General Info
Date & TIme
Meetings occur once monthly on a Sunday
(usually, the 1st Sunday of the month; see below for exact monthly dates).
Meetings are in session from 2:00-4:00 pm CST, but come early if you want to meet people.
We are usually there starting at 1:30 pm.
Meeting format
Typical meeting format includes a brief business meeting followed by announcements and introductions, then a speaker, workshop, critique group, or other special event.
Most meetings are open to the public.
Monthly Schedule
March 1, 2026
Boone Electric Cooperative — Amp Room
1413 Rangeline St, Columbia
Announcement of Election results/Prompt Writing Sessions
April 12, 2026
Boone Electric Coop — Amp Room
1413 Rangeline St, Columbia
Announcements/Poetry Speaker – TBA.
(Note this meeting is on the 2nd Sunday due to Easter holiday)
May 3, 2026
Boone Electric Coop — Amp Room
1413 Rangeline St, Columbia
Business
Meeting/Critique groups
June 14, 2026
C. K. Odor Shelter, Kiwanis Park
926 College Park Dr, Columbia
Well Versed Book Launch and party in the park.
(Note this meeting is on the 2nd Sunday to avoid conflict with Art in the Park)
July 12, 2026
Boone Electric Coop — Amp Room
1413 Rangeline St, Columbia
Announcements/Fiction Workshop – Speaker TBA
(Note this meeting is on the 2nd Sunday due to 4th of July holiday weekend)
Various, August, 2026
No formal meeting in August.
Genre groups meet instead.
Groups will be set up and announced at a later date.
Sept. 13, 2026
Place: TBA
Business meeting/TBA
(Note this meeting is on the 2nd Sunday due to Labor Day weekend.)
Oct. 4, 2026
Place: TBA
Meeting Activity – TBA
Nov. 1, 2026
Boone Electric Coop — Watt Room
1413 Rangeline St, Columbia
Business meeting/Resource sharing by members
Dec. 6, 2026
Boone Electric Coop — Amp Room
1413 Rangeline St, Columbia
Open Mic and Christmas/Holiday Party
Don’t forget our other monthly & yearly events!
From the monthly ‘Spoken’ night at Café Berlin to our annual ‘Art in the Park’ booth, summer flash fiction and Well Versed submissions, you can learn more about our events on our home page and via the navigation menu.
Writer Wisdom
“There’s nothing to stop a man from writing unless that man stops himself. If a man truly desires to write, then he will. Rejection and ridicule will only strengthen him.”
― Charles Bukowski