Updates

  • 2026

    Write with Speak Up This Week

    In Speak Up writing groups, we gather with a simple purpose. We write from shared prompts. We read aloud and honor each reader with our…

  • Write with Speak Up This Week

    After a holiday break, we’re back on a regular schedule of Speak Up writing groups. In those spaces, we gather with a simple purpose. We…

  • 2025

    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…

  • Speak Up Weekly: Join, Attend, Write

    Donor Matching Giving Campaign UpdateOne 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 UPDATE…

  • 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…

  • 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,…