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The free Monday circle
7PM every Monday at Thrive, or on Zoom. Co-created each week with whoever is in the room. No cost.
Edwardsville, Illinois
Writing workshops and a free circle, five minutes from downtown.
The free circle meets at Thrive in Glen Carbon. Workshops come to your school or group.
Local details
Where do the Edwardsville writing groups meet?
Enter Peace runs its writing circles at Thrive Holistic Co-Working Community, 25 Glen Ed Professional Park in Glen Carbon, about five minutes from downtown Edwardsville. The Weekly Writers’ Circle meets Mondays at 7PM and also runs on Zoom for anyone who cannot travel.
Sarah Bland lives and works in Edwardsville and runs the Writers’ Circle every Monday at Thrive in Glen Carbon. The circle is open to anyone in Edwardsville, Glen Carbon and the St. Louis Metro East, with a Zoom option for anyone who cannot travel.
Three ways in
Is there a free writing group in Edwardsville?
Yes, the Enter Peace Weekly Writers’ Circle is free, meets every Monday at 7PM, and is open to anyone in the Edwardsville and Glen Carbon area. No experience is needed and you do not have to call yourself a writer to come.
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Small group workshops
Matrescence and motherhood, somatic writing, inner integration, nature and noticing, writing toward wholeness.
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One to one coaching
The 90-Minute Creative Clarity Session is $300, with a free 30 minute consultation first. In person locally, or online.
Who runs it
Who runs writing workshops near Edwardsville?
Sarah Bland runs contemplative writing workshops through Enter Peace Print and Wellness Collective. She holds two English degrees, an MA with an emphasis on Teaching Writing, and taught in classrooms for over a decade before founding the practice in 2024.
She is also a certified trauma-informed mindfulness meditation instructor and the Creative Director of Thrive Holistic Co-Working Community, where the circles meet. In March 2026 she was featured in VoyageSTL’s Rising Stars series.
Questions
You might be wondering…
Is there a free writing group in Edwardsville?
Yes, the Enter Peace Weekly Writers’ Circle is free, meets every Monday at 7PM, and is open to anyone in the Edwardsville and Glen Carbon area. No experience is needed and you do not have to call yourself a writer to come.
Who runs writing workshops near Edwardsville?
Sarah Bland runs contemplative writing workshops through Enter Peace Print and Wellness Collective. She holds two English degrees, an MA with an emphasis on Teaching Writing, and taught in classrooms for over a decade before founding the practice in 2024.
Do you work with SIUE students and staff?
Yes. The free Monday circle is open to anyone in the Edwardsville area, and the 90-Minute Creative Clarity Session is $300 with a free 30 minute consultation first.
Come on Monday at 7.
It is free, it is five minutes from downtown Edwardsville, and there is a Zoom link if you would rather stay home.