Our Write-ins start with a prompt. Participants write for about an hour and then read what they have written. It's a great way to get your creative juices flowing and start your day. You can also write about a project you are working on and use or not use the prompt; it's your choice.

Our method instills a sense of commitment to writing, providing a gentle push to get started. We value camaraderie and foster a welcoming environment where participants are not obligated to share their work. While there are no strict rules, we kindly steer clear of political discussions to maintain a friendly ambiance.
Join us on Monday and Wednesday Mornings at 9:30 a.m. 

After three attendances, we require membership in the Houston Bay Area Writers League. It's only $30 a year. (We can help if you need it. Just ask.)

Our Write-ins start with a prompt. Participants write for about fifty minutes and then read what they have written. It's a great way to get your creative juices flowing and start your day. You can also write about a project you are working on and use or not use the prompt; it's your choice.

Our method instills a sense of commitment to writing, providing a gentle push to get started. We value camaraderie and foster a welcoming environment where participants are not obligated to share their work. While there are no strict rules, we kindly steer clear of political discussions to maintain a friendly ambiance.
Join us on Monday and Wednesday Mornings at 9:30 a.m. 

After three attendances, we require membership in the Houston Bay Area Writers League. It's only $30 a year. (We can help if you need it. Just ask.)

BAWL is hosting a critique group on the 1^st and 3^rd Wednesday of each month at the  Friendswood Public Library. from 6:00 to 7:30. Please be sure to bring five copies of seven (or fewer) pages of your work to be critiqued.

Location: Friendswood Library, 416 S Friendswood Dr, Friendswood, TX 77546

Your hosts will be Kate Sanger and Kim Glaus Late.

Kate is a writer of speculative fiction, non-fiction, and poetry…and a lover of the Oxford comma. She teaches English and creative writing, and has had over 90 pieces of fiction, non-fiction and poetry published.

Kim is an as yet unpublished author with hopes of having something published soon. She writes fiction and will defend her right to use two spaces after the period with her last breath.

Please become a BAWL member if participating in these events. 

For any questions, please contact Kate at 409-789-8008 or Kim at 281-455-9039.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME

The Saturday Afternoon Write-Ins are hosted by Julie Pitzel both online and in-person.  In-person location is at Friendswood Library, 416 S. Friendswood Dr., Friendswood, TX, 77546

Julie prefers to communicate via Facebook. Please find her there via the BAWL Facebook account, if you have any questions. 

About BAWL Write-In Events

Our 2025 Write-in events are a set time to write with other writers; Every Monday and Wednesday morning plus the 3rd Saturday of each month.

A write-in can break writer's block, build confidence, inspire that creature in your brain that has to write and has fallen out of the habit, help you share your thoughts with people who have been there, or a write-in will call out your muse if she is hidden or lost. Write-ins can help stalled writers.

This is why Write-ins have been a part of the Bay Area Writers League for many years. It keeps you trying, even if it is the only time you write. Life often gets in the way of creativity, no matter the field you want to work in. Visual artists often paint or draw together: to learn from each other and be inspired to continue practicing their craft. At a write-in, writers do the same.

This is an online meeting. Once you register you'll receive a Zoom link in a conformation email. Simply click that link to join the meeting.

See our website to learn more about our events.

Our Write-ins start with a prompt. Participants write for about an hour and then read what they have written. It's a great way to get your creative juices flowing and start your day. You can also write about a project you are working on and use or not use the prompt; it's your choice.

Our method instills a sense of commitment to writing, providing a gentle push to get started. We value camaraderie and foster a welcoming environment where participants are not obligated to share their work. While there are no strict rules, we kindly steer clear of political discussions to maintain a friendly ambiance.
Join us on Monday and Wednesday Mornings at 9:30 a.m. 

After three attendances, we require membership in the Houston Bay Area Writers League. It's only $30 a year. (We can help if you need it. Just ask.)

Our Write-ins start with a prompt. Participants write for about fifty minutes and then read what they have written. It's a great way to get your creative juices flowing and start your day. You can also write about a project you are working on and use or not use the prompt; it's your choice.

Our method instills a sense of commitment to writing, providing a gentle push to get started. We value camaraderie and foster a welcoming environment where participants are not obligated to share their work. While there are no strict rules, we kindly steer clear of political discussions to maintain a friendly ambiance.
Join us on Monday and Wednesday Mornings at 9:30 a.m. 

After three attendances, we require membership in the Houston Bay Area Writers League. It's only $30 a year. (We can help if you need it. Just ask.)

BAWL Monthly Meetings are back! These meetings are planned for the last Wednesday of the month from 6:30 to 7:30pm at either the Friendswood Public.

BAWL In-Person Events are hosted by Kate Sanger, BAWL President.

Speaker this event is Matt Riley. 

Matthew Riley is a poet and library director. His poems appear in numerous anthologies and journals. He has been invited to read at poetry festivals, bookstores, libraries, galleries, cultural centers, and online forums. He hosts Friendswood Poets and enjoyed three years on the board of Mutabilis Press, a non-profit literary press devoted to publishing poetry. He is the author of Late Blooms for Laughing Ghosts, out now at Point Clear Press, and is working on a second collection of ekphrastic poems based on the paintings of Edward Hopper.

Image: Matt Riley

Our Write-ins start with a prompt. Participants write for about an hour and then read what they have written. It's a great way to get your creative juices flowing and start your day. You can also write about a project you are working on and use or not use the prompt; it's your choice.

Our method instills a sense of commitment to writing, providing a gentle push to get started. We value camaraderie and foster a welcoming environment where participants are not obligated to share their work. While there are no strict rules, we kindly steer clear of political discussions to maintain a friendly ambiance.
Join us on Monday and Wednesday Mornings at 9:30 a.m. 

After three attendances, we require membership in the Houston Bay Area Writers League. It's only $30 a year. (We can help if you need it. Just ask.)