# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Writers Guild: Celebrating PRIDE Month!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 07 Jun, 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sun, 07 Jun, 2026 at 05:30 pm
- **Event Description**: The Writers Guild at Bloomington
First Sunday Prose Reading Series
First Sunday, June 7, 2026
4-5:30pm

The Writers Guild at Bloomington's First Sunday Prose Reading Series is celebrating PRIDE Month! Featured readers are Wesley Penland and Molly Gleeson. Open mic to follow! 

Come early for a drink or snack; shop for gifts and art! Celebrate Pride, celebrate community. As always, everyone is welcome!

Westley Penland is a spoken word poet originally from Florida, now residing in Spencer, IN.  He writes about life's most rewarding and disappointing moments and all the weird stuff in between. His debut chapbook, Confirmation of Life (Alien Buddha Press, 2024), tells of his struggles surviving conversion therapy up to his coming to terms with being a transgender man. He and his partner currently run the Natural Poet Society, a group of poets dedicated to reading poetry in the natural world, specifically in caves. 

Molly Gleeson writes both fiction and creative nonfiction.  She had a late start, beginning to write only in her late thirties while living in China.  After returning from teaching overseas, Molly began writing more seriously and is grateful for her writing communities, including many writing groups, Women Writing for a Change and the Writers Guild.  In January, her essay "Two Sides of the Same Coin" was published in Post Road Magazine.  She has a forthcoming short story being published in an anthology with the theme of "Endings" for Wordrunner eChapbooks. In 2020, she won Grand Prize in the Midnight Oil Magazine's short story contest, which also garnered a Pushcart Prize nomination.  In 2024, she created a local author book fair for the Writers Guild, and in 2025, she spearheaded bringing best-selling author Aminatta Forna to Bloomington for a talk at the Monroe County Public Library.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bloomington/writers-guild-celebrating-pride-month/200030010879501
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, lgbt-pride, contests, open-mic, spoken-word
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 18

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Bloomington
- **state**: IN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 615 W. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, United States, Indiana 47404
- **lat**: 39.16645
- **long**: -86.54052
- **full address**: 615 W. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, United States, Indiana 47404

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Writers Guild: Celebrating PRIDE Month! being held?
  - **A:** Writers Guild: Celebrating PRIDE Month! takes place on Sun, 07 Jun, 2026 at 04:00 pm to Sun, 07 Jun, 2026 at 05:30 pm at 615 W. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, United States, Indiana 47404.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Writers Guild: Celebrating PRIDE Month!?
  - **A:** Writers Guild: Celebrating PRIDE Month! is organized by Juniper Art Gallery.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Writers Guild: Celebrating PRIDE Month! is ideal for aspiring performers, spoken word artists, budding comedians, and audiences who love discovering raw, unpolished talent in an intimate and supportive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Bloomington, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Writers Guild: Celebrating PRIDE Month! sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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