Community is as deeply necessary to a writer as reading. It is a source of assistance, understanding, and camaraderie. It is an exchange of ideas, a wellspring of inspiration, and sometimes, quite literally, a lifeline. But community is also give-and-take; it’s collaborative, mutual, organic.
Kevin Larimer
Palimpsest Writers’ Collective is a dynamic group of diverse, emerging writers committed to stregthening our writing craft in community with each other. Taking our inspiration from the erased and unerasable texts found under the belly of canonical literature manuscripts, we seek to articulate the unspeakable, tell the stories erased by those in power, and highlight the voices of the ignored.
As a part of Palimpsest, you will:
- Develop new writing skills and strengthen your existing ones
- Meet a dynamic community of like-minded writers
- Engage meaningfully with the literary community
- Discover new and exciting opportunities
- Read some of the most successful writers out there to learn what they do best
Palimpsest is a writer-centric community. As a member, you will have a say in the direction the group takes and agency in what you want to get out of this community. The goal is for each member to develop actionable skills that they can use to complete their own writing projects, find creative resources to solve any problems that arise, and find that feeling of creative gratification.
You will have the choice to engage as little or as much as your want in the group. You can receive feedback on a draft-in-progress in one month and read more than you write in the next. But every single month you will have the opportunity to learn a new skill, discover an excellent writer, and practice your own craft.
Benefits of Membership
Craft Sessions
Palimpsest members have the opportunity to attend 90-minute sessions on a specific aspect of craft or the writing life. Held twice a month, each session allows writers to gain new skills and learn about the publishing worlds. Each session is also accompanied by a resource sheet and a writing prompt to allow attendees to apply their new knowledge.
Past sessions have included: Reading Like a Writer, Advanced Fiction Techniques: Storymapping, Defamiliarization, The Ins and Outs of Publishing, The Writer’s Toolbox, and so many more.
Publishing Opportunities
Members receive a steady stream of information on upcoming publishing opportunities, writing contests, writing jobs, and calls for pitches. The list is extensive and covers a wide variety of creative writing genres.
Reading for Craft Sessions
Every good writer is an excellent reader but not every prolific reader can be a good writer. Our reading for craft sessions are designed ton help members learn how to read like a writer. We pick a short text every month and read that piece to learn a specific element of craft.
A Community of Writers
Palimpsest is a supportive and active group of writers. In any given week, members share their recently published work, ask questions about their current work-in-progress, share reading recommendations, and discuss writing strategies. As a member, you will be able to reach out to an immense community of fellow members for help and offer your own skills in return.
Writing Partners
Palimpsest members who wish to be part of the writing partner program can be paired up with a fellow members. As writing partners, you can share your goals and plans, keep each other accountable, give and receive feedback on works-in-progress, share resources, and commiserate on the writing process.
Membership Levels
Enthusiast | Writer | Author | |
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Craft Sessions | 1 every month | 2 every month | 2 every month |
Resource Sheet | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
Recording | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
Voting Power | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
Suggestion Power | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
Reading for Craft Sessions | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
Publication Opportunities | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Paid Publication Opportunities | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
Craft Resources | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
Annotated Craft Resources | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
Writing Prompts | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Q&A and Advice | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
Pricing per Year | Forever Free | 2000 INR | 3000 INR |