Delaware Resources for Writers
Here you’ll find a collection of resources for writers in Delaware, from conferences to local critique groups to literary magazines. If you’re looking for writing groups near you, writing workshops near you, creative writing classes near you, or simply a place to hang out with writers or submit your work, these are some Delaware writing organizations you might want to check out:
WriteByNight
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The Broadkill Review is a bimonthly literary magazine published out of Lewis.
A nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the literary arts in Delaware. Its membership includes poets, novelists, short story writers, essayists, journalists, video producers and those who just enjoy writing and want exposure to it.
New poetry from the Mid-Atlantic region.
Offers a monthly writing workshop/presentation in Wilmington, usually devoted to craft but also covering topics such as how to submit your work and the pros/cons of self-publishing.
Features the region’s best poems and short stories.
Based in Newark (Delaware), Dreamstreets publishes high-quality prose: fiction, creative nonfiction, essays and literary criticism.
This guild was “founded on the belief that as writers we can–and should–use our skills and talents to help give voice to the many people who have important and necessary stories to tell that, for whatever reason, are not being told.” Classes, writing workshops, contests and more.
A daily online newspaper with information of interest to writers in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia.
Writing groups throughout Delaware.
Help us add to this list, Delawarians! Do you know of writing groups near you, writing workshops near you, creative writing classes near you, or a Delaware literary journal we should be aware of? Let us know here