The Garden of Neuro Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We build the rooms where people find their own writing, publish it, and learn to lead others toward theirs.
We envision a world where all voices are seen and heard.
The Garden began as a room where women could speak and be heard. That is still the whole idea. Everything the Institute runs is a version of that room, built so that the price of admission never decides who gets in.
Those rooms take several forms now. Conversations that change how people see a difficult subject. Publications and a press that carry new work to readers. Courses in the craft of writing and in the practice of leading other writers toward theirs.
Our community practices deliberative conversations, sociocratic decision making, and collective projects for the benefit of all engaged members. We share wisdom through book clubs, Kitchen Table Talks, free and paid courses, and collaborative work.
Four rooms, each doing a different part of the same work.
Our publishing arm. We take manuscripts from writers who would not otherwise reach print, edit them properly, and publish them under contract. Authors keep their rights and their royalties. Anthology submissions are open through Submittable to writers anywhere in the world.
Visit Institute Publishing Send us your workOur literary magazine of short stories, poetry and art, alongside twelve active publications on Medium covering contemplation, craft, poetry and ideas.
Read EmergentLive small-group courses in craft, memoir, mystery and the working habits that keep a writer writing.
See what is runningOpen gatherings where the community reads together and talks things through, with decisions made collectively rather than handed down.
Join a conversationDevelopmental editing for writers preparing a manuscript, offered without the fees that usually put this help out of reach.
Ask about working togetherFour commitments that hold every one of our spaces open.
They apply to everyone equally, from a first-time writer to the executive director, and they are the reason people are willing to bring unfinished work into a room full of strangers.
A gift to the Garden funds free scholarships for poets, writers and artists, keeps our free offerings free, and lets us keep expanding the mission.
The Garden is an all-volunteer organization. Nothing you give goes to salaries.
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