platform, Balance a Personal Life and Create a Bestseller, Without Killing your Spouse, Alienating Your Friends ...

Wooing Your Muse: Rediscovering Inspiration and Jumpstarting Your Writing

Keynote with Sophfronia Scott

Attendee Stand up Comedy night

Keynote with Annabelle Gurwitch

How to Tell Your Story

Writing Stories That Matter

Surprise and Delight Your Readers on Every Page

Family — The Ties That Bind...and Gag!

How to Uncover Your Own Voice and Get it Down on Paper

Intro to EBook Self-Publishing: How to Publish, Distribute and Sell Your Ebook

The How-To of National Syndication

Tools & Tips to Get More Eyes on Your Words

Humor Writing: Punch Up Your Prose

Personal Essays Gone Wild

Keynote with Wendy Liebman

Book Publishing Paths: What's New? What's Old? What's Right for You?

Eight Reasons You Need a Blog and eNewsletter

Sweet and Salty: Writing the Food Memoir

Finding the Funny in Your Story

Welcome to the Writers’ Room

Pitching During a Pandemic Without Getting Ghosted

Using Humor to Weather the Pandemic

Ask The Agents

Profitable Authorship — Quit Your Day Job

Satire Starter Pack

Opening night kick-off with emcee Patricia Wynn Brown

Networking Cocktail Hour