Write in the Gallery, 2026

Write in the Gallery: 12 Months of Prompts hosted by Laura Hansen    Join us at Great River Arts once a month, for dates check the GRA online calendar, stop by GRA, or call 320-632-0960.  Write in the gallery.  Be inspired by the art.  Meet other writers.  A facilitator will provide opening prompts otherwise there will be self directed writing time for you to create.  This program is free and open to the public and for teens and adults. Laura Hansen is the author of the Stevens Poetry Manuscript Prize collection, Midnight River. Her most recent books are Waiting Rooms; My Breast Cancer Journey in Poems and The Night Journey; Stories and Poems. Published in numerous regional journals, Laura has judged poetry contests for Central Lakes College, The Talking Stick Literary Journal and Brainerd Writers Alliance among others.  Laura is a two time Grand Prize Winner in the League of Minnesota Annual Poetry Contest and a three time Five Wings Arts Council Grant Recipient. She is on the Lifetime Arts Creative Aging Roster of Teaching Artists and has served on the boards of Great River Arts and The Five Wings Arts Council. A graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, Laura owned an independent bookstore for twenty years and has wored at her local library.