The Madwomen in the Attic
@madwomencarlow.bsky.social
The Madwomen in the Attic writing workshops at Carlow University in Pittsburgh, PA, help writers of poetry and prose strengthen their creative expression through small, supportive, and powerful workshops. https://www.carlow.edu/about/madwomen-in-the-attic/
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Become a Madwoman in 2026! Space is available in our January-May 2026 creative writing workshops in poetry & prose, with both Zoom & in-person options at Carlow University. Complete info here: bit.ly/sp26mad. Questions? Contact madwomen@carlow.edu or 412-578-6346.
Become a Madwoman in 2026! Space is available in our January-May 2026 creative writing workshops in poetry & prose, with both Zoom & in-person options at Carlow University. Complete info here: bit.ly/sp26mad. Questions? Contact madwomen@carlow.edu or 412-578-6346.
December 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Become a Madwoman in 2026! Space is available in our January-May 2026 creative writing workshops in poetry & prose, with both Zoom & in-person options at Carlow University. Complete info here: bit.ly/sp26mad. Questions? Contact madwomen@carlow.edu or 412-578-6346.
Become a Madwoman this spring! Registration opens Nov 17 at 1 p.m. EST for our January-May 2026 creative writing workshops in poetry & prose, with both Zoom & in-person options at Carlow University. Complete info here: bit.ly/sp26mad. Questions? Contact madwomen@carlow.edu or 412-578-6346.
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Become a Madwoman this spring! Registration opens Nov 17 at 1 p.m. EST for our January-May 2026 creative writing workshops in poetry & prose, with both Zoom & in-person options at Carlow University. Complete info here: bit.ly/sp26mad. Questions? Contact madwomen@carlow.edu or 412-578-6346.
Sunday’s digital storytelling premiere has been postponed. We’ll let you know when a new date is secured. Thanks for your understanding.
Save the date! Nov-9-2025: Digital stories created by Christina Fisanick’s Fall 2024 & Summer 2025 Madwomen digital storytelling workshops. 4:00 p.m. EST. COhatch, 5428 Walnut Street, Pittsburgh PA; and on Zoom. Free & open to the public. Zoom link to come soon!
November 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Sunday’s digital storytelling premiere has been postponed. We’ll let you know when a new date is secured. Thanks for your understanding.
One week left!
October 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
One week left!
October 26, 2 p.m. EDT: Raising Our Voices, Carlow MFA’s virtual alumni reading series. Featuring AKaiser and the Catalan poet Anna Gual. Free & open to the public. Includes moderated discussion and Q&A. RSVP for the Zoom livestream: bit.ly/4mQMb4n
October 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
October 26, 2 p.m. EDT: Raising Our Voices, Carlow MFA’s virtual alumni reading series. Featuring AKaiser and the Catalan poet Anna Gual. Free & open to the public. Includes moderated discussion and Q&A. RSVP for the Zoom livestream: bit.ly/4mQMb4n
Two weeks left!
October 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Two weeks left!
Save the date! Nov-9-2025: Digital stories created by Christina Fisanick’s Fall 2024 & Summer 2025 Madwomen digital storytelling workshops. 4:00 p.m. EST. COhatch, 5428 Walnut Street, Pittsburgh PA; and on Zoom. Free & open to the public. Zoom link to come soon!
October 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Save the date! Nov-9-2025: Digital stories created by Christina Fisanick’s Fall 2024 & Summer 2025 Madwomen digital storytelling workshops. 4:00 p.m. EST. COhatch, 5428 Walnut Street, Pittsburgh PA; and on Zoom. Free & open to the public. Zoom link to come soon!
Join Madwomen instructor Sherrie Flick for her Walk & Write Tour on Oct 18! This month is at Homewood Cemetery w/Jennie Benford: shiftworkspgh.org/event/homewo...
Walk & Write: Homewood Cemetery – Shiftworks Community + Public Arts
Join historian and archivist Jennie Benford and author Sherrie Flick for a creative writing and walking tour of historic Homewood Cemetery.
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October 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Join Madwomen instructor Sherrie Flick for her Walk & Write Tour on Oct 18! This month is at Homewood Cemetery w/Jennie Benford: shiftworkspgh.org/event/homewo...
4 weeks left to submit to the 2025 Patricia Dobler Poetry Award! Open to women writers aged 40+ w/out a full-length poetry book (chapbooks & self-published books excepted). Prize: $1K, reading w/judge Jenny Johnson, poem publication. $20/2 poems. Deadline: Oct-31-2025. Rules: www.carlow.edu/dobler.
October 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
4 weeks left to submit to the 2025 Patricia Dobler Poetry Award! Open to women writers aged 40+ w/out a full-length poetry book (chapbooks & self-published books excepted). Prize: $1K, reading w/judge Jenny Johnson, poem publication. $20/2 poems. Deadline: Oct-31-2025. Rules: www.carlow.edu/dobler.
Join us Oct 19, 2-4 p.m. for an afternoon of poetry, art, & community! Readings by Madwomen inspired by the Vanka murals, all-ages artmaking, sound baths & songs! Free & open to the public. St. Nicholas Church, 24 Maryland Ave, Millvale. RSVP: bit.ly/4gTj9zL #anthropologyofmotherhood #savemaxovanka
October 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Join us Oct 19, 2-4 p.m. for an afternoon of poetry, art, & community! Readings by Madwomen inspired by the Vanka murals, all-ages artmaking, sound baths & songs! Free & open to the public. St. Nicholas Church, 24 Maryland Ave, Millvale. RSVP: bit.ly/4gTj9zL #anthropologyofmotherhood #savemaxovanka
Madwoman Kara Knickerbocker reads w/Damian Rucci & Jay Orlando at the Oddmonth Poetry Series! Sep 27, 7-8:30 pm, Bantha Tea Bar, 5002 Penn Ave, Pgh. Free admission (donations appreciated but optional), books for sale.
September 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Madwoman Kara Knickerbocker reads w/Damian Rucci & Jay Orlando at the Oddmonth Poetry Series! Sep 27, 7-8:30 pm, Bantha Tea Bar, 5002 Penn Ave, Pgh. Free admission (donations appreciated but optional), books for sale.
Submit to the 2025 Patricia Dobler Poetry Award! Open to women writers aged 40+ w/out a full-length poetry book (chapbooks & self-published books excepted). Prize: $1000, a reading w/judge Jenny Johnson, poem publication. Fee: $20/2 poems. Deadline: October 31, 2025. Rules: www.carlow.edu/dobler.
July 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Submit to the 2025 Patricia Dobler Poetry Award! Open to women writers aged 40+ w/out a full-length poetry book (chapbooks & self-published books excepted). Prize: $1000, a reading w/judge Jenny Johnson, poem publication. Fee: $20/2 poems. Deadline: October 31, 2025. Rules: www.carlow.edu/dobler.
Registration for our Fall 2025 creative writing workshops in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry opens July 14th! Online workshops meet on Zoom, on campus workshops meet at Carlow University. Check out our complete workshop listings at bit.ly/fa25mad
July 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Registration for our Fall 2025 creative writing workshops in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry opens July 14th! Online workshops meet on Zoom, on campus workshops meet at Carlow University. Check out our complete workshop listings at bit.ly/fa25mad
May 20, 6:30 EDT: Madwomen director @sarahshotland.bsky.social will be in dialogue with National Book Award winner Colum McCann as part of the @cityofasylum.bsky.social Bridges Creative Summit. Free and open to the public. RSVP for in-person or livestream: cityofasylum.org/program/twis...
TWIST: Building Empathy Through Literature with Colum McCann - City of Asylum
Award-winning Irish novelist, Colum McCann discusses his nonprofit work and upcoming empathy-building novel 'Twist."
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May 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
May 20, 6:30 EDT: Madwomen director @sarahshotland.bsky.social will be in dialogue with National Book Award winner Colum McCann as part of the @cityofasylum.bsky.social Bridges Creative Summit. Free and open to the public. RSVP for in-person or livestream: cityofasylum.org/program/twis...
Spaces still open in our Summer 2025 Zoom writing workshops! Poetry, digital storytelling, & all-genre writing. Workshops start late May/early June! Visit bit.ly/su25mad to register. #writingworkshop #digitalstorytelling #poetrycommunity #creativenonfiction #creativewriting
May 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Spaces still open in our Summer 2025 Zoom writing workshops! Poetry, digital storytelling, & all-genre writing. Workshops start late May/early June! Visit bit.ly/su25mad to register. #writingworkshop #digitalstorytelling #poetrycommunity #creativenonfiction #creativewriting
Summer 2025 Madwomen creative writing workshop registration opens April 30 at 1:00 p.m. EDT! Visit bit.ly/su25mad for complete workshop & registration info. Online workshops meet on Zoom, on campus workshops meet at Carlow University. #poetry #nonfiction #fiction #writingworkshop #womenwriters
April 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Summer 2025 Madwomen creative writing workshop registration opens April 30 at 1:00 p.m. EDT! Visit bit.ly/su25mad for complete workshop & registration info. Online workshops meet on Zoom, on campus workshops meet at Carlow University. #poetry #nonfiction #fiction #writingworkshop #womenwriters
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The program has grown over the past four decades, continuing to uplift and inspire writers through mentorship and creative collaboration:
At Carlow, Madwomen in the Attic program offers a safe space for "visionary" femme writers
The group has been mentoring dynamic poets, writers, artists, and thinkers for almost 50 years.
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April 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The program has grown over the past four decades, continuing to uplift and inspire writers through mentorship and creative collaboration:
NEXT WEEK! The Ninth Annual Dorothy Louise Holley Memorial Reading with poet, essayist, and critic Camille T. Dungy! Thursday, April 24, 2025, 7:00 p.m. EDT, online via Zoom, free and open to the public. We hope you can join us! RSVP: holley25dungy.eventbrite.com.
April 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
NEXT WEEK! The Ninth Annual Dorothy Louise Holley Memorial Reading with poet, essayist, and critic Camille T. Dungy! Thursday, April 24, 2025, 7:00 p.m. EDT, online via Zoom, free and open to the public. We hope you can join us! RSVP: holley25dungy.eventbrite.com.
Just two weeks until the Ninth Annual Dorothy Louise Holley Memorial Reading with poet, essayist, and critic Camille T. Dungy! Thursday, April 24, 2025, 7:00 p.m. EDT, online via Zoom, free and open to the public. We hope you can join us! RSVP: holley25dungy.eventbrite.com.
April 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Just two weeks until the Ninth Annual Dorothy Louise Holley Memorial Reading with poet, essayist, and critic Camille T. Dungy! Thursday, April 24, 2025, 7:00 p.m. EDT, online via Zoom, free and open to the public. We hope you can join us! RSVP: holley25dungy.eventbrite.com.
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Join us on Thursday, April 24, 2025, for the Ninth Annual Dorothy Louise Holley Memorial Reading featuring Camille T. Dungy! RSVP for this virtual reading: holley25dungy.eventbrite.com.
7:00 p.m. EDT. Free & open to the public. Questions? madwomen@carlow.edu.
7:00 p.m. EDT. Free & open to the public. Questions? madwomen@carlow.edu.
March 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Join us on Thursday, April 24, 2025, for the Ninth Annual Dorothy Louise Holley Memorial Reading featuring Camille T. Dungy! RSVP for this virtual reading: holley25dungy.eventbrite.com.
7:00 p.m. EDT. Free & open to the public. Questions? madwomen@carlow.edu.
7:00 p.m. EDT. Free & open to the public. Questions? madwomen@carlow.edu.
Just 1 week until the 2024 Patricia Dobler Poetry Award Reading with Jan Beatty & Andrea England! Attend in person at Carlow’s Gailliot Center or RSVP for the Zoom livestream (bit.ly/dobler24read...). April 2nd, 7:00 p.m. EDT. Free and open to the public. Questions? Email madwomen@carlow.edu.
March 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Just 1 week until the 2024 Patricia Dobler Poetry Award Reading with Jan Beatty & Andrea England! Attend in person at Carlow’s Gailliot Center or RSVP for the Zoom livestream (bit.ly/dobler24read...). April 2nd, 7:00 p.m. EDT. Free and open to the public. Questions? Email madwomen@carlow.edu.
Just 2 weeks until the 2024 Patricia Dobler Poetry Award Reading with Jan Beatty & Andrea England! Attend in person at Carlow’s Gailliot Center or RSVP for the Zoom livestream (bit.ly/dobler24read...). April 2nd, 7:00 p.m. EDT. Free and open to the public. Questions? Email madwomen@carlow.edu.
March 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Just 2 weeks until the 2024 Patricia Dobler Poetry Award Reading with Jan Beatty & Andrea England! Attend in person at Carlow’s Gailliot Center or RSVP for the Zoom livestream (bit.ly/dobler24read...). April 2nd, 7:00 p.m. EDT. Free and open to the public. Questions? Email madwomen@carlow.edu.
Join us on Thursday, April 24, 2025, for the Ninth Annual Dorothy Louise Holley Memorial Reading featuring Camille T. Dungy! RSVP for this virtual reading: holley25dungy.eventbrite.com.
7:00 p.m. EDT. Free & open to the public. Questions? madwomen@carlow.edu.
7:00 p.m. EDT. Free & open to the public. Questions? madwomen@carlow.edu.
March 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Join us on Thursday, April 24, 2025, for the Ninth Annual Dorothy Louise Holley Memorial Reading featuring Camille T. Dungy! RSVP for this virtual reading: holley25dungy.eventbrite.com.
7:00 p.m. EDT. Free & open to the public. Questions? madwomen@carlow.edu.
7:00 p.m. EDT. Free & open to the public. Questions? madwomen@carlow.edu.
Join us on Apr-2-2025 for the 2024 Patricia Dobler Poetry Award Reading w/2024 winner Andrea England & 2024 judge Jan Beatty. 7:00 p.m. EDT. Attend in person (Carlow's Gailliot Center, 5th Floor University Commons) or RSVP for the livestream (bit.ly/dobler24read...). Free and open to the public.
February 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Join us on Apr-2-2025 for the 2024 Patricia Dobler Poetry Award Reading w/2024 winner Andrea England & 2024 judge Jan Beatty. 7:00 p.m. EDT. Attend in person (Carlow's Gailliot Center, 5th Floor University Commons) or RSVP for the livestream (bit.ly/dobler24read...). Free and open to the public.
For anyone interested in an MFA! Free virtual info sessions on Carlow's MFA in Creative Writing Program.
March 1, 1-2:30 p.m. EST (RSVP: bit.ly/3CljOKF)
March 6, 6-7:30 p.m. EST (RSVP: bit.ly/4hBARHd)
March 22, 1-2:30 p.m. EDT (RSVP: bit.ly/42DTdD4)
March 1, 1-2:30 p.m. EST (RSVP: bit.ly/3CljOKF)
March 6, 6-7:30 p.m. EST (RSVP: bit.ly/4hBARHd)
March 22, 1-2:30 p.m. EDT (RSVP: bit.ly/42DTdD4)
February 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
For anyone interested in an MFA! Free virtual info sessions on Carlow's MFA in Creative Writing Program.
March 1, 1-2:30 p.m. EST (RSVP: bit.ly/3CljOKF)
March 6, 6-7:30 p.m. EST (RSVP: bit.ly/4hBARHd)
March 22, 1-2:30 p.m. EDT (RSVP: bit.ly/42DTdD4)
March 1, 1-2:30 p.m. EST (RSVP: bit.ly/3CljOKF)
March 6, 6-7:30 p.m. EST (RSVP: bit.ly/4hBARHd)
March 22, 1-2:30 p.m. EDT (RSVP: bit.ly/42DTdD4)