Fall Retreat is Now Open for Registration
This fall, October 24th-26th, Inkwell will be holding its eleventh retreat at Oriental Land, located at the end of Line 17. This is Inkwell’s biggest event each year, and I always love the energy of seeing Inkwell writers gather together in one place to learn more about writing. To see what retreat looks like, you…
Guidelines for the Inkwell Fiction Contest
Inkwell Short Fiction Contest 2025 Who can enter the contest? You may enter the contest if you are an Inkwell member and live in China. What is the theme? Participants are required to submit an original piece of writing suitable on a given theme. The theme of the contest is “It didn`t have to be…
Inkwell Summer Fiction Contest
We are thrilled to announce thatInkwell is launching an exciting new short story contest! As an aspiring author, I very often experience moments when I don’t quite know what to say. It’s strange, isn’t it? We rely on words to express our thoughts, yet sometimes there just aren’t enough of them — or the right ones —…
Inkwell Seoul Gets Started
Inkwell Seoul hosted its first meeting and will continue to host writing and literature activities in the Seoul area. Inkwell is a grassroots organization dedicated to supporting and training writers of English-language fiction, nonfiction, and poetry while fostering a vibrant literary community. As our community grows, we remain committed to providing free, high-quality writing and…
Join Inkwell’s Retreat, November 10-12, Seven Spots Left
This fall, November 10th-12th, Inkwell will be holding its seventh retreat at Oriental Land, located at the end of Line 17. This is Inkwell’s biggest event each year, and I always love the energy of seeing Inkwell gather together in one place. Plus, I wanted to build off the success of 2021’s retreat there. Oriental Land Park is a huge space with a…
Inkwell on a Podcast
In this podcast, I speak with Dr. Ryan Thorpe from a quaint teahouse in Shanghai. Thorpe shares what bought him to China and how he founded the Inkwell, a literary collective that holds creative writing workshops in China. In addition to this Thorpe is the director of the writing program at the University of Michigan-Shanghai…
Battle of the Ballads
Inkwell is proud to put on Battle of the Ballads, this Sunday, March 26th at 6pm. Readers of literature and musicians are welcome. It will be a mix of literature and music as Inkwell comes together to have some fun. We hope to see you there!