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Emerging Writers in Residence 2025

Emerging Writers in Residence 2025

Posted on December 11, 2024December 18, 2024

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

Announcing the 2025 Emerging Writer Fellow

Announcing the 2025 Emerging Writer Fellow

Posted on November 13, 2024November 13, 2024

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

Writers-in-Residence 2025 Finalists

Posted on November 13, 2024November 13, 2024

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 Hires Executive Consultant

Posted on October 11, 2024October 14, 2024

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

Posted on April 17, 2024

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

Posted on March 25, 2024

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

Posted on March 22, 2024

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

Posted on March 18, 2024

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

Posted on February 16, 2024

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 Now Open for WriteAngles Conference

Posted on January 17, 2024January 17, 2024

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

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