AROHO A Foundation For Women Artists and Writers

Events Calendar


AROHO’s 10 in 2010: A Reading Coffee Hour in Portland, OR
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Writing can often feel like a solitary journey, but you can grab a warm cup of inspiration on March 13th in Portland, Oregon. Read your work and listen to the writing of others at an informal morning coffee for women writers. We'll also discuss the AROHO writers’ retreat experience at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico. For both well-established authors and beginning writers. Email info@aroomofherownfoundation.org for details and event invitation. Please indicate if you wish to read. Organized by Sharon Appleman
Tennessee Williams Literary Festival
Wednesday, March 24 — Sunday, March 28, 2010
Barb Johnson will appear as a panelist during New Orleans' Tennessee Williams Literary Festival. http://www.tennesseewilliams.net/
AROHO's 10 in 2010 Birthday Bash at the AWP Conference in Denver, CO
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Everyone's welcome at Mario's Double Daughter's Salotto, 1632 Market Street in Denver for AROHO's 10th Birthday Party! When? From 7:00 pm until the wee hours of the morning... See you there!
Orlando Prize Winner's Announcement
Thursday, April 15, 2010
The Spring 2010 winners will be announced on AROHO's website and via newsletter. Next cycle information will be released.
AROHO’s 10 in 2010: Santa Fe, NM
Friday, April 30, 2010
A special event organized by Veronica Golos, Barbara Rockman, Nena Villamil, and Shanti Elke Bannwart. Details to follow.
AROHO’s 10 in 2010: 5th Gift of Freedom Winner Barb Johnson Reads in Seattle, WA
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Event Organized by Cathy Kirkwood, Nancy Corbett, and Kayleen Dunson. Details to follow.
To the Lighthouse Poetry Publication Prize Deadline
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Postmark deadline for manuscript submissions for the 2010 award.
AROHO’s 10 in 2010: Creative Women and Money Seminars in Southern New Hampshire
Wednesday, September 1 — Sunday, October 31, 2010
Wednesday Evenings in September and October, Sally Boyle, a financial planner with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, will offer a series of seminars addressing the financial planning needs of women writers and artists: retirement, investment, health care, and budgeting.for creative women who often manage an irregular income. Event Organized by Mary Johnson. Details to follow.
Gift of Freedom Deadline
Monday, October 11, 2010
Application postmark deadline for the 6th $50,000 Gift of Freedom Award.
Women Free Themselves: Celebrating the Gift of Freedom Applicants
Sunday, October 17, 2010
The Nationwide AROHO Community celebrates online with all those brave and dedicated women who applied for the Gift of Freedom. Event organized by Tracey Cravens-Gras and Darlene Chandler Bassett. Details to follow.
AROHO’s 10 in 2010: “En la Sopa”, New Orleans, LA
Monday, November 1 — Friday, December 31, 2010
Soup-based Suppers for Writers during the New Orleans winter months. Event organized by Barb Johnson. Details to follow.
AROHO’s 10 in 2010: TexAROHO Day Conference in Austin, TX
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Event organized by Ramona Reeves. Details to follow.
AROHO’s 10 in 2010: Dana Levin’s "I am; Sylvia Plath, Poetic Form & the Creation of Self"
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Poet Dana Levin explores Sylvia Plath's poetry at the Smith College Poetry Center in Northhampton, MA, with a birthday celebration to follow. Event organized by Edite Cunha, Ellen Watson, Rachel Haas, and Liz Bedell. Thursday, November 18, 2010, 7:30 pm.
Room of Our Making: Women Teachers Writing Retreat at Pendle Hill, PA
Friday, February 18 — Monday, February 21, 2011
A Retreat over Presidents Day Weekend specifically designed for current and former K-12 teachers. Beautiful Pendle Hill is the perfect place to give yourself time for your own writing during the day, and to enjoy the support of other women who are both writers and teachers. Event organized by Liz Bedell and Marsha Pincus. Details to follow.
AROHO's Fifth Biennial Retreat: A Dream of One's Own
Monday, August 8 — Sunday, August 14, 2011
Join America's premier retreat for women writers at stunning Ghost Ranch, in Abiquiu, New Mexico, where Georgia O'Keeffe lived and painted. Keynote Speaker: Marilynne Robinson. Details to follow.

AROHO at Women & Creativity 2010