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June 2026 Peer Critique: Submissions Open!

Submission Deadline: by end-of-day Monday, 5/25 Workshop Date: June 4th, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8 PM Location: Zoom Only Please send submissions in PDF form to workshops@ohiowriters.org. You may submit a short story, novel excerpt, essay, poetry, or anything else you'd like feedback on. Please limit your submissions to 7,000 words, and include a word count at the top of the document. For novel excerpts, please submit only the first 7000 words, no middle entries. We will accept the f

milstonex

May 181 min read

2026 May Peer Critique - Submissions Open

Submission Deadline : by end-of-day Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026 Workshop Date : May 7th, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Location : Zoom Only Please send submissions in PDF form to workshops@ohiowriters.org . You may submit a short story, novel excerpt, essay, poetry, or anything else you'd like feedback on. Please limit your submissions to 7,000 words, and include a word count at the top of the document . We will accept the first 7 submissions . You must be present online to receive

Daryl Palmer

Apr 191 min read

New in 2026: OWA Featured Authors

Dear OWA Members, Imagine your book reaching thousands of readers at one of the region’s biggest literary events. For the first year ever, the Ohio Writers Association is launching the Featured Author Program for the 2026 book festival season (including the Columbus Book Festival and possibly others), and we’re inviting our Writer and Patron members to apply! Don’t have a book but want to help? Let us know if you can volunteer at the booth or serve on the review pane

Ohio Writers' Association

Mar 232 min read

2026 April Peer Critique Workshop - Submissions Are Open

Submission Deadline : by end-of-day Monday, March 23rd, 2026 Workshop Date : April 2nd, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Location : Zoom Only Please send submissions in PDF form to workshops@ohiowriters.org . You may submit a short story, novel excerpt, essay, poetry, or anything else you'd like feedback on. Please limit your submissions to 7,000 words, and include a word count at the top of the document . We will accept the first 7 submissions . You must be present online to receive

Daryl Palmer

Mar 191 min read

2026 March Peer Critique Workshop - Submissions Are Open

Submission Deadline : by end-of-day Monday, February 23rd, 2026 Workshop Date : March 5th, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Location : Zoom Only Please send submissions in PDF form to workshops@ohiowriters.org . You may submit a short story, novel excerpt, essay, poetry, or anything else you'd like feedback on. Please limit your submissions to 7,000 words, and include a word count at the top of the document . We will accept the first 7 submissions . You must be present online to recei

Daryl Palmer

Feb 191 min read

Announcing New Paid Role at OWA

As the Ohio Writers Association continues to grow, we’re excited to announce the creation of a new part-time administrative contractor position to support the next season of our work together. This small contractor role (approximately 5 hours per week ) will help ensure we can continue expanding our programming and better serve writers across Ohio—and beyond. The administrator will provide essential support in several areas, including communications (assisting with our newsl

Community Updates

Ohio Writers' Association

Jan 211 min read

2026 February Peer Critique Workshop - Submissions Are Open

Submission Deadline : by end-of-day Friday, January 23rd, 2026 Workshop Date : February 5th, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Location : Zoom Only Please send submissions in PDF form to workshops@ohiowriters.org . You may submit a short story, novel excerpt, essay, poetry, or anything else you'd like feedback on. Please limit your submissions to 7,000 words, and include a word count at the top of the document . We will accept the first 7 submissions . You must be present online to rec

Daryl Palmer

Jan 201 min read

January 2026 Peer Critique Workshop - Submissions Are Open

Submission Deadline : by end-of-day Monday, December 29th, 2025 Workshop Date : January 8th, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Location : Zoom Only Please send submissions in PDF form to workshops@ohiowriters.org . You may submit a short story, novel excerpt, essay, poetry, or anything else you'd like feedback on. Please limit your submissions to 7,000 words, and include a word count at the top of the document . We will accept the first 7 submissions . You must be present online to rec

Daryl Palmer

Dec 22, 20251 min read

Important Notice: No December Peer Critique Workshop

Important Notice: The Peer Critique for December has been canceled and will resume in January 2026 . You may use the forums to solicit feedback from peers on current writings or sharpen your current work for next month's open call for submissions. Happy Writing and Happy Holidays!

Daryl Palmer

Nov 20, 20251 min read

November Peer Critique Workshop - Submissions Are Open

Submission Deadline : by end-of-day Tuesday, October 21st, 2025 Workshop Date : November 6th, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Location : Zoom Only Please send submissions in PDF form to workshops@ohiowriters.org . You may submit a short story, novel excerpt, essay, poetry, or anything else you'd like feedback on. Please limit your submissions to 7,000 words, and include a word count at the top of the document . We will accept the first 7 submissions . You must be present online to re

Daryl Palmer

Oct 19, 20251 min read