The MWPA’s GATHER encourages members (and their friends!) to meet and mingle with fellow members in one of eight (8!) locations around Maine for camaraderie and conversation. There is no agenda to GATHER besides getting together with your community of fellow writers to talk writing, reading, and life.

While GATHER events are not open readings, manuscript exchanges, or organized writing-prompt sessions, they are opportunities for literary-minded folks to meet and plan any of those things, and more.

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BANGOR
Host: Annaliese Jakimides & Sarah Twombly (amamama@usa.net / wingrobb@gmail.com)
Location: Nocturnem Draft Haus (56 Main St)

BELFAST
Host: Judy Kaber (jkaber1948@gmail.com)
Location: Darby’s (155 High St)

BIDDEFORD
Host: David Arenstam (david.arenstam@cityviewpress.com)
Location: Elements (265 Main St)

BRUNSWICK
Host: John Beaudoin (jebeaudoin@gmail.com)
Location:  The Brunswick Inn (165 Park Row)

DAMARISCOTTA  
Host: Jodi Paloni & Warren Riess (jodipaloni@gmail.com / riess@maine.edu)
Location: Damariscotta River Grill (155 Main St)

LUBEC
Host: JD Rule & Stephanie Gough (jdrule@lubecscribbler.com / stephgough@gmail.com)
Location: Lubec Brewing Company (41 Water St)

PORTLAND 
Host: Marita O’Neill (marita_oneill@yarmouthschools.org)
Location: Bonobo (46 Pine St) 

SOUTH PORTLAND 
Host: Cheryl Gillespie (cgilles1@maine.rr.com)
Location: Snow Squall (18 Ocean St)

*BLUE HILL, FORT KENT, HALLOWELL, WATERVILLE, YORK, YARMOUTH 
There are no Gather meet-ups in these locations this month, but we hope they’ll return in the future.