Thank you to all the accomplished writers for applying to the Edith Wharton-Straw Dog Writers Guild Writers-in-Residence program at The Mount. The Selection Committee is pleased to announce the residents, Read More
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Announcing the 2025 Emerging Writer Fellow
Congratulations to Darlene Elias (memoir, creative nonfiction) who has been selected as the 2025 Emerging Writer Fellow. Darlene Elias is an emerging writer and poet from Western Mass. She is Read More
Writers-in-Residence 2025 Finalists
The Selection Committee of the Edith Wharton-Straw Dog Writers Guild Writers-in-Residence project is pleased to announce 33 finalists from emerging writers across the United States and other countries around the Read More
Straw Dog Writers Guild Hires Executive Consultant
Straw Dog Writers Guild is pleased to announce the appointment of Patricia Pin (known to most simply as “Pin”) as Executive Consultant of the organization, a new part-time, contracted position. Read More
WriteAngles Conference post Conference
WriteAngles Conference made a spectacular return to western Massachusetts on Saturday, April 6, 2024. Shanta Lee accepted the Abel Meeropol Social Justice Award and gave an inspiring keynote address to the Read More
Conference Update: New Keynote & Award Winner
WriteAngles has a new keynote speaker! We are delighted to welcome Shanta Lee to the conference, where she will accept the Abel Meeropol Social Justice Writing Award and give the Read More
Important Update for WriteAngles Conference
Shanta Lee, award-winning author and visual artist, will accept the Abel Meeropol Social Justice Writing Award and give the keynote address at the WriteAngles Conference on April 6, 2024, at Read More
Tickets are going fast for WriteAngles Conference
It’s just a few short weeks until WriteAngles: a Straw Dog Writers Guild Conference, and tickets are going fast. Only a couple dozen seats remain available and a few agent Read More
WriteAngles: keynote speaker awards and inspiration
WriteAngles: keynote speaker, awards, and inspiration By Ellen Meeropol Registration is now open for the April 6, 2024 WriteAngles Conference. As the ticket sales increase day by day, my thoughts Read More
Registration Now Open for WriteAngles Conference
Registration is now open for WriteAngles Writers Conference, a project of Straw Dog Writers Guild. The one-day conference will be held on April 6, 2024, at the Northampton Center for Read More