The Writers' Colony Write Now Podcast Logo

About Write Now Podcast

Since opening its doors to writers in 2000, The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow has made a lasting impact on the arts and literary communities providing uninterrupted residency time for novice and accomplished writers of all genres, including culinary, composers, and artists, without discrimination. Our podcast features some of the over 1,400 writers from 48 states and 12 countries who have stayed at The Writers’ Colony, and it delves into their lives and what writing means to them.

Podcast Episodes

9 December 2025

Letting Go and Living Fully with Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, the 2009-13 Kansas Poet Laureate, is a writer, teacher, facilitator, coach, and consultant…

23 November 2025

Esme Weijun Wang Coaches How to Write Beyond Limitations

Esmé Weijun Wang, a New York Times-bestselling and award-winning author of The Collected Schizophrenias and…

26 October 2025

Haints for Halloween with Gotham Writers Workshop Instructor Lyndsey Ellis

Lyndsey Ellis is a writer, editor, and teaching artist who crafts speculative fiction and longform…

17 August 2025

Journalist Lisa Braxton's New Memoir

Podcast Description Lisa Braxton shares poignant moments behind writing her memoir, Dancing Between the Raindrops.…

24 July 2025

Bookmarked: A Jazz Age Jubilee 2025

Celebrating Writers' Colony's 25th year at the 2025 Gala and fundraiser with Authors' Row, hosted…

24 June 2025

David Newcomer IV Discusses His WWII Memoir, MAIL CALL

Retired Navy Officer David Newcomer goes behind the scenes of his debut memoir, MAIL CALL,…

16 June 2025

Phyllis Unterschuetz Discusses Writing Challenging Memoirs

Creative nonfiction writer and storyteller Phyllis Unterschuetz discusses co-authoring Longing: Stories of Racial Healing, a…

14 June 2025

Cathie English Shares Her Tribute Memoir with WCDH

Dr. Cathie English, Professor of English at Missouri State University and formerly an English and…

19 May 2025

Tiffany Mi, Poet and Curator of Collective Memory

WCDH interviews Tiffany Mi on site during her residency about her poetry as well as…