The Writers Forum, a program committee of the Arts Council which was created in 2001 to adopt Inside Passages, and is looking at other ways it could foster the literary arts in Ketchikan.  The mission statement of the Ketchikan Writers Forum is as follows:

• to encourage written expression by providing residents of the greater Ketchikan area an opportunity and an avenue for creative endeavors;
• to foster education, understanding and appreciation for writing and literature by promoting the development of cultural opportunities, instruction and events;
• to build communication among local writers in order to establish a nurturing and productive venue for creative writing;
• to build community support for the literary arts.