Write Action

09/02/2026

Mark your calendars for the 2026 Brattleboro Literary Festival!

07/08/2026

This sounds fun!!

Vermont Humanities

Words in the Woods Continues Saturday, July 11 at Jamaica State Park

On Saturday, July 11 at 11 am, join author and Vermont Book Award winner GennaRose Nethercott at Jamaica State Park for a morning of poetry! Register now to secure your spot.

This free event is part of our summer Words in the Woods series. We cover the cost of your park entry so you can enjoy nature before, during, and after the event!

GennaRose Nethercott is the author of a novel, "Thistlefoot," a Vermont Book Award winning short story collection, "Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart," and a book-length poem, "The Lumberjack’s Dove," which was selected by Louise Glück as a winner of the National Poetry Series.

05/27/2026

Dear Friends of Write Action,

For over two decades, Write Action has strived to fulfill its mission of “Strengthening a community of writers in the Brattleboro area, and to encourage, nurture, and promote the literary arts in the greater Brattleboro community.” With your help, your participation, and support, we have largely succeeded. Thank you!

But we find ourselves at a crossroads financially, and in terms of what we can offer. Over the last two years, the Write Action board has lost several members, and we have not sent out a fundraising letter or email for quite some time.

For this reason, the Write Action board established an ad hoc committee of interested individuals to examine ways to strengthen and stabilize Write Action for the future. This committee endorsed the idea of adding a dues-paying membership level, and together with the board, settled on dues of $20 for the current year and $10 per year thereafter.

The newsletter will continue to be free for all subscribers.

Dues-paying members will receive benefits such as:

- Ability to announce and promote your work in the newsletter

- Ability to vote on major decisions put forward by the board

- Option of becoming a Write Action board member

- Opportunities to sell your book(s) at Write Action tabling events

- Discounted or free admission to Write Action entry-charged events or workshops

These benefits will be in addition to knowing that you are supporting a beloved and important organization and contributing to Brattleboro’s literary life.

Some examples of what Write Action does: the monthly newsletter, the Poems Around Town project, anthologies of local writing (the latest of which, “Through the Windows of Brattleboro,” will be available shortly), BUHS senior writing awards, and collaborating with other arts organizations on projects such as our Spotlight reading at the Brattleboro Literary Festival.

Please click the link below to sign up as a paying member of Write Action: https://www.writeaction.org/donate

Or send a check made out to Write Action, to: Write Action, PO Box 822, Brattleboro, VT 05302

Thank you! We appreciate your support!

Help Us Grow Your donation helps create real, measurable change in the lives of those we serve. Supporting our annual highschool scholarships, Poems Around Town each April, the Brattleboro Literary Festival, and our monthly newsletter. $20.00 2026 Membership $50.00 Membership + Donation $75.00 Membe...

04/15/2026

Join us on April 18 from 2 - 4 pm, as fifteen local poets offer brief readings, including their featured Poems Around Town, at the Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro. This event is free and open to all.

04/09/2026

Write Action, Brooks Memorial Library, and ByWay Books & More announce the sixth year of Poems Around Town, public displays of poetry, for the month of April, designated as “National Poetry Month.”

Read more of this story here: https://www.commonsnews.org/issue/860/860poems_around_town

04/06/2026

More wonderful local events happening for National Poetry Month!

Celebrate National Poetry Month - Tiny Theater and ByWay Books April Poetry Extravaganza: Readings, Celebrations, Enjoyment! Join us and read, participate, engage, sing, play music - POETRY FOREVER! Updated Dates/Times for poetry readings. Hope to see you there!

04/06/2026

Love this!! Go for a poetry treasure hunt Brooks Memorial Library!

04/06/2026

Happy National Poetry Month! Poetry reminds us that even the smallest moments can carry profound meaning. In that spirit, Write Action, Brooks Memorial Library, and ByWay Books & More are celebrating the sixth year of Poems Around Town (PAT) this April!

Over 90 poems by local and regional poets are on display throughout downtown Brattleboro during April. Poems will remain up through the first Gallery Walk on Friday, May 1.
Site guides are available at participating businesses and community locations. Join us in celebrating this month by taking a moment to stop at the Brattleboro locations below and pause for a moment to take in the impact of poetry.

Everyone is invited to attend a public reading on Saturday, April 18, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at Brooks Memorial Library. We also have an exciting addition this year! A limited-edition collection, Through the Windows of Brattleboro, created by Write Action member Andy Burrows, featuring all selected poems (details coming soon). For more information, contact [email protected].