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IWPA (Illinois Woman's Press Association) Summer 2025 Writer's Workshop Event
IWPA Celebrates its 140th Anniversary with a Free workshop and networking event for writers, authors, social and regular media hosts
Press Release: IWPA (Illinois Woman's Press Association) Summer 2025 Writer's Workshop Event
The Illinois Woman’s Press Association (IWPA) will be hosting the Summer Writer’s Workshop on July 26th, between 12:00 pm – 3:30 pm in the community room located in the South Holland Public Library at 16250 Wausau Avenue, South Holland, IL. The live event will feature educational programming with four expert speakers on an array of professional topics, with Q & A following each session. The presentation will be followed by poetry, spoken word, and readings of published or in-progress work from attendees, in 5-minute increments. There will be mingling and discussions afterwards.
The main speakers for the event are Mary Q Angel, Short Film Production 101; Tracy Aherns, poetry and book author, Poetry Writing; Victor Gulley, Host of WIIT 88.9 “A Taste of Theater”, How to Host a Radio Show; LD Barnes, Mystery Book Author, Basic Mystery Writing 101; and Alex Ross, Newspaper Production and Art Photography Books. If you would like to share your work by reading a selection, performing spoken word, or reading poetry, please contact Janice Newman at Janice.ywhynot@gmail.com.
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The event is completely free and registration is not required. Attendees are invited to bring a copy of their published work if they want to share, display, or discuss during the mingling and discussion time. A table will be provided for attendees to display their books (but not for sale) or other professional collateral.
Light snacks and beverages will be provided. Parking and entry to the library are located at the back of the building.
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This is the 140th anniversary for The Illinois Woman’s Press Association, which was founded in 1885 and is believed to be the oldest continuous woman’s organization in Chicago. It was created to provide communication and support between writers. The organization has open membership to every walk of life, as it’s not just for women. They focus on supporting writers with education, opportunities, encouragement, recognition, and unity in various aspects of writing. IWPA hosts an annual writing competition for a wide variety of categories from articles to television.
