Summer Sundown Writing Hour August 18 @ 7PM
2025-08-18 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Writers’ Room of Boston, 111 State Street, Boston, 02109, United States
Summer Sundown Writing Hour Whether you are writing fiction or nonfiction, writing the shortest of short stories, dialog for the screen, poetry or a novel or memoir, a key is to establish a routine and stick with it. Pick up a drink. Go out to the roof or the beach and come, write with us. In the summer, everyone is invited. And they are free, hosted by our fellows. We are the Writers’ Room of Boston – a workspace and a community of writers in downtown Boston. Serving the writing community since 1992.

Summer Sundown Writing Hour August 26 @ 7PM
2025-08-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Writers’ Room of Boston, 111 State Street, Boston, 02109, United States

Board Meeting - September 9, 2025
2025-09-09 19:30 - 20:00
Meeting of the Writers’ Room Board. All meetings are open to members and by invitation to the public.
Those wishing to attend should contact the Program Director, Leslie Ostrow at info@writersroomofboston.org

Writing Workshop - September 16, 2025 @ Noon
2025-09-16 12:00 - 13:00
This workshop will develop both your creativity and your craft. All genres welcome. Join us online!
Workshop leader: WROB board member, Evelyn Krieger.
We are the Writers’ Room of Boston – a workspace and a community of writers in downtown Boston. Serving the writing community since 1992.

Board Meeting - October 8, 2025 @ 7:30 PM
2025-10-08 19:30 - 20:30

Writing Workshop - October 21, 2025 @ Noon
2025-10-21 12:00 - 13:00
This workshop will develop both your creativity and your craft. All genres welcome. Join us!
Workshop leader: WROB board member, Evelyn Krieger.
We are the Writers’ Room of Boston – a workspace and a community of writers in downtown Boston. Serving the writing community since 1992.

Fiction Feedback Group
2025-11-03 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-11-17 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-12-01 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-12-07 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-15 19:00 - 20:30
You’ve probably joined a critique group where others took turns dissecting your writing, pointing out things that did and didn’t work, and where you, the writer, took notes and said nothing. This is different. The emphasis will be on literary fiction as defined very broadly. This includes writing that blurs the boundary between genre fiction and ‘pure’ literary fiction, between realism and surrealism and speculative fiction.
The group will meet remotely (on Zoom) for 90 minutes monthly. There will also be opportunities to meet in-person at the Writers’ Room.
The Fiction Feedback Group is organized and led by Paul Farwell whose short stories have appeared in Chicago Quarterly Review, The Antioch Review, Salt Hill Journal, Willow Springs, and Catamaran Literary Reader. He also serves as a reader for Chicago Quarterly Review. He currently lives in Watertown with his wife and their dog, Edgar Allan Pug.
The group will be limited to 10 people. Writing submissions can be a short story, a novel excerpt or a fragment of either, as long as they are less than 5000 words. We will use an online tool (Google Docs or an equivalent) to share our work and supply line edits (if requested).
This is a members only opportunity.

Writing Workshop - November 18, 2025 @ Noon
2025-11-18 12:00 - 13:00

Writers' Room After Hours - November 20, 2025 @ 7:30
2025-11-20 19:30 - 20:30
The Writers’ Room After Hours focuses on the writing life. Everything you wanted to know – but were afraid to ask. This month with Gish Jen.
Gish Jen is the author of six novels, two books of stories, and two works of nonfiction. Her honors include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, and the Fulbright Foundation, as well as the Lannan Literary Award for Fiction and the Mildred and Harold Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her stories have been chosen for The Best American Short Stories five times, including The Best American Short Stories of the Century. She lives with her husband in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Bad Bad Girl is her latest novel.
Gish Jen will be interviewed by Mable Chan.

Writers' Room program facilitators meeting
2026-01-07 19:00 - 20:00
A meeting of those people who are planning and organizing January – June 2026 events and programs. Leslie will be distributing the Zoom invitation.

Fiction Feedback Group
2026-01-12 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-01-26 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-08 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-23 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-23 19:00 - 20:30
You’ve probably joined a critique group where others took turns dissecting your writing, pointing out things that did and didn’t work, and where you, the writer, took notes and said nothing. This is different. The emphasis will be on literary fiction as defined very broadly. This includes writing that blurs the boundary between genre fiction and ‘pure’ literary fiction, between realism and surrealism and speculative fiction.
The group will meet remotely (on Zoom) for 90 minutes monthly. There will also be opportunities to meet in-person at the Writers’ Room.
The Fiction Feedback Group is organized and led by Paul Farwell whose short stories have appeared in Chicago Quarterly Review, The Antioch Review, Salt Hill Journal, Willow Springs, and Catamaran Literary Reader. He also serves as a reader for Chicago Quarterly Review. He currently lives in Watertown with his wife and their dog, Edgar Allan Pug.
The group will be limited to 10 people. Writing submissions can be a short story, a novel excerpt or a fragment of either, as long as they are less than 5000 words. We will use an online tool (Google Docs or an equivalent) to share our work and supply line edits (if requested).

WROB Board meeting - January 14, 2026 @ 7:00
2026-01-14 19:30 - 20:30
Please note new time: 7 – 8 pm.
Meeting of the Writers’ Room Board. All meetings are on line (Zoom), open to members, fellows and by invitation to the public. Those wishing to attend should contact the Program Director, Leslie Ostrow at info@writersroomofboston.org

Writers' Room After Hours
2026-02-10 19:30 - 20:30
Writers’ Room After Hours – everything you wanted to know about the writing life, but were afraid to ask. This month Amy Shea will be interviewed by Margery Gans.
Amy Shea is the writing program director at Mt. Tamalpais College, a college for incarcerated people in San Quentin, California. Her essays have appeared in The Missouri Review, Portland Review, The Massachusetts Review, Sociology of Health and Illness and others.
Amy Shea

Readings from the Room - February 12, 2026 @ 7:30
2026-02-12 19:30 - 20:30 | Writers’ Room of Boston, 111 State Street, Boston, 02109, United States
In the next presentation of our ever-popular reading series, Readings from the Room, join the Writers’ Room of Boston to welcome Gabriela Valencia & Tiara Dinevska-McGuire on Thursday, February 12th at 7:30 PM online. Hosted by Lilly Milman.

Writing Workshop 2/19/26 @ noon
2026-02-19 12:00 - 13:00
Join our online writing workshop on February19th at noon to hone your skills and unleash your creativity!
Workshop leader: WROB board member, Evelyn Krieger.
This workshop will develop both your creativity and your craft. All genres welcome. Join us! This month will explore nurturing our writing through tough times.

Readings from the Room - March 26, 2026 @ 7:30 PM
2026-03-26 19:30 - 20:30
Join us for an evening at the Writers’ Room of Boston, Readings from the Room on March 26th @ 7:30. This on-line event hosted by Lilly Milman will feature the work of Aishvarya Arora and Melinda Fakuade.

WROB Board meeting April 8, 2026 7:00 PM
2026-04-08 19:00 - 20:00

Readings from the Room, April 30, 2026
2026-04-30 18:30 - 19:30 | Writers’ Room of Boston, 111 State Street, Boston, 02109, United States
Join us for an evening at the Writers’ Room of Boston, Readings from the Room on April 30th @ 6:30. This on-line event hosted by Lilly Milman will feature the work of Laura Marris and Lynne Lampe.

WROB Board meeting May 13, 2026 7PM
2026-05-13 19:00 - 20:00
Meeting of the Writers’ Room Board. All meetings are on line (Zoom), open to members, fellows and by invitation to the public. Those wishing to attend should contact the Program Director, Leslie Ostrow at info@writersroomofboston.org.

Writing Workshop May 27, 2026 Noon
2026-05-27 12:00 - 13:00
Workshop leader: WROB board member, Evelyn Krieger.
“Stuck in the Middle?”
Spring is a good time to jump start your writing practice. This workshop will focus on strategies to get started on a project and maintain momentum through completion. We’ll examine roadblocks—like distraction and self-doubt— and how to create detours around them. Whether you’re just getting started or stuck in the middle, you’ll come away with actionable steps to boost creativity and set sustainable goals.
We are the Writers’ Room of Boston – a workspace and a community of writers in downtown Boston. Serving the writing community since 1992.

Readings from the Room May 27, 2026 @ 7:30
2026-05-27 19:30 - 20:30
Join us for an evening at the Writers’ Room of Boston, Readings from the Room on May 27th @ 7:30. This on-line event hosted by Lilly Milman will feature the work of Vasantha Sambamurti and Ida Rahimi.
