On my first day of service at the Haven House, a transitional housing program for homeless women and children, the social worker put her hand on my shoulder and said, Read More
Posts by Straw Dog Writers Guild
PICKETING HOME BY ELLEN MEEROPOL
Originally published in Fired Up! Green Fire Writers When the picketing started at Glen Echo Amusement Park, I was 14 and my mother wouldn’t let me go. “It’s too dangerous,” Read More
The Generosity of Literary Citizens by Ellen Meeropol
May 1 was the last Valley Gives Day — at least in this incarnation of the regional online nonprofit extravaganza — and Straw Dog Writers Guild participated, for the third Read More
2018 March Medley Writing Workshops by Carla M. Cooke
I enjoyed participating in all four of the Straw Dog Writers Guild’s 2018 March Medley Workshops. The collaboration between SDWG and the Northampton Center for the Arts allowed me to Read More
Blessings to Certain Spaces
When I was an undergrad in Athens, GA, the 40-Watt Club was the magnet that drew musicians and poets together. It was our shared space, our common ground, named after Read More
Meet Our New Intern: Jamie Haines
I am a senior at Westfield State University studying English with a concentration in writing. My dream for after graduation in May is to work in publishing by day Read More
Reflections on Writing for Social Justice Roundtable by Jan Maher
At the recent Straw Dog Writers’ Guild roundtable on writing for social justice, we were asked to consider our biggest fear in writing work that challenges the status quo. Make Read More
Reflections on Writing Residency by two Straw Dog Members
Bernadette with Patricia (owner of Patchwork Retreat) Writers Desk in Eagles Nest Desk Buddy SD Coffee Many details of Patchwork Rainy day run The Sound of Silence by Bernadette Duncan Read More
Abel Meeropol Social Justice Writing Award Event
Patricia Smith awarded the Abel Meeropol Social Justice Writing Award by SDWG Board President Ellen Meeropol & Robert Meeropol Patricia Smith Robert Meeropol SDWG Board President Ellen Meeropol and Advisory Read More
High School Scholarship Recipient 2017
Emily Dean is a first-year student at Greenfield Community College studying liberal arts. Emily loves reading, writing, and taking pictures with her friends. She is very grateful to have Read More