Our mission is to build a supportive writing community for women and non-binary writers. We write. We share inspiration. We encourage. Together, we create an energizing community space for writers:

  • Plume: A Writer’s Podcast: Our podcast features successful women and non-binary writers, from emerging writers to bestselling novelists and award-winning poets. Our conversations and literary roundtables showcase hard-working talented writers, as we seek advice, insight, and inspiration to bring us back to our collective community. Along the way, our goal is to help writers believe in their voices and projects.
  • Our Weekly Drop-in Zoom Group: Now in its third year, this is a virtual drop-in support group, where writers check in about current projects and share writing challenges and triumphs. We also write together in response to a new writing prompt each week.
  • Our Plume Slack Channel: This is an online virtual space where women and non-binary writers can share resources, ask questions, connect with other writers, share writing prompts and projects, and offer and receive support in a safe, private space.
  • Plume’s Monthly Accountability Group: Plume’s newest community-building addition, the Accountability Group, is designed for writers tackling large-scale writing projects. We meet to set goals, discuss strategies, offer encouragement, and help hold ourselves and each other accountable.

Through Plume’s literary community, we seek to uplift, showcase, and encourage women and non-binary writers wherever they are on their creative writing journey. We’re here to fan each other’s flames. 

Visit our Patreon page to learn more about Plume’s affordable membership. Our podcast is available for free on all major podcast platforms.

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Crystal K. Odelle

picture of Jennifer Simpson smiling next to a microphone, with text arching over it that says, "Special Feature Honoring." Under the photo, it says, "Jennifer Simpson."

Special Feature Honoring Jennifer Simpson

Dear Plumesters, Earlier in 2021, we recorded a podcast episode in which Jennifer Simpson’s friends and family read from her work. It was a beautiful way to honor Jenn and her writing, and to preserve it so anyone can go back and listen whenever they’d like. We decided we also wanted to make Jenn our honorary December featured writer for the year. Though she is no longer here, we feel her presence every day, and wanted to continue to celebrate her inimitable voice.  Dawn lovingly put together a selection of Jenn’s essays. Please find it here, and share it far and wide. We want everyone to enjoy Jenn’s work and remember our dear friend and team member.  With love and gratitude, Melanie, Sam, & Dawn Jennifer Simpson Feature -.pdf

 
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