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At Lemon Grove Writers, our mission is to provide generative and inspiring support for writers at every stage of their journey. We offer workshops, mentorship, and support designed to inspire creativity, enhance craft, and help writers prioritize writing in their lives.
What We Offer:
Free Writing Sprints: Free, timed writing sessions designed to boost productivity and creativity. Sign Up!
Workshops: Interactive and engaging workshops for poets and fiction writers. (Coming soon!)
1:1 Mentorship: One-on-one guidance from experienced writers who provide personalized feedback and support. (Coming soon!)
Feedback and Editing Services: Professional feedback and editing to help refine and polish your work. (Coming soon!)
Who We Are:
Jessica Lohafer lives in Washington. Her work has appeared in Ghost Parachute, The Sweet Tree Review, Drunk in the Midnight Choir, Nailed Magazine, and Red Sky: Poetry on the Global Epidemic of Violence Against Women. Her collection of poetry, What’s Left to Be Done, was published by Radical Lunchbox Press in 2009. In 2020, she released the edited anthology, Allow the Light: The Lost Poems of Jack McCarthy.
She has served as the Program Director for Poetry in Public Education, bringing writing workshops to schools throughout the Pacific Northwest, and previously hosted the Write Riot Poetry Slam. Jessica received her MFA in poetry from Western Washington University in 2014.
Caitlin Morris is a writer, editor, and educator with an MFA in Creative Writing from Western Washington University. She currently teaches writing and literature at Bellevue College and Highline College. Caitlin’s fiction has been featured in The Copperfield Review's historical fiction anthology, Halfway Down the Stairs, Jersey Devil Press, and Ghost Parachute. She is the cohost of the Hercule Poirot book club podcast, Poirot Pals.
Megan Nichols is the author of the chapbook Animal Unfit (Belle Point Press, 2023). Her poems have appeared in The Threepenny Review, Poetry Daily, Plume, and elsewhere. She was a finalist for Write Bloody’s 2021 Jack McCarthy Book Prize and the 2024 Peseroff Poetry Prize. She serves as Managing Editor at Variant Literature and is the host of What We Aim To Do, a podcast about vocation.
Why "Lemon Grove"?
Lemon Grove Writers is a playful nod to our last names—Lohafer, Morris, Nichols. We met and bonded over our shared love of writing, and we aim to bring that same sense of connection and creativity to everything we offer. We believe a writing practice is something to be cultivated. Just as a lemon tree needs care and attention to bear fruit, your creative impulses need dedication and nurturing to flourish. We support writers by offering free writing sprints and paid feedback and craft workshops, providing the tools and environment needed to grow your craft. Plus, we couldn't resist all the pun opportunities. 🍋