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Welcome to Write Action

Write Action is a community-based, grass-roots writer’s organization formed in 1999 “to strengthen a community of writers in Brattleboro and the surrounding area; and to nurture, encourage, and promote the literary arts in the at-large community”.

We exist because of an activist, vibrant base of writers in southeastern Vermont, and because of an engaged community of readers. In this, we feel very fortunate – Vermont is fertile ground for writers!

An important part of our commitment to writers is Write Action's email newsletter. Now going out to over 300 people, the newsletter highlights literary events in the tri-state region. There are also updates on writing groups, and writer’s opportunities.

To Friends of Write Action: We need your help. Participation in Write Action requires no dues, but we provide a weekly newsletter to over 300 subscribers, several open readings a year, a short story and a poetry contest each summer with prizes, writing prizes at the BUHS awards night, and a weekly poetry hour over WVEW-FM. We have an emergency fund for writers in need. We assist at the annual Brattleboro Literary Festival and represent writers in joint arts endeavors in the area. Although these activities do not cost a great deal of money, they do involve costs. We invite donations of any amount by check to Write Action, P.O. Box 822, Brattleboro, VT 05301 or through Pay Pal on our website (writeaction.net). We ask only once a year. Your contribution is tax deductible. Thank you. The Write Action Board Write Action is a nonprofit 501/3C corporation. Gifts are tax deductible.

Intrinsic to our founding as a grass-roots organization, Write Action holds at least two open readings a year, and often more.  One is always at the Brattleboro Literary Festival. We take great pride in  helping to bring together the writing community  for this annual,  free weekend-long celebration of literature featuring renowned and up-and-coming authors. BLF is an event that is becoming known throughout the northeast for the level of authors on its roster and the diversity of its literary events (www.brattleboroliteraryfestival.org).

Among our achievements, in recent years, Write Action has instituted an annual writing contest for poetry and prose; has established Brattleboro Union High School senior awards for creative writing and journalism (The Marty Jezer Award for excellence in Journalism); sponsors “Poets of the Past”, a monthly in-depth reading and discussion of favorite poets, held 3rd Sundays at Twilight Tea Lounge (www.twilighttealounge.com); has published booklets and one anthology of local writing (The Best of Write Action).

Write Action has collaborated with arts organizations such as the co-operatively owned and run Windham Art Gallery (www.windhamartgallery.com), the Vermont Jazz Center (www.vtjazz.org), and Luminz Dance Studio (www.luminzstudio.com). Write Action has also worked with town organizations on projects such as The Brattleboro Historical Society’s panels that describe in poetry and prose   familiar downtown businesses and locales. These panels, encased in weatherproof frames, have been displayed downtown in an outdoors space, and are currently under consideration by BaBB to be installed in the River Garden, a town-owned public building. Funding for these projects have come from The Crosby Foundation, Dunham-Mason Foundation, Brattleboro Savings & Loan, and the Vermont Arts Council.

The annual picnic, usually held at the home of a Write Action board member, is a social event and open reading, a chance to “network” and “shmooze”.

What's New

Winners of Write Action Prose and Poetry Contest, 2009

Write Action is proud to announce the following winners in the 2009 Prose and Poetry Contest. To read the winning entries, view 2009 Prose and Poetry Contest Winning Entries (pdf).

Adults Category

Poetry

1. Opening Chorus - J. Kates
2. Boston Mounted Police - Colleen Chatterton
3. Green Frog Moon -  Diana Whitney

Prose

1. Orion Rising In a Neighboring Sky - Susan Johnson
2. Demise - Elayne Clift
3. View of the World - Lissa Weinmann

Youth Category

Prose

1. Closet Runner - Marty Cain

Poetry

1. re-    - Colin Seifer

NEW!   Write Action Member Pages
Have an internet presence without the expense and hassle of creating a website!

Write Action announces a new networking opportunity: subscribers (that is you) can have a  page on the Write Action  web site that can include sample writing, bio, contact information, web link, and anything else pertinent to your literary life. YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING! Simply send attachments with the info you want included and our web mavens at MuseArts will set up your page. Send page contents, preferably as Word attachments, and images as JPG’s to:
info@writeaction.net

A member page has a single lifetime cost of $50. Each subscriber is entitled to one free update a year. More than that will cost $15 per update.

A simple directory listing with web link or other contact info is free.

 Click on “Members” at www.writeaction.net to view a prototype web page.

Payment is by check to Write Action: PO Box 822, Brattleboro, Vt 05302; or on-line at PayPal, at www.writeaction.net.

Upon receipt of payment, contents will be posted (allowing a couple of days for web manager to construct the page).

The Write Action web site has a link on the Literary Festival web site, and will soon be part of the now-being-created Arts Council of Windham County web site, among others. A great way to get word out about your writing, to increase your visibility, network, etc.
Accessible through Google.

This will help Write Action by letting more people know about the organization, and will help you to get the word out about your writing.

Questions? Email info@writeaction.net

Write Action Gifts

Shop for Write Action Gifts on our gift page.

Join Our Email Network

If you would like to be part of our email network, enabling you to receive notices about area readings, writing groups, and other literary opportunities and events, please, send your request to be added to the database to Eric at WriteAction2004@aol.com.