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SUMMARY:Second Sundays Virtual Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Come create community on second Sundays of every month 6-8pm EST with a virtual open mic on zoom.\nPlease contact Lindsay Rockwell for zoom link if interested: emonrock@mac.com \nFormat Focus: EVERYONE READS! \n\nCo-create and reading and listening experience that is generous\, dynamic\, and heart-felt.\nRead a 3-minute piece\nBrief positive responses after readers share\nListeners welcome
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/15452/2026-08-09
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out in August with Phyllis St. George
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday August 4th\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Phyllis St. George\, at Forbes Library. No registration required. If you want to participate in Open Mic and read\, please sign up by 5:50pm. Ten names will be randomly selected. Each reader will have five minutes. The second half of the evening showcases our Featured Reader. \nHosted by Jacqueline Sheehan\, Rick Paar and Beth Filson. \nPhyllis St. George is a poet\, writer\, and filmmaker. Her short story\, “View from the Watchtower\,” is featured in Anthology 5 of Running Wild Press. Her poetry has appeared in the Hiram Poetry Review and Sinister Wisdom. Her villanelle won 3rd Place in the 2019 Palm Beach Poetry Festival Tech Effect Poetry Contest. She produced and directed two short films\, Plastics and The Therapy Killings. Her digital artwork “Monsters in the Deep” is found in the Bonemilk Collective Vol II by Gutslut Press. \nhttps://www.writersspringforth.com/
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-august-4
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Readings,Writers Night Out
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SUMMARY:Open Mic at WOW in Westfield
DESCRIPTION: FREE\, low-pressure\, 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 WOW’s newest series celebrating the spoken word\, produced with the Straw Dog Writers Guild and Whip City Wordsmiths. \nThis program will happen each month on the 3rd Thursday. \nCheck back here for special theme events and more! \nReaders sign up on a first-come basis\, when the doors open. Be an audience member or perhaps share your favorite fiction/non-fiction or poetry selection. Beverages available. Right on!!!! \n\n\n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/open-mic-at-wow-in-westfield-2/2026-07-16
LOCATION:The WOW Center\, 105 Elm Street\, Westfield\, MA
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T200000
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SUMMARY:Second Sundays Virtual Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Come create community on second Sundays of every month 6-8pm EST with a virtual open mic on zoom.\nPlease contact Lindsay Rockwell for zoom link if interested: emonrock@mac.com \nFormat Focus: EVERYONE READS! \n\nCo-create and reading and listening experience that is generous\, dynamic\, and heart-felt.\nRead a 3-minute piece\nBrief positive responses after readers share\nListeners welcome
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/15452/2026-07-12
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out in July
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday July 7th\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Michael Parzymieso\, at Forbes Library. No registration required. If you want to participate in Open Mic and read\, please sign up by 5:50pm. Ten names will be randomly selected. Each reader will have five minutes. The second half of the evening showcases our Featured Reader. \nHosted by Jacqueline Sheehan\, Rick Paar and Beth Filson. \nMichael Parzymiseso lives in Buffalo\, NY but he grew up in New England and has written for local\, regional\, and national magazines. His debut novel\, The Dale\, has been the subject of newspaper articles\, radio\, and podcasts in New York and Massachusetts as well as featured on Steve Harper\, and NPR’s The Fabulous 413. \nHe is the Queset House Author in Residence in North Easton Mass for July.  \nMichael will be on tour this summer in Detroit\, Toronto\, Hamilton\, Pittsburgh\, Boston\, Buffalo\, and throughout New York and New England. He is also the organizer of Books and Bottles at Black Birch Vineyard in Hatfield\, MA. \nWhen he is not writing his second novel or on the road touring he teaches English at Lafayette High School in Buffalo\, New York.  \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-july-7
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Readings,Writers Night Out
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SUMMARY:Second Sundays Virtual Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Come create community on second Sundays of every month 6-8pm EST with a virtual open mic on zoom.\nPlease contact Lindsay Rockwell for zoom link if interested: emonrock@mac.com \nFormat Focus: EVERYONE READS! \n\nCo-create and reading and listening experience that is generous\, dynamic\, and heart-felt.\nRead a 3-minute piece\nBrief positive responses after readers share\nListeners welcome
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/15452/2026-06-14
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T210000
DTSTAMP:20260303T175458Z
CREATED:20260225T205155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T175458Z
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SUMMARY:Open Mic at WOW in Westfield
DESCRIPTION:A FREE\, low-pressure\, 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 WOW’s newest series celebrating the spoken word\, produced with the Straw Dog Writers Guild and Whip City Wordsmiths. \nThis program will happen each month on the 2nd Thursday. \nCheck back here for special theme events and more! \nReaders sign up on a first-come basis\, when the doors open. Be an audience member or perhaps share your favorite fiction/non-fiction or poetry selection. Beverages available. Right on!!!! \n\n\n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/open-mic-at-wow-in-westfield/2026-06-11
LOCATION:The WOW Center\, 105 Elm Street\, Westfield\, MA
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260602T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260602T200000
DTSTAMP:20260307T222126Z
CREATED:20260307T222126Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out in June
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday June 2nd\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Ellen Meeropol\, at Forbes Library. No registration required. If you want to participate in Open Mic and read\, please sign up by 5:50pm. Ten names will be randomly selected. Each reader will have five minutes. The second half of the evening showcases our Featured Reader. \nHosted by Jacqueline Sheehan\, Rick Paar and Beth Filson. \nEllen Meeropol is the author of six novels\, Sometimes an Island\, The Lost Women of Azalea Court\, Her Sister’s Tattoo\, Kinship of Clover\, On Hurricane Island\, and House Arrest\, and guest editor for the anthology Dreams for a Broken World. Essay and story publications include Ms. Magazine\, Lilith\, The Writer Magazine\, The Boston Globe\, Solstice Magazine\, and Guernica. Her work has been a finalist for the Sarton Women’s Prize\, longlisted for a Massachusetts Book Award\, and selected by the Women’s National Book Association as a Great Group Reads. Ellen lives in western Massachusetts\, where she is a founding mother of Straw Dog Writers Guild and on the planning committee for the WriteAngles Writers Conference.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-june-5
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Readings,Writers Night Out
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260514T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260514T210000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T175458Z
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SUMMARY:Open Mic at WOW in Westfield
DESCRIPTION:A FREE\, low-pressure\, 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 WOW’s newest series celebrating the spoken word\, produced with the Straw Dog Writers Guild and Whip City Wordsmiths. \nThis program will happen each month on the 2nd Thursday. \nCheck back here for special theme events and more! \nReaders sign up on a first-come basis\, when the doors open. Be an audience member or perhaps share your favorite fiction/non-fiction or poetry selection. Beverages available. Right on!!!! \n\n\n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/open-mic-at-wow-in-westfield/2026-05-14
LOCATION:The WOW Center\, 105 Elm Street\, Westfield\, MA
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260510T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260510T200000
DTSTAMP:20260216T233509Z
CREATED:20251206T133213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T233509Z
UID:10001810-1778436000-1778443200@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Second Sundays Virtual Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Come create community on second Sundays of every month 6-8pm EST with a virtual open mic on zoom.\nPlease contact Lindsay Rockwell for zoom link if interested: emonrock@mac.com \nFormat Focus: EVERYONE READS! \n\nCo-create and reading and listening experience that is generous\, dynamic\, and heart-felt.\nRead a 3-minute piece\nBrief positive responses after readers share\nListeners welcome
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/15452/2026-05-10
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T150000
DTSTAMP:20260325T204833Z
CREATED:20260325T204833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T204833Z
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SUMMARY:Open Mic at Articulture in Westfield!
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild and ArtWorks Westfield for an open mic! \nBring your best work\, read\, listen\, and enjoy an afternoon celebrating literature at Articulture in Westfield! \nMay 9th\, 1-3pm at Amelia Park Arena\, 21 South Broad Street in Westfield. \nFree! \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/open-mic-at-articulture-in-westfield
LOCATION:Amelia Park Arena\, Westfield MA\, 21 S Broad St\, Westfield\, MA\, 01085\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260505T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260505T200000
DTSTAMP:20260307T231055Z
CREATED:20260307T225947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260307T231055Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out in May with Eileen P. Kennedy
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday May 5th\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Eileen P. Kennedy\, at Forbes Library. No registration required. If you want to participate in Open Mic and read\, please sign up by 5:50pm. Ten names will be randomly selected. Each reader will have five minutes. The second half of the evening showcases our Featured Reader. \nHosted by Jacqueline Sheehan\, Rick Paar and Beth Filson. \nEileen P. Kennedy’s Banshees (Flutter Press\, 2015) was nominated for a Pushcart Prize and won Second Prize in Poetry from the Wordwrite Book Awards.  Her second book\, Touch My Head Softly (Finishing Line Press\, 2021) was nominated for the General Poetry Award from the International Book Awards. Dread and Splendor: Paintings and Poems for a New Earth was just published by Shanti Arts Press. More at EileenPKennedy.com \n \n  \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-may-with-eileen-p-kennedy
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Readings,Writers Night Out
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T200000
DTSTAMP:20260216T233509Z
CREATED:20251206T133213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T233509Z
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SUMMARY:Second Sundays Virtual Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Come create community on second Sundays of every month 6-8pm EST with a virtual open mic on zoom.\nPlease contact Lindsay Rockwell for zoom link if interested: emonrock@mac.com \nFormat Focus: EVERYONE READS! \n\nCo-create and reading and listening experience that is generous\, dynamic\, and heart-felt.\nRead a 3-minute piece\nBrief positive responses after readers share\nListeners welcome
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/15452/2026-04-12
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T210000
DTSTAMP:20260303T175458Z
CREATED:20260225T205155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T175458Z
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SUMMARY:Open Mic at WOW in Westfield
DESCRIPTION:A FREE\, low-pressure\, 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 WOW’s newest series celebrating the spoken word\, produced with the Straw Dog Writers Guild and Whip City Wordsmiths. \nThis program will happen each month on the 2nd Thursday. \nCheck back here for special theme events and more! \nReaders sign up on a first-come basis\, when the doors open. Be an audience member or perhaps share your favorite fiction/non-fiction or poetry selection. Beverages available. Right on!!!! \n\n\n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/open-mic-at-wow-in-westfield/2026-04-09
LOCATION:The WOW Center\, 105 Elm Street\, Westfield\, MA
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T200000
DTSTAMP:20260325T201158Z
CREATED:20251230T154943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T201158Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out in April
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday April 7th\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer James K. Zimmerman\, at Forbes Library. No registration required. If you want to participate in Open Mic and read\, please sign up by 5:50pm. Ten names will be randomly selected. Each reader will have five minutes. The second half of the evening showcases our Featured Reader. \nHosted by Jacqueline Sheehan\, Rick Paar and Beth Filson. \nBIO: James K. Zimmerman’s work appears in Chicago Quarterly Review\, december\, Folio\, Lumina\, Nimrod\, Pleiades\, Rattle\, Reed\, and elsewhere. His poetry is also featured on websites such as The Poetry Foundation and American Life in Poetry. Author of four books of poetry – most recently “The Further Adventures of Zen Patriarch D?gen” and “Unbroken Circle\, Unending Thread” – he values his neurodivergence as an essential wellspring of his creative inspiration. 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-april-3
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Readings,Writers Night Out
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T210000
DTSTAMP:20260303T175458Z
CREATED:20260225T205155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T175458Z
UID:10001868-1773342000-1773349200@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Open Mic at WOW in Westfield
DESCRIPTION:A FREE\, low-pressure\, 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 WOW’s newest series celebrating the spoken word\, produced with the Straw Dog Writers Guild and Whip City Wordsmiths. \nThis program will happen each month on the 2nd Thursday. \nCheck back here for special theme events and more! \nReaders sign up on a first-come basis\, when the doors open. Be an audience member or perhaps share your favorite fiction/non-fiction or poetry selection. Beverages available. Right on!!!! \n\n\n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/open-mic-at-wow-in-westfield/2026-03-12
LOCATION:The WOW Center\, 105 Elm Street\, Westfield\, MA
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T200000
DTSTAMP:20260216T233509Z
CREATED:20251206T133213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T233509Z
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SUMMARY:Second Sundays Virtual Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Come create community on second Sundays of every month 6-8pm EST with a virtual open mic on zoom.\nPlease contact Lindsay Rockwell for zoom link if interested: emonrock@mac.com \nFormat Focus: EVERYONE READS! \n\nCo-create and reading and listening experience that is generous\, dynamic\, and heart-felt.\nRead a 3-minute piece\nBrief positive responses after readers share\nListeners welcome
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/15452/2026-03-08
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T200000
DTSTAMP:20260303T181525Z
CREATED:20251230T151026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T181525Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out in March - Cancelled!
DESCRIPTION:Oh no! Forbes Library is closing for the day. That means Writers Night Out is canceled for March 3rd. \n  \nJoin Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday March 3rd\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Patricia Lee Lewis\, at Forbes Library. No registration required. If you want to participate in Open Mic and read\, please sign up by 5:50pm. Ten names will be randomly selected. Each reader will have five minutes. The second half of the evening showcases our Featured Reader. \nHosted by Jacqueline Sheehan\, Rick Paar and Beth Filson. \nA native Texan\, Patricia Lee Lewis is an award-winning poet who led creative writing and yoga retreats at her little mountainside retreat in Westhampton MA and internationally for 30 years. An advocate for women\, civil rights\, peace and democracy\, and co-founder of Straw Dog Writers Guild\, Thorns of the Mesquite is her first novel. \nhttps://writingretreats.org/  \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-march-3
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Readings,Writers Night Out
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T200000
DTSTAMP:20260216T233509Z
CREATED:20251206T133213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T233509Z
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SUMMARY:Second Sundays Virtual Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Come create community on second Sundays of every month 6-8pm EST with a virtual open mic on zoom.\nPlease contact Lindsay Rockwell for zoom link if interested: emonrock@mac.com \nFormat Focus: EVERYONE READS! \n\nCo-create and reading and listening experience that is generous\, dynamic\, and heart-felt.\nRead a 3-minute piece\nBrief positive responses after readers share\nListeners welcome
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/15452/2026-02-08
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T200000
DTSTAMP:20251230T155133Z
CREATED:20251210T213238Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out in February
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday February 3rd\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Sara Eddy\, at Forbes Library. No registration required. If you want to participate in Open Mic and read\, please sign up by 5:50pm. Ten names will be randomly selected. Each reader will have five minutes. The second half of the evening showcases our Featured Reader. \nHosted by Jacqueline Sheehan\, Rick Paar and Beth Filson. Sara Eddy’s second full-length poetry collection\, How to Wash a Rabbit\, is forthcoming from Cornerstone Press.  She is also author of Ordinary Fissures (2024)\, and two chapbooks: Full Mouth (2020) and Tell the Bees (2019).  Her poems have appeared in many online and print journals\, including Threepenny Review\, Raleigh Review\, Sky Island\, and Baltimore Review\, among others. She lives in Amherst\, Massachusetts\, in a house built by Emily Dickinson’s cousin.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-february-3-2
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Readings,Straw Dog Event,Writers Night Out
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T200000
DTSTAMP:20260216T233509Z
CREATED:20251206T133213Z
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SUMMARY:Second Sundays Virtual Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Come create community on second Sundays of every month 6-8pm EST with a virtual open mic on zoom.\nPlease contact Lindsay Rockwell for zoom link if interested: emonrock@mac.com \nFormat Focus: EVERYONE READS! \n\nCo-create and reading and listening experience that is generous\, dynamic\, and heart-felt.\nRead a 3-minute piece\nBrief positive responses after readers share\nListeners welcome
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/15452/2026-01-11
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260106T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260106T200000
DTSTAMP:20260106T180336Z
CREATED:20251206T132323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T180336Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out in January - Still Happening!
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday January 6th\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out at Forbes Library. \nCorinne Demas will not be able to attend\, but the Open Mic must go on. Today at Writers Night Out everyone reads! \nEach reader will have five minutes. \nHosted by Jacqueline Sheehan\, Rick Paar and Beth Filson.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-january-6
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Readings,Writers Night Out
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T200000
DTSTAMP:20250306T171510Z
CREATED:20241209T184658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T171510Z
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SUMMARY:Everyone Reads Second Sundays Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Come create community on second Sundays of every month 6-8pm EST with a virtual open mic on zoom.\nPlease contact Lindsay Rockwell for zoom link if interested: emonrock@mac.com \nFormat Focus: EVERYONE READS! \n\nCo-create and reading and listening experience that is generous\, dynamic\, and heart-felt.\nRead a 3-minute piece\nBrief positive responses after readers share\nListeners welcome
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/everyone-reads-second-sundays-open-mic-3/2025-12-14
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T190000
DTSTAMP:20251130T195148Z
CREATED:20251118T203411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T195148Z
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SUMMARY:WRITER'S OUT LOUD OPEN MIC NIGHT
DESCRIPTION:WRITER’S OUT LOUD OPEN MIC NIGHT\n\n\nThursday December 11 • 7pm Free admission.\n\n\nThe WOW Center\, 105 Elm Street Westfield\n\n\n \n\n\nWRITERS 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 WOW’s debut of its newest series celebrating the spoken word\, produced with the Straw Dog’s Writers Guild and Whipcity Wordsmiths. This month’s suggested theme is “The Holidays”. Readers sign up on a first-come basis\, when the doors open. Be an audience member or perhaps share your favorite fiction/non-fiction or poetry selection. Beverages available. Right on!!!!
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-out-loud-open-mic-night
LOCATION:The WOW Center\, 105 Elm Street\, Westfield\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T200000
DTSTAMP:20251201T170446Z
CREATED:20251104T211345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T170446Z
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED - Writers Night Out in December
DESCRIPTION:Writers Night Out on Tuesday December 2nd has been cancelled. \nJoin 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 by 5:50pm. Ten names will be randomly selected. Each reader will have five minutes. The second half of the evening showcases our Featured Reader. \nHosted by Jacqueline Sheehan\, Rick Paar and Beth Filson.\nSponsored by Valley Home Improvement. \nDarlene Elias (memoir\, creative nonfiction) is Straw Dog Writers Guild 2025 Emerging Writer Fellow. Darlene Elias is an emerging writer and poet from Western Mass. She is a Hawaiian Boricua Anti Colonial Feminist who uses literature\, poetry\, and spoken word to elevate and validate her own experience as a woman who is part of the diaspora in the U.S. Darlene co-founded the Writing Sisters\, a community of women who identify as BIPOC and LGBTQ\, grown to 15 members in the past year. The group meets twice a month and provides a safe space where members can write freely\, share with one another\, build\, and cultivate relationships not only with one another but in the community.  As part of her fellowship\, Darlene was a 2025 Edith Wharton-Straw Dog Writers Guild resident. \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-december-3
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Readings,Writers Night Out
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T200000
DTSTAMP:20250306T171510Z
CREATED:20241209T184658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T171510Z
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SUMMARY:Everyone Reads Second Sundays Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Come create community on second Sundays of every month 6-8pm EST with a virtual open mic on zoom.\nPlease contact Lindsay Rockwell for zoom link if interested: emonrock@mac.com \nFormat Focus: EVERYONE READS! \n\nCo-create and reading and listening experience that is generous\, dynamic\, and heart-felt.\nRead a 3-minute piece\nBrief positive responses after readers share\nListeners welcome
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/everyone-reads-second-sundays-open-mic-3/2025-11-09
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251104T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251104T200000
DTSTAMP:20250927T161918Z
CREATED:20250927T161918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250927T161918Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out in November
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday November 4th\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Madlynn Haber at Forbes Library. No registration required. If you want to participate in Open Mic and read\, please sign up by 5:50pm. Ten names will be randomly selected. Each reader will have five minutes. The second half of the evening showcases our Featured Reader. \nHosted by Jacqueline Sheehan\, Rick Paar and Beth Filson.\nSponsored by Valley Home Improvement. \n \nMadlynn Haber was born and raised in Brooklyn\, New York. She has a master’s degree in clinical social work and worked as a Child and Family Therapist\, Supervisor\, and Teacher for over four decades. She is co-author of Madness\, Chaos\, and Violence: Therapy with Families at the Brink (Harper Collins\, 1991) When Madlynn retired from her social work career in 2017\, she began submitting her poetry and creative nonfiction for publication and has had writing published in numerous anthologies and literary journals. Seasons of Sorrow and Joy is her first collection of poetry. Madlynn’s work explores the complexity of the human experience from multiple perspectives with empathy and compassion. She lives in a cohousing community in Northampton\, Massachusetts. Visit her at www.madlynnwrites.com. \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-november-4
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Writers Night Out
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T170000
DTSTAMP:20250719T105436Z
CREATED:20250418T174127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250719T105436Z
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SUMMARY:WriteAngles Conference!
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild for WriteAngles\, the only writers conference in Western Massachusetts. Choose from 20 different workshop and panels to attend during this full day conference\, held at Greenfield Community College. Sign up to have an individual meeting with an agent. But most importantly\, spend time with other writers in your community who care about writing as much as you do. \nThe year’s conference theme\, inspired by Tiffany Yates Martin’s quote from The Thicket of Thorns: Stories Grow\, suggests exploring writing as a tool for resilience\, justice\, and forging connections in our polarized era. WriteAngles brings together writers for workshops\, roundtable conversations\, networking\, and inspiration. \nA keynote speaker of national note\, Franny Choi\, whose work supports the theme\, will launch the day’s activities\, which includes programming for writers at all levels of development and appointments with literary agents. \nWriteAngles is by writers for writers in the vibrant literary region of western Massachusetts. In line with Straw Dog Writers Guild’s mission\, presenters represent a diversity of age\, race/ethnicity\, and gender identity. Presenters will receive an honorarium\, and a generous scholarship program will welcome lower-income participants.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writeangles-conference-2
LOCATION:Greenfield Community College\, 1 College Drive\, Greenfield\, MA\, 01301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Readings,Straw Dog Event,Workshops,Writing Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T200000
DTSTAMP:20250306T171510Z
CREATED:20241209T184658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T171510Z
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SUMMARY:Everyone Reads Second Sundays Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Come create community on second Sundays of every month 6-8pm EST with a virtual open mic on zoom.\nPlease contact Lindsay Rockwell for zoom link if interested: emonrock@mac.com \nFormat Focus: EVERYONE READS! \n\nCo-create and reading and listening experience that is generous\, dynamic\, and heart-felt.\nRead a 3-minute piece\nBrief positive responses after readers share\nListeners welcome
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/everyone-reads-second-sundays-open-mic-3/2025-10-12
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T200000
DTSTAMP:20250809T125336Z
CREATED:20250611T163109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250809T125336Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out in October
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday October 7th\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Aine Greaney at Forbes Library. No registration required. If you want to participate in Open Mic and read\, please sign up by 5:50pm. Ten names will be randomly selected. Each reader will have five minutes. The second half of the evening showcases our Featured Reader. \nMasks are not currently required for indoor events. Please wear a mask if you would like to exercise caution. \nHosted by Jacqueline Sheehan\, Rick Paar and Beth Filson.\nSponsored by Valley Home Improvement. \n \nÁine Greaney is an Irish-born writer who lives in Newburyport\, Massachusetts. Her work has appeared in various publications\, including Creative Nonfiction\, Salon\, The New York Times\, Books Ireland and others. Her fifth book has just been published by Sea Crow Press. She teaches writing at libraries\, conferences and wellness organizations.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-october-7
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Writers Night Out
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