North Idaho Writer's League

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North Idaho Writer's League

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We're a group of local writers in the Coeur D' Alene area who meet regularly to discuss writing challenges, read and critique our work, and visit. Come join us!

See website for list of events and meeting locations.

10/30/2026

Upcoming Event

It looks like I won't need to concern myself with what to do with my spare time for the next couple of weeks.

It looks like I won’t need to concern myself with what to do with my spare time for the next couple of weeks.

10/26/2026

Respect for the deceased. Respect for the language. It’s the way dear old dad would of wanted it.
“Not ‘of’, ‘have’.”
“Would have wanted it.”
“Piss off. I’m grieving.”
“Off you shall p**s. There you go, once again ending a sentence with a preposition.”
😂

10/21/2026

Here is another in my coming-of-age series.

A new family moved onto the old Wheelock place at the head of our valley. Les and Marie Sager had four children. Rusty was a freckled-faced kid two years older than me. He was the baby of the famil…

10/20/2026

News of past and upcoming attractions. Click on the link to see what's happening!

10/12/2026

Mark Griswold will host Tales From the Dark at the Post Falls Museum on October 17 from 6 to 8 PM.

Hosted by Mark Griswold

10/10/2026

Hay Rake Mishap

Horse Drawn Dump Rake Mom always grew a big garden and canned our vegetables for the winter. I hated working in the garden and was happy to hand that duty off to my brother Chip and sister Deanne when they deemed me old and big enough for fieldwork. I learned early on how to harness, hitch, and drive a team. When haying season rolled around, my first implement was the dump rake....

Horse Drawn Dump Rake Mom always grew a big garden and canned our vegetables for the winter. I hated working in the garden and was happy to hand that duty off to my brother Chip and sister Deanne w…

09/23/2026

On September 13, 2026, my old friend and fellow Naval Aviator, Pete Peterson, emailed the text of an article, “We Must Pace the Frontier,” by Dario Amodei, September, 2026, with the note: “This is a long read, but it may be the most important thing you will read this year.” Here is the link to Amodei’s article:...

09/20/2026

Fourth Thursday Happy Hour, new venue.

Fourth Thursday Happy Hour Venue Change

09/16/2026

Meeting report for September 9, 2026
Here's the link.

Meeting report for September 9, 2026

09/13/2026

The Road to Halfway

In 1945, the LaRue family leaves California and moves to the bucolic world of Northeastern Oregon. The Wallowa Mountains dominate the landscape of Oregon's northeast corner. The Nez Perce Indians called this country The Land of Winding Waters. With the arrival of European settlers, these craggy mountains and picturesque valleys came to be known as the American Alps. To the east of the mountains, the Snake River slices through North America’s deepest river gorge, Hells Canyon....

In 1945, the LaRue family leaves California and moves to the bucolic world of Northeastern Oregon. The Wallowa Mountains dominate the landscape of Oregon’s northeast corner. The Nez Perce Ind…

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Coeur D'alene, ID
83814

Website

http://www.northidahowritersleague.org/

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