One of Speak Up’s donors is matching everything donated—up to $12,500—between November 24th and the end of the year.
12/5/25 UPDATE — $2,000 of $12,500 raised.
Thank you to that matching donor and to those who have already given to this year-end campaign. Please consider joining in today and doubling your giving impact.
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Tuesday at the Mercantile — Rock Hill153 E. White St, 2nd floor9:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday at the Matthews Public Library — Matthews230 Matthews Station St.1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Thursday in the Prayer Room — Rock Hill156 Oakland Avenue, 2nd floor2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
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Write. Read aloud if you want. Listen. Applaud.
The empty bullets are for each workshop writers to suggest prompts in realtime.
Find two unrelated objects near you and write about how they might be used together.
Pants or shorts: which one you prefer?
Write about the relationship between the weather, mood, emotions, and mental health.
Write about your name or names. Do you like your name? What does it mean? What name do you wish you could have? Why?
What was your favorite subject in High School? Why? Have you used that subject in your life? How?
Write about light and dark, lightness and darkness.
Check out From the Workshops to see delightful work from workshop writers.
Learn about the mission, values, practices, and distinctives of Speak Up Writing Communities.
Want to start a writing community? Here’s what partnership looks like to us.
Send an email directly to Executive Director Matt Shaw to start a conversation.