"The room was lively the night I read, the audience made up of mostly writers, asking the kin of questions that people who understand the craft ask, listening, sharing their own work, supporting each other's endeavors. The Rural America Writers' Center is a marvelous and vibrant gathering place."

- Danielle Sosin, author of The Long-Shining Waters

"The Rural America Writers' Center has a library and a warm fireplace. It is a place for the challenge of poetry and story. It is a place for people who are working their craft. The RAWC inspires me. It is a place to share my work and a place for me to enjoy the creativity of other local writers."

- Peter Allen, attendee of Third Wednesday Reading Series

In January, 2012, I was invited to read at the Third Wednesday reading series in Plainview. A crowd of old friends and new faces had gathered to hear me read and to share their own work. And what a pleasure it was to be welcomed into it.

After reading, after a bit of socializing came the drive home. For many miles, I was alone on the empty back roads, a fierce wind blowing wisps of snow across the night sky. As I traveled farther into the night, I thought that the world was a better place than it had been previously, that a gathering of writers might possible repair some of what has been broken.

- Scott King, author of All Graced in Green