Events for Members
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CANCELLED – Writers Night Out in December
Forbes Library Coolidge Museum, 20 West Street, Northampton, 01060Writers Night Out on Tuesday December 2nd has been cancelled. Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday December 2nd, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer and Straw Dog Writers Guild Emerging Writer Fellow Darlene Elias, at Forbes Library. No registration required. If you want to participate in Open Mic and read, please sign up Read More
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Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
zoomStraw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions, a 45 minute writing session, have a 15 minute discussion, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards, the Zoom room will remain open for a Read More
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Poetry Critique Meet Up in Decembber
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesPoetry Critique Meet-up on Zoom is a chance for poets to give and receive immediate constructive feedback on their poems by everyone in attendance. Learn what is working in your poems, and what may need revision. Contribute your observations to other poets. Be fascinated by the breadth of the written word. Register for Sunday December Read More
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Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
zoomStraw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions, a 45 minute writing session, have a 15 minute discussion, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards, the Zoom room will remain open for a Read More
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WRITER’S OUT LOUD OPEN MIC NIGHT
The WOW Center 105 Elm Street, Westfield, MAWRITER'S OUT LOUD OPEN MIC NIGHT Thursday December 11 • 7pm Free admission. The WOW Center, 105 Elm Street Westfield WRITERS OUT LOUD! – A FREE low-pressure, DecemberFest open mic night welcoming all, who love prose and poetry. Authors, poets and writers of every skill level are invited to share a 3–5-minute piece for Read More
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Everyone Reads Second Sundays Open Mic
zoomCome create community on second Sundays of every month 6-8pm EST with a virtual open mic on zoom. Please contact Lindsay Rockwell for zoom link if interested: emonrock@mac.com Format Focus: EVERYONE READS! Co-create and reading and listening experience that is generous, dynamic, and heart-felt. Read a 3-minute piece Brief positive responses after readers share Listeners Read More
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Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
zoomStraw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions, a 45 minute writing session, have a 15 minute discussion, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards, the Zoom room will remain open for a Read More
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12th Annual Author Showcase: A Celebration of Members’ Books
Forbes Library Coolidge Museum, 20 West Street, Northampton, 01060Save the date for the 12th Annual Author showcase! Twelve readers will have five minutes each to read from their work. Books will be available for purchase at this in-person event.
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Writers Tools: Scrivener, MS Word and Google Docs
North Amherst Library Community Room 8 Montague Rd, Amherst, MA, United StatesA lecture/discussion of three common tools used by writers: Grammerly’s scrivener, Microsoft’s Word, and Google’s Docs. North Amherst Library Community Room February 4th, 7-8:30 pm The presentation will demonstrate the various strengths and weaknesses of the three tools, using either a display projector or screen sharing in zoom. The presenter will provide recommendation Read More