The Monday Writers

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The cover of The Monday Writers' book. If you would like to read the club's short stories and poems, please visit the Champaign County Historical Archives. 

The Monday Writers was an organization that formed on March 10, 1959 by six women who enjoyed writing. At meetings, members would share their works and hold workshops, various programs and special events. In 1983, one of the members had the idea of creating a book of their work. In 1984, the book was published with a selection of poems and short stories. The writings that make up the Monday Writers' book cover diverse topics, such as one member's submission about their appreciation of the natural world and another's ode to their mother-in-law.

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This short article announcing a celebration of the Monday Writers' fourth anniversary was published in the Champaign-Urbana Courier in March 1963.