Writing is a solitary endeavor, but smart writers come together to share their work, support each other through challenges, and hold each other to account. ROOT Writers makes the solitary more of a family affair. Our family has been six for many years: Susan Thibadeau, Jolene McIlwain, Gale McGloin, Joann Kielar, Lauri Grotstein, and Michelle Belan.
In February of 2024, ROOT Writers suffered the incalculable loss of one of its founding members, Gale McGloin, and within this website you can find tributes to Gale as well as some of Gale’s writing. She died before completing her novel, working title Ferncliff, but in the coming months, we hope to present at least a portion of the novel, if we can do so in a way that makes sense.
