Writers’ Club was started by a group of classmates from creative writing class who thought it would be fun to meet outside class hours to get more feedback on their work and brainstorm ideas to prompt more writing. We found out that lots of people like to write but don’t get enough feedback on their writing to improve or advance in their storyline. Hence, the club was made so that like-minded individuals can share stories, ideas, encouragement, and just get to know each other. Of course, anyone who is interested is welcomed to join us. It’s not just a club for English majors and minors. The Club is very new and still getting started so we welcome any ideas that would benefit everyone who joins.

In a typical meeting, if there are new members, we do an introduction. Then, we talk about what we have been working on. If someone brought a piece they would like to share for feedback, they can share it on the screen, read it to us, and tell us what they need (this hasn’t happened yet). We will then do a workshop as a group. Sometime during the meeting, we would take a couple minutes to do some free writing and read it out loud to the group. At the end, we suggest writing prompts for the next meeting.

For questions about Writers’ Club, please email: cyoleson@go.stcloudstate.edu or type in Huskies Connect in the search bar of SCSU’s homepage, look up Writers Club, and send a message there.