Rochester MN Writing Group
The Rochester MN Writing Group was started in 2006 by Helen Chen. The group consists mostly of writers within the Rochester MN.
As of August 2010, I assumed leadership of the Rochester Writing Group. We meet formally to review writing submissions at the Rochester Public Library on the second Tuesday of every month. Informally, we also meet at area coffee shops on the fourth Tuesday of each month.
Submissions must be shorter than 5000 words and can be short stories, poems, chapter samples, articles, or anything else you might imagine. If you’re in Rochester, sign up to our mailing list handled by Yahoo. Any email address will do–you do not need a Yahoo email.
Next formal meeting:
Date: July 12 @ 6:30PM
Location: Rochester Public Library – Meeting Room A
Submissions to be reviewed:
- Russ Vanderboom – Echoes: Chapter 4
- Christa Worrell — FES: Chapters 8-10
- Mike Kalmbach — Into the Land of Iowah – Chapters 1 and 2
- yours?
We will also discuss:
- Other topics as desired
Next informal meeting:
The next informal meeting will be held on July 26. Location information to come.
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Hi mike! I’m very interested in participating in the writing group. Can you send me more information?
Greetings,
I am interested in joining your group. As a first-timer, would it be more appropriate to start with one of the formal or informal meetings? Have the submissions to be reviewed already been handed out?
Thank you, CGWorrell
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Dust & Fire, a publication of Bemidji State University in northern Minnesota, is seeking writing and artwork by women in Minnesota and the contiguous states. We accept poetry, creative nonfiction and fiction (with a maximum of 3 submissions), and artwork that can be reproduced in black and white. Deadline: September 17 postmark. Notification in December with March 2011 publication. Please visit
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Dust & Fire
@Danielle
Sounds great, Danielle! You should now have some information in your inbox.
@Christa Worrell
Thanks, Christa, for your interest and questions. I’ve sent you an email with details.
I think others would be interested in your first question. In my opinion, the best way to get started is going to the first meeting you can, regardless of whether it is formal or informal. Both meetings offer you the opportunity to network with other writers, as well as a chance to introduce yourself to the group.
Seeing how a formal meeting is run can be useful, since you see what type of feedback is covered. You can also submit work for your first meeting, and get feedback right away.
Coming to an informal meeting lets you get to know more about people behind the writers in the group. At our last coffee meeting, we talked about subjects from self-publishing to the types of plots to how we generate ideas.
As I said before, both are useful in different ways. Hopefully this helps you make your decision!
Thanks for sharing the opportunity, Kris! I’ve forwarded this with the full group, so hopefully this gets the response you desire.
I am interested in joining your group. I have no experience in writing but would like to learn.
I’m glad to hear it! I’ll contact you separately via email with details.