Workshops

Women Who Submit facilitates free quarterly workshops and panels on writing, publishing, career building, and community. These workshops and panels are 75 minutes long and are led by local professional women and nonbinary writers, editors, publishers, agents, and other leaders in literary publishing.

WWS workshops and panels are archived on our YouTube channel. 

WWS workshops and panels are followed by an in-person new member orientation. Interested writers much attend a new member orientation in order to become a member of WWS-Los Angeles. There are no membership fees to join. Registration is required and opens one month prior to the event.

If you are not in Los Angeles, please visit our Join Us page to find a chapter in your area.

JOIN US: Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 10:00am Pacific for “Applying for Residencies with Confidence & Enthusiasm” with Eva Recinos. This workshop is live at Eastside Cafe: 5469 Huntington Drive, 90032.

SCHEDULE (all times PACIFIC):

10:00am-11:15am: “Applying for Residencies with Confidence & Enthusiasm”

11:15am-11:30am: Snack Break

11:30am-1:00pm: In-person New Member Orientation – Eastside Cafe

11:30am-1:00pm: In-person Returning Member Submission Party – Eastside Cafe

NECESSARY MATERIALS: 
– Laptop for orientation, research, and online submissions
– Crafted poems/essay/short story: something submission ready

TO REGISTER: If you are new to WWS, please register HERE.

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: This workshop will help writers navigate the residency application process. If you’ve ever felt hesitant to start an application, or felt intimidated by the idea of applying, this workshop is for you. We’ll cover the basics of how to research residencies, gather materials and organize your deadlines, so you can feel confident (and excited!) about submitting your application. 

 BIOS: 

Eva Recinos is an arts and culture journalist and creative non-fiction writer based in Los Angeles. Her reviews, features, and profiles have been featured in the Los Angeles Times, KCET, The Guardian, Hyperallergic, Art21, Aperture, Poets & Writers Magazine, The Creative Independent and more. Her essays have appeared in Gulf Coast, PANK, Blood Orange Review, Air/Light, Electric Literature and more. She has attended Tin House and Kenyon Review writers workshops and completed a residency at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in 2024. 

UPCOMING IN 2025: 

Saturday, August 9, 2025 – WWS Literary Panel with Booksellers & Distributors

Saturday, November 8, 2025 – WWS Literary Workshop, “Write Like a Goddess” with Diosa Xochiquetzalcóatl and Brenda Vaca

PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS are archived on our YouTube Channel.

5 Replies to “Workshops”

  1. I would like to join WWS as I am in the midst of the arduous process of submitting query letters for my first novel. I heard about WWS through Lisbeth Coiman and it sounds like a group of would very much benefit from. I plan to attend the April orientation in Los Angeles and would like to receive any emails from WWS

    1. Hello Ronnnie! So glad to hear you’ll be attending in April. At that time, you’ll get more information about signing up to receive emails from us. In the meantime, you find any up-to-date info on Twitter (@WomenWhoSubmit) and Facebook (Facebook.com/WomenWhoSubmit). This is Ramona. I have short black hair. Come say “hi” at the Orientation!

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