Motherhood in a Flash
A spring writing workshop from Word

Word invites mothers and caregivers to spend an afternoon at the Blue Hill Inn harnessing their creativity in a new way—writing in the compact, powerful “flash” form.

Guiding the writers will be novelist and nonfiction author Kate Moses, whose four acclaimed books explore the experience of motherhood.

The workshop will be held at the inn Saturday, May 10, from 1 to 4 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. Enrollment is limited, so early registration is advised, and Mother’s Day gift registrations are welcome. Register here.

“Unlike the long haul of growing humans into adults,” Moses writes, “flash writings are intended to be brief (100 to 1,500 words), making their gestation more likely to fit into the hectic lives of their creators.”   

Workshop participants will explore the craft techniques that give flash writings their intensity and focus, reading examples from across the genre. Writers will generate flashes from their own material, then will have the opportunity to share their work and receive revision tips. 

May We Have Your Words?

The 2025 Word Festival Writing Contest

Word, in collaboration with The Stonecoast Review, is thrilled to offer an opportunity for writers to share their best work of fiction, fifteen hundred (1500) words or less. We especially encourage aspiring, unpublished creatives. For more information, click here.

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Many thanks to the delicious sponsors donating to the
Taste of the Blue Hill Peninsula
benefit reception

Aragosta Barncastle
The Blue Hill Coop The Blue Hill Wine Shop
Brooklin Candy Company
The Brooklin Inn Bucklyn Coffee
El El Frijoles Hannaford Supermarket
Marlintini’s Bar & Grill Morning Moon Café
Siam Sky

Every October, Word brings together readers, writers, and tellers of tales to celebrate the written and spoken word—fiction and non-fiction, children’s literature, poetry, drama, nonfiction, storytelling and more.  The festival takes place in Blue Hill, Maine where a literary tradition of great thinkers and artists extends over two hundred years and includes Jonathan Fisher, Mary Ellen Chase, and E.B. White to name a few. Many writers continue to call the Blue Hill peninsula home as does a large community of passionate readers. To celebrate this rich heritage, Word presents three days of author appearances featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling authors, as well as local luminaries, a poetry showcase, writing workshops, panel discussions, school events, and spoken word performances to sold out crowds. 

Past speakers include Jonathan Lethem, Jennifer Egan, Lily King, Phuc Tran, Joe Hill, A.O. Scott, Susan Choi, Monica Wood, Kerri Arsenault, and Stuart Kestenbaum.

Word is made possible by the generous support of many community businesses and partner organizations as well as individual donors and volunteers. We are deeply grateful to our fiscal sponsor, Blue Hill Community Development, and to all sponsors and supporters of Blue Hill’s literary festival. Partners include WERU-FM, the Blue Hill Public Library, and Blue Hill Books.

Contact Us

word.bluehill@gmail.com
facebook.com/Word.BlueHill/

Word is a non-profit organization with fiscal sponsorship from Blue Hill Community Development