Our mission: To create and sustain a community of writers of all levels and backgrounds who share, encourage and nurture literary and other creative arts for the benefit of the community at large.
All are Welcome!
All are Welcome!
The Annual EPIC Writing Contest Has Ended!To view any of the winning entries, click on the EPIC Writing Contest tab at the top of this page, and select one of the links beneath that tab. Congratulations to all the winners, and thanks to all who entered EPIC's 2023 Writing Contest!
Photos from the Celebration will post soon...in the meantime, check them out HERE! Adult Prose
First Place ~ Ed Cornachio - A Turbid Tide Second Place ~ Margo Cunningham - Lesser-Known Facts About Cows Honorable Mention ~ Laurie Zaleski - Travels With Ariel: What's Up in Baker Lake? Honorable Mention ~ Edith Satterwhite - BFF Honorable Mention ~ Caryn Schutzler - Fledgling Adult Poetry First Place ~ James Backstrom - The Spring Cleaning Second Place ~ Jean Dubois - Elysian Fields Honorable Mention ~ Dan Gilchrist - Garden of Bones Student Prose First Place ~ Alexandria Carroll - The Lake Second Place ~ Roan McAuley - The Wind Student Poetry First Place ~ Annabelle Yenter - Morning Jazz Second Place ~ Finn Lunstrum - When The Ocean Went Still Honorable Mention ~ Jillian Baer - so where did you grow up? Honorable Mention ~ Zachary Lee - My Grace 
Attention EPIC Members: Good news to share?
Have a recent writing triumph... Contest placing? Article published? Book launch? No matter how small you think they are, each is an important part of a writer's life and you've worked hard to achieve them. We love to get the word out about our members' accomplishments.
Submit your member news and a photo to epicnews@yahoo.com. Pssst: not an EPIC member? Click HERE to join.) Do you love to write and want to improve your writing chops?
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EPIC Group Writers on Instagram
Do you have an Instagram account? If not, you are missing out on weekly inspiration to keep you up to date with what our members are up to and some extra motivation to keep your own writing on track. Every post will revolve around the following ideas: EPIC Writing Prompts, EPIC First Lines, Humor about the Writing Life, Publicity for our Members and their Publications, EPIC Craft Books, a Poem of the Day, and much more. We hope it becomes a daily stop for you in between zoom calls and doom scrolling on the internet. Keep your chin up and your pens on the page. We encourage you to follow us: @Epicgroupwiters and #epicgroupwriters.
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We Stand in Solidarity
We want to assure our members and the public we serve that our core values are rooted in diversity and inclusion. As a writing organization made up of community members, EPIC GROUP WRITERS is dedicated to providing a safe place for writers of all colors to voice their sense of grief, rage and fear and for the rest of us to listen to their stories and reflect on their experiences.
In addition, as a community of writers and artists, we will actively search for ways for all our members to create and share their dreams through listening, expressing, and finding words to build a better future.
We want to assure our members and the public we serve that our core values are rooted in diversity and inclusion. As a writing organization made up of community members, EPIC GROUP WRITERS is dedicated to providing a safe place for writers of all colors to voice their sense of grief, rage and fear and for the rest of us to listen to their stories and reflect on their experiences.
In addition, as a community of writers and artists, we will actively search for ways for all our members to create and share their dreams through listening, expressing, and finding words to build a better future.
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EPIC Group Writers, as part of the new Edmonds Creative District, is delighted to use the district’s new logo (on the left) on our website and promotional material. A certified Creative District is a geographically defined area of cultural and economic activity recognized by the State of Washington as a place for people to gather and enjoy their community’s arts, culture, and creativity. The innovation and ingenuity within the district celebrate the community’s creative diversity and foster economic vitality. EPIC definitely adds to the mix of businesses and other arts and culture groups in Edmonds!
You as members have helped create this honor. Thank you! |