What we’re about
Rochester Writers serves new, working, and published writers. We host writing groups, conferences, and workshops in Michigan. The network includes authors and novelists, journalists and reporters, poets, songwriters, and bloggers. We welcome fiction and non-fiction writers.
Rochester Writers runs the Freelance Marketplace Writers' Group. It meets on the third Tuesday of the month on Zoom at 7:30 p.m. to Discuss the Business of Writing.
Our signature Fall event is the Rochester Writers' Conference in October at Oakland University, in the heart of Southeast Michigan. The conference attracts attendees from several states and Canada. This is a general writers' conference with workshops, lectures, and panel discussions for fiction, non-fiction, and business concepts.
With a diverse community of speakers, Rochester Writers hosts special workshops and events at a variety of venues, such as public libraries, in the surrounding area. This includes our annual Rochester Author Fair held on Shop Small Saturday (Thanksgiving weekend) at the Rochester Hills Public Library.
Professional development presentations are available on request.
Rochester Writers also hosts a writing contest throughout the year. A nominal fee to enter with prizes and recognition. Several categories to choose from.
If you're an author, freelance journalist, blogger, poet, songwriter, etc. and you want to tune your craft, promote your talent, and sell your work, please join us for one of our many events. Please visit our website for more details: http://www.RochesterWriters.com
Upcoming events
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Rochester Author Fair and Book Sale
Rochester Hills Public Library, 500 Olde Towne Road, Rochester, MI, USRochester Hills Public Library and Rochester Writers will showcase 20 Local Authors for the Seventh Annual Rochester Author Fair and Book Sale on Saturday, November 29, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Give the Gift of Reading for the Holidays
Squeezed between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is the Rochester Author & Book Fair on Shop Small Saturday. Book lovers from across Southeast Michigan can delight in connecting with some of their favorite authors, meeting new writers, and perhaps catching some creative inspiration of their own at the Annual Rochester Author and Book Fair hosted by Rochester Writers and Rochester Hills Public Library.
Support Local, Shop Local, Read Local
Twenty Michigan authors will be on hand to discuss their books, share their love of writing, and to sign copies of their latest books. The event features a mix of traditionally published and indie published authors from a variety of genres, including children’s fiction, adult fiction, and nonfiction titles. This popular local literary event takes place in the library’s Multipurpose Room from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It’s a perfect opportunity to shop for anyone on your holiday gift-giving list this year.
2025 Authors, their Hometown, and Primary Genre:
- Noelle Borgia, Washington, Self Help
- Sue Tabashnik, Walled Lake, Performing Arts
- Meghan Monarch, Chesterfield, Romance
- Karen Tintori, West Bloomfield, Thriller
- Gertrude Daly, Farmington Hills, Story Story
- Jana` Chantel, Westland, Dystopian
- Katherine Billings Palmer, Garden City, Memoir
- Carol Nickles, Ypsilanti, Historical Fiction
- Stacy N. Elliott, Kimball, Literary Fiction
- Donald Levin, Ferndale, Historical Fiction
- Keith D. Wunderlich, Troy, Nonfiction
- Shelby Stewart-Soldan, Oxford, Young Adult
- C.R. Johnson, Harper Woods, Picture Book
- Candace Mattia, Rochester, Picture Book
- Wendy Byard, Metamora, Mystery
- Heather Buchanan, Detroit, Historical Fiction
- Endeah Canty, Southeast Michigan, Picture Book
- Lardell Spratt, Eastpointe, Picture Book
- M.C. Johnson, Troy, Self Help
- Mary Healy Zaleski, Rochester Hills, Picture Book
1 attendee
•OnlineFreelance Marketplace Writers' Group: The Business of Writing
OnlineThis meeting is online using Zoom. It's FREE, EASY, and SECURE. You will need a webcam and microphone to interact. The official link for the meeting will be emailed at or near the meeting start time. Before you join the meeting, you will be asked for permission to use your camera and microphone - just follow the prompts.
This Rochester based group is open to new, working, and published writers, photographers, and illustrators (however we're mostly writers). All genres welcome and free to attend. We are not a critique group - we discuss the business of writing. We meet the third Tuesday of the month - come once, once in a while, or every time - hope you will join us.
More information available at https://www.rochesterwriters.com2 attendees- •Online
Freelance Marketplace Writers' Group: The Business of Writing
OnlineThis meeting is online using Zoom. It's FREE, EASY, and SECURE. You will need a webcam and microphone to interact. The official link for the meeting will be emailed at or near the meeting start time. Before you join the meeting, you will be asked for permission to use your camera and microphone - just follow the prompts.
This Rochester based group is open to new, working, and published writers, photographers, and illustrators (however we're mostly writers). All genres welcome and free to attend. We are not a critique group - we discuss the business of writing. We meet the third Tuesday of the month - come once, once in a while, or every time - hope you will join us.
More information available at https://www.rochesterwriters.com2 attendees - •Online
Freelance Marketplace Writers' Group: The Business of Writing
OnlineThis meeting is online using Zoom. It's FREE, EASY, and SECURE. You will need a webcam and microphone to interact. The official link for the meeting will be emailed at or near the meeting start time. Before you join the meeting, you will be asked for permission to use your camera and microphone - just follow the prompts.
This Rochester based group is open to new, working, and published writers, photographers, and illustrators (however we're mostly writers). All genres welcome and free to attend. We are not a critique group - we discuss the business of writing. We meet the third Tuesday of the month - come once, once in a while, or every time - hope you will join us.
More information available at https://www.rochesterwriters.com2 attendees
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