Straw Mat summer '15 Retreat
Straw Mat writers
is a group of four extraordinary women with ordinary lives who challenge and inspire each other to write and to workshop original works that will ultimately compete in the public space of the literary world. Our works, as varied as our membership, include poetry, non-fiction, fiction, and drama.
As a group, we have won numerous awards including the Solas Award for Best Women's Travel Writing, the Grassic Short Novel Prize, a Best of the Net nomination, three Pushcart Prize nominations, and a Notable Essay listing in Best American Essays. We have published nationally and internationally in literary magazines and anthologies, with small presses, and through a production license venue, and we have produced short and long plays through various theatre companies and venues across the country.
is a group of four extraordinary women with ordinary lives who challenge and inspire each other to write and to workshop original works that will ultimately compete in the public space of the literary world. Our works, as varied as our membership, include poetry, non-fiction, fiction, and drama.
As a group, we have won numerous awards including the Solas Award for Best Women's Travel Writing, the Grassic Short Novel Prize, a Best of the Net nomination, three Pushcart Prize nominations, and a Notable Essay listing in Best American Essays. We have published nationally and internationally in literary magazines and anthologies, with small presses, and through a production license venue, and we have produced short and long plays through various theatre companies and venues across the country.
