• 8th Annual Straw Dog Writers Author Showcase

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    8th Annual Straw Dog Writers Author Showcase on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 6:30pm. Join us for readings from new books by members of Straw Dog Writers Guild: John Sheirer, Nina Dabek. Chris O’Carroll, Julie Wittes Schlack, Suzanne S. Rancourt, Lanette Sweeney, Michael Favala Goldman, Maureen Callahan Smith, Sally Bellerose, Joan Livingston, Mark Luebbers, Tom Read More

  • Spring Tonic Poetry Share

    Belding Memorial Library 344 Main Street, Ashfield, United States

    Join us for a Spring Tonic Poetry Share with Poet Arianna Alexsandra Collins on Saturday April 16, 1:30 - 3:00pm. We will welcome in spring with the auditory tonic of listening to one another read poetry while sipping ephemeral teas. We are sharing poetry inspired by spring – this can be your own work or Read More

  • Celebrating Voices for Resistance

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    Join Straw Dog Writers Guild and Forbes Library in Celebrating Voices for Resistance on Wednesday, June 15, 7:00-8:30pm.  On Zoom. Register HERE. Voices for Resistance panel: Readers: Daisy Hernández, Thérèse Chehade, Dahlma Llanos Figueroa, Steve Edwards, Neema Avashia Emcee: Andrea Hairston Honorary Host: Kim Gerould       Bios: Neema Avashia was born and raised Read More

  • A Writer’s Night with Jovonna Van Pelt

    The Longmeadow Adult Center 211 Maple Road, Longmeadow, MA, United States

    The Longmeadow Adult Center and Straw Dogs Writers Guild will present “A Writer’s Night” with Jovonna Van Pelt, poet and essayist on Thursday, June 16, 6:45-7:45pm. Jo is the author of “Unrelated Questions” a gorgeous book of poetry published in 2019, and her endearing book of Christmas Stories, “Merry and Bright,” will be published this Read More

  • Writers in Residence Reception

    The Mount | Edith Wharton's Home 2 Plunkett Street, Lenox, MA, United States

    On Sunday, June 26th, 5 – 7 p.m. enjoy an evening reception on the Terrace as we celebrate the Edith Wharton-Straw Dog Writers Guild Emerging Writers-in-Residence! Our 2022 recipients will share excerpts of their creative work inspired by their immersion at The Mount. Tickets include a wine and cheese reception. FREE for Mount/Straw Dog Writers Read More

  • Valley Society: Black Writers of the Pioneer Valley

    Leverett Library 75 Montague Rd, Montague, MA

    Join Valley Society, a program of SDWG, and the Leverett Library for Black Writers of the Pioneers Valley on Tuesday, September 27 at 6:30pm for a literary reading of poetry, fiction, and works in progress by three local authors. Regine Jackson is a Straw Dog Writer's Guild Fellow who writes poetry and Young Adult fantasy, science Read More

  • Fall Harvest Poetry Share

    Belding Memorial Library 344 Main Street, Ashfield, United States

    Join us on Saturday, October 1, from 1:30-3:00pm for a Fall Harvest Poetry Share. We will circle up and share autumn-themed poems at Belding Memorial Library in Ashfield, MA. This can be your own work or favorite work by others. Weather permitting, we will be outside under a tent. Refreshments will be provided. (Arianna, your Read More

  • A Writer’s Night in October

    The Longmeadow Adult Center 211 Maple Road, Longmeadow, MA, United States

    Straw Dog Writers’ Guild and the Longmeadow Adult Center present poet, actor, comedian, Chris O’Carroll, Thursday, October 20 from 6:45-7:45pm. Chris was a virtually unknown stand-up comic in the year 2000 when he self-published Take These Rhymes . . Please: Rude Limericks and Other Crimes Against Literature and began hawking that volume after the show Read More

  • Calling Straw Dog Authors for the 9th Annual Author Showcase

    Forbes Library Coolidge Museum, 20 West Street, Northampton, 01060

    Calling Straw Dog authors with books published in the last year Straw Dog Writers Guild and Forbes Library invite Straw Dog Writers Guild members with a book published in 2022 to read as part of the 2023 annual Author Showcase. If interested in being part of the Showcase, please indicate your interest by emailing strawdogsubmission@gmail.com. Read More

  • A Writer’s Night in November

    The Longmeadow Adult Center 211 Maple Road, Longmeadow, MA, United States

    The Longmeadow Adult Center and Straw Dog Writers Guild are delighted to present “A Writer’s Night” with poet and memoirist Stephanie Shafran on Thursday, November 17 from 6:45-7:45pm. Awakening, Stephanie’s chapbook, was published in 2020. Her work has appeared in journals such as Earth’s Daughters, Slant, Persimmon Tree, and Silkworm. Anthologies featuring Stephanie’s writing include Read More