When you join the “Red Oak Folk,” you become a member of a unique community: rich with people who know the challenge of the blank page and the victory of the well-chosen word. You show the world (and yourself) that you “own” your call to write. You’re ready to make your writing dreams come true—and have some fun along the way.

We recognize that the definition of writing “success” is different for each writer who comes through our door. From the aspiring novelist who wants to see their name on the cover of a book to the poet who wants to be published in a literary journal to the grandparent who wants to create a memoir for future generations, we take our writers where they are and give them the tools they need to take their writing to the next step and beyond.