Updates
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Speak Up Weekly: Write and Share
We’re three meetings in to the newest Speak Up writing community: in the Matthews Public Library in Matthews, NC. It is a particular delight to…
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Speak Up Open Mic Next Week
Join us next week for a Speak Up Open Mic Night in downtown Rock Hill, SC. The Speak Up community of workshop writers, old friends,…
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Speak Up Weekly: Join, Attend, Write
Donor Matching Giving Campaign Update One of Speak Up’s donors is matching everything donated—up to $12,500—between November 24th and the end of the year. 12/5/25…
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Speak Up Weekly: Join the Movement
One month ago there was a single weekly Speak Up writing community. Now there are three! The first one began in April 2024 at the…
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Speak Up Weekly: New Workshop Milestone. This Week’s Prompts.
Another writing community launching this week! This week there are three Speak Up writing communities meeting in three different places. Two in Rock Hill, SC,…
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Building a Successful Writing Community
Speak Up writing workshops are simple gatherings where people from all walks of life gather in person, write together, and listen to one another read…
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Printed Workshop Magazine
We’re preparing to publish a printed anthology magazine of select writings from the Speak Up workshops. All current and former workshop writers are invited to…
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Correcting the terrible affliction of homelessness
A new year is almost here! Here’s a year-end blessing Benjamin Franklin: Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let…
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Writing Workshop
Every week for the last five months I've been leading a writing group at the local public library. It was first advertised with posters in…