DON'T WRITE ALONE.
We are a community of midlife women who write.
We bring women together through community and learning opportunities to tell their stories.
- WORKSHOPS
- SUBSTACK
- WRITING GROUPS
- MEMBERSHIP
- CLASSES
- WORKSHOPS
- SUBSTACK
- CO-WRITING
- COACHING
THE MESSY MIDDLE — AND BEYOND — IS HARD..
You’re ready to tell your story.
And you don't want to go it alone.  We specialize in amplifying the voices of midlife women who write, and collaboration and community are the cornerstone of our mission.
WEEKLY EVENTS
Workshops
We offer weekly live, interactive Zoom workshops led by midlife instructors, writers, and other experts.
OUR MEMBERSHIP COMMUNITY
MidCircle
Our community includes a library of our workshops, weekly events, co-writing sessions, critique and freewriting opportunities, and discounts on our groups and classes.Â
WORK WITHÂ US
Coaching
Get one-on-one support at any stage of the writing process, whether you're looking to start a writing practice, edit an essay, write a book, or publish a Substack.
Former HerStories writing group participant:
"I find the writing workshops, seminars, lessons, and community of the HerStories writing community to be some of the most generative, creative times of my writing year. When I am feeling depleted or in a rut, I check their offerings to find out what I’m missing and reengage with the community. These women have captured the magic of small group work, supportive (universally supportive!) community, and bring experts to present sessions that somehow say exactly what I need to hear at that moment."
CO-FOUNDERS AND CO-EDITORS
Hi, we're Jessica and Stephanie!
Jessica Smock and Stephanie Sprenger met online as “blogging friends” and then founded the HerStories Project in 2013.
We’ve published five essay collections, led dozens of writing groups, and have taught writing to hundreds of female writers over the past several years. It’s been our joy to work with midlife writers just like you. Our lives of juggling family and jobs and writing are much like yours. We know what it’s like, as midlife women, to want to carve out space in our lives for just ourselves..
We are here for you every step of your writing journey.
From our workshops with guest instructors to our writing classes and groups and our monthly membership, we support writers of all backgrounds and experience levels.
UPCOMING
 Workshops
FREEÂ GUIDE
Want to tell your story with a personal essay?
Get a PDF of our free online Personal Essay Writing checklists. These lists will help you brainstorm, write, and revise a personal essay for publication. This guide is taken straight from our Personal Essay Writing Workshop..
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Subscribe to our Substack, Midstory.
