April’s Writers Night Out at Forbes Library in Northampton was a hit. Our featured reader was the amazing, brilliant, powerhouse of a poet, Michael Joshua Stewart reading from three of his collections, Break Every String, Love Something and The Bastard Children of Dharma Bums. It seems we’ve hit on the right spot for our monthly Read More
Events
Straw Dog Events
Advisors on Deck
“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, Read More
Thank You to All Who Participated in WNO Fundraiser
Thank You! This big thank you goes to our generous, big-hearted Straw Dog Writers Community. Together we raised $12,000 from 60 donors. Donations ranged from $5 to $5,000 and every donation was gratefully received. For our Writers Night Out celebration at Michelson’s Gallery, we also had donations of food and wine from Cooper’s Corner, Big Read More
Writers Night Out Kicks Off Back-In-Person at Michelson Galleries
On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, Writers Night Out returned as an in-person event with a celebration at the R. Michelson Galleries in Northampton, MA. Our 10th Writers Night Out Anniversary Fundraisers brought in over $12,000! Thank you to all our donors! We appreciate your generosity! Photo credit to Peter Wilk (top set) & Beth Read More
Writers Night Out 10th Anniversary Fundraiser Starts Today
Writers Night Out is 10 years old! Help celebrate this literary birthday during the May 3 WHO by participating in our annual fundraiser for Straw Dog Writers Guild Our goal is $25,000 from March 15 through June 7, 2022. In 2020, we raised $22,000 and at the urging of friends and supporters, we increased our Read More
Literary Halloween – Dead Writers Dance!
Gallery Dancing, Literary Costumes, Raffles, Fun Galore! Slide Show Thank you to our intern Marisa Mizzoni for editing the Ode to the Dead Writers Collection – Chapbook 2019 if you are interested in purchasing a copy for $5 please email: Becky Jones – emacjones@aol.com Read More
Bookfest, Juniper, Community!
Straw Dog Writers Guild had a wonderful weekend, attending the Juniper Literary Marketplace, and the Easthampton Bookfest, both on April 13, 2019. We had a pack of members volunteer to run the tables and help support each other in selling books and sharing our Straw Dog Writers Guild Mission. Michael Goldman, hosted an excellent poetry 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 the bare bulb that lit the stage. It was where we came to listen and be listened to — where REM, Guadalcanal Diary, Love Tractor, Read More