Readings
Inaugural Open Mic in partnership with The Mount and the Dean’s Beans Coffee Truck
The Mount | Edith Wharton's Home 2 Plunkett Street, Lenox, MA, United StatesJoin Straw Dog Writers Guild Sunday, August 3, at 11 a.m. for our inaugural Open Mic in partnership with The Mount and the Dean's Beans Coffee Truck. Darlene Elias, SDWG Emerging Writing Fellow, will be our fabulous MC! The Guild is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary, and we invite fifteen writers to read. If you want to Read More
A Writer’s Night in September
The Longmeadow Adult Center 211 Maple Road, Longmeadow, MA, United StatesStraw Dog Writers’ Guild and Longmeadow Adult Center present writer Suzanne Strempek Shea on Thursday, September 11th, from 6:45-7:30pm at the Longmeadow Adult Center. You may register by calling 413-565-4150, option 1. Or you can just show up. The Longmeadow Adult Center is located at 211 Maple Road, Longmeadow.
Addressing social concerns while preserving cultural identity in children’s literature
ZOOM MAJoin us for a thought-provoking panel discussion that explores how children’s books can shape, reflect, and celebrate cultural identity. We will share insights into the power of storytelling in helping young readers see themselves and others in the books they read. The conversation will touch on the importance of authentic representation, the role of diverse Read More
WriteAngles Conference!
Greenfield Community College 1 College Drive, Greenfield, MA, United StatesJoin 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 Read More
Voices for Resistance presents: Celebrating One’s Roots, a reading and conversation with Theresa Okokon
The LAVA Center 324 Main Street, Greenfield, United StatesVoices for Resistance presents: Celebrating One’s Roots, a reading and conversation with Theresa Okokon, storyteller, co-host of Stories from the Stage, and Pushcart Prize nominated essayist. Theresa will read selections from her writings and share stories of grief, identity, and courage. Nicole Young-Martin, founder and host of Black Writers Read, will shepherd the conversation with Read More