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
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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
In case you were wondering about the Abel Meeropol Social Justice Writing Award….
I’d like to tell you the story of this award and why Straw Dog Writers Guild created it. Like most stories, it’s not easy to know where to begin. Maybe Read More
Every Good Book is a Mystery, Even When it’s Not -By Heather Webb
I’ve been studying bestselling novels of late. I’m trying to get a feel for what is working and why; suss out the author’s special sauce that seems to be Read More
Becky Jones on Summer Writing Goals
Setting your summer writing goals and our recent Roundtable Discussion Eight of us met on Saturday, June 10th to talk about our summer writing goals. Our goals ranged from the Read More
SDWG Writing Residencies
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE a new benefit for our members— the Straw Dog Writers Guild Writing Residencies at Patchwork Farm Retreat. A Straw Dog Writing Residency will include 6 Read More
Blog by Christopher J. Sparks
Like any writer, I know how important craft can be. Straw Dog Writer’s Guild, a group of the Valley’s own writing talent, offers workshops by our, often quite accomplished, neighbors. In mid-March, I Read More
“What sustains you as a writer?”
Two writers tell us what they got out of participating in Straw Dog’s first Writers Roundtable -held February 11th. The topic was “What sustains you as a writer?” – The next Roundtable Read More