“Meeting with our Guild advisors: Jane Yolen, Bill Newman, Carol Connare, and Patricia Lee Lewis on Lexi Johnson’s beautiful deck. It was so impressive to hear each Straw Dog writer describe the program that they ran. Poetry critiques, non-fiction critiques, open mics in Easthampton and Longmeadow, craft workshops, writing residencies at The Mount in Lenox, Emerging writer fellowships and more. Hearing about all the writing programs really illustrated how much we have grown in 12 years.” ~ Jacqueline Sheehan, SDWG President, September 2022
