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SUMMARY:A Writer's Night in February
DESCRIPTION:The Longmeadow Adult Center and Straw Dog Writers Guild will present “A Writer’s Night” with Rick Paar on Thursday\, February 16\, from 6:45pm-7:45pm. (Please note that Beth Filson needed to cancel and so Rick Paar is graciously stepping in.) \nRick Paar is the author of God Bless America and Breakfast Burritos to Go. He is also a psychologist who chaired the Department of Psychology at Springfield College where he taught courses in counseling and psychotherapy. He served on the Executive Board of the Massachusetts Psychological Association. His stories have been published in Meat for Tea\, Blue Nib\, Aethelon\, Voices\, Psychotherapy Patient\, and The International Journal of Play among others. He has been a columnist for three newspapers/journals and is on the board of Straw Dogs Writers Guild. His academic writing has appeared in a variety of journals with topics ranging from the metaphysical\, to play and creativity. He is currently working on his next book. \nYou may register by calling 413-565-4150\, option 1. You may also come without registering.\nThe Longmeadow Adult Center is located at 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/a-writers-night-in-february
LOCATION:The Longmeadow Adult Center\, 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:A Writer's Night,Events for Members,Readings,Straw Dog Event
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SUMMARY:Comes the Dark Poetry Share
DESCRIPTION:Come share winter and darkness-themed poems. This can be your own work or favorite poems by others.\nHerbal brews and treats will be provided.\nHeld in the Belding Memorial Library Meeting Room in Ashfield\, MA. (Main Street/Rt 116) on Saturday\, January 21\, from 1:30-3:00pm. Registration requested. Call 413-628-4414 or email bmlashfield@gmail.com.\nFacilitated by Poet Arianna Alexsandra Collins of Offerings for Community Building. Sponsored by Belding Memorial Library and Straw Dog Writers Guild.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/comes-the-dark-poetry-share
LOCATION:Belding Memorial Library\, 344 Main Street\, Ashfield\, 01330\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Readings,Straw Dog Event
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SUMMARY:9th Annual Author Showcase: A Celebration of Members’ Books
DESCRIPTION:9th Annual Author Showcase: A Celebration of Members’ Books \nJoin us on Wednesday\, January 18\, 2023 via Zoom from 6:30-8:00pm. Register HERE for this online event. \nBrief readings from new books by members of Straw Dog Writers Guild: Steven D. Brewer\, Audrey Child\, Roxanne E. Bogart\, Martha McCollough\, Rick Paar\, Bela Breslau\, Sharon Tracey\, Cheryl J. Fish\, Heather Kamins\, Joshua Michael Stewart. \nCo-sponsored by Straw Dog Writers Guild and The Forbes Library. \n  \n  \nAuthors Reading:\nSteven D. Brewer teaches scientific writing and scientific instrument creation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His series “Better Angels” and “Revin’s Heart” are being published by Water Dragon Publishing. As an author\, Brewer identifies diverse obsessions that underlie his writing: deep interests in natural history\, life science\, and environmentalism; an abiding passion for languages; a fascination with Japanese culture; and a mania for information technology and the Internet. Brewer lives in Amherst\, Massachusetts with his extended family. \nAfter being a full-time mom and wife for many years and a small business owner and photographer in Ireland\, Audrey Child returned to the US and started Loose Ends\, doing “Business Housekeeping for Elders.” In her later years she also began to write: stories of her childhood\, her family and the small town where she grew up. Those stories\, and a lot of therapy\, helped her come to terms with her early years. Over Home is the result of that process. \nRoxanne E. Bogart is a wildlife biologist and writer\, whose poems have appeared in The Tiny Seed Literary Journal\, The Burlington Poetry Journal\, The Silkworm\, and Poetry Quarterly. Her first full-length book of poetry is entitled All That Sustains\, published by Off the Common Books. She is a member of the International League of Conservation Writers\, the Academy of American Poets\, Straw Dog Writers Guild\, and the Florence Poets Society\, and lives in Amherst\, MA with her family. \nMartha McCollough lives in Amherst\, MA. She is the author of Wolf Hat Iron Shoes (Lily Poetry Review Books 2022). Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Qwerty\, The Bear Review\, Radar Poetry\, and Tampa Review\, among others. She lives in Amherst\, MA \nRick Paar is a psychologist who writes novels\, short stories\, essays\, and creative nonfiction. He lives in Western Massachusetts. He has two grown children\, Nick and Chelsea\, and a grandson\, Wyatt. \nBela Breslau is part of a writing team with her husband\, Stephen Billias. Theirs is a “literary marriage!” They recently published Pilgrim Maya\, a novel about a young woman who\, after suffering a devastating loss\, transcends her grief and embarks on a life of recovery and healing. They are currently working on a fantasy novel together. Stephen has been a published creative writer for more than 40 years. Bela is working on short stories and continuing with a non-fiction project about her father\, inspired by interviews and family stories. \nSharon Tracey lives and writes in Amherst\, Massachusetts and is the author of three poetry collections: Land Marks (Shanti Arts 2022)\, Chroma: Five Centuries of Women Artists (Shanti Arts 2020)\, and What I Remember Most is Everything (All Caps Publishing 2017). Her poems have appeared in Radar Poetry\, Lily Poetry Review\, Aji\, Terrain.org\, The Banyan Review\, The Ekphrastic Review\, and elsewhere. She previously served as a director of research communications and environmental programs at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. \nCheryl J. Fish’s debut novel Off the Yoga Mat\, the story of three characters coming-of-middle age\, was published by Livingston Press/UWA. She is the author of The Sauna is Full of Maids\, poems and photographs celebrating Finnish sauna culture\, the natural world\, and friendships\, and Crater & Tower\, poems reflecting on trauma and ecology after the Mount St. Helens Volcanic eruption and the terrorist attack of 9/11. Fish has been a Fulbright professor and is a co-editor of A Stranger in the Village: Two Centuries of African-American Travel Literature. \nHeather Kamins is the recipient of an Artist Fellowship from the Massachusetts Cultural Council\, and her short fiction has appeared in Guernica and elsewhere. The Moth Girl is her first novel. She lives in Western Massachusetts with her husband\, two cats\, and the variety of woodland creatures who stroll through her yard. \nJoshua Michael Stewart is the author of three poetry collections: Break Every String\, The Bastard Children of Dharma Bums\, and Love Something. His poems have appeared in the Massachusetts Review\, Salamander\, Plainsongs\, Brilliant Corners\, South Dakota Review\, Permafrost\, and many others. He lives in Ware\, Massachusetts. \nRead these authors’ books!\n  
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/9th-annual-author-showcase-a-celebration-of-members-books
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Readings
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out January
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, January 3\, 7-9pm at Big Bear Used Books & Café for Writers Night Out with featured writer Rick Paar. \nBig Bear Used Books & Café is located in the Keystone Building\, 122 Pleasant Street\, Easthampton\, MA. There is ample parking right across the street. Food & beverage available for sale. No registration required. Suggested donation $5 to help cover space use fee. \nMasks are not currently required for indoor events. Please wear a mask if you would like to exercise caution. \nBio: Rick Paar is the author of God Bless America and Breakfast Burritos to Go. He is also a psychologist who chaired the Department of Psychology at Springfield College where he taught courses in counseling and psychotherapy. He served on the Executive Board of the Massachusetts Psychological Association. His stories have been published in Meat for Tea\, Blue Nib\, Aethelon\, Voices\, Psychotherapy Patient\, and The International Journal of Play among others. He has been a columnist for three newspapers/journals and is on the board of Straw Dogs Writers Guild. His academic writing has appeared in a variety of journals with topics ranging from the metaphysical\, to play and creativity. He is currently working on his next book.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-january
LOCATION:Big Bear Used Books & Cafe\, Keystone Building\, 122 Pleasant Street\, Easthampton\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Readings,Straw Dog Event,Writers Night Out
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SUMMARY:A Writer's Night in December
DESCRIPTION:The Longmeadow Adult Center and Straw Dog Writers Guild present “A Writer’s Night” with Gail Thomas on Thursday\, December 15 from 6:45-7:45pm. Her new books of poetry are Trail of Roots\, winner of the A.V. Christie award\, and Leaving Paradise. She has published four other books and her poems are widely published in journals and anthologies. Her awards include the Charlotte Mew Prize from Headmistress Press for Odd Mercy\, Narrative Poetry Prize from Naugatuck River Review\, and the Massachusetts Center for the Book’s “Must Read” for Waving Back. She teaches poetry for Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshops\, and volunteers resettling refugees from Afghanistan and visiting libraries with her “Reading Buddy” therapy dog\, Sunny.\nYou may register by calling 413-565-4150\, option 1. Or tell the person at the desk you’re going to “A Writer’s Night.”\nThe Longmeadow Adult Center is located at 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/a-writers-night-in-december
LOCATION:The Longmeadow Adult Center\, 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:A Writer's Night,Events for Members,Readings
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SUMMARY:A Writer’s Night in November
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAwakening\, 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 A 21st Century Plague: Pandemic Poetry\, published in 2021\, and Compass Roads\, published in 2018. Please come and hear this terrific writer read from her work\, speak about creating poems\, and learn how she made the transition from school counselor to poet. \nYou may register by calling 413-565-4150\, option 1. Or tell the person at the desk you’re going to “A Writer’s Night.”\nThe Longmeadow Adult Center is located at 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow\, MA.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/a-writers-night-in-november
LOCATION:The Longmeadow Adult Center\, 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:A Writer's Night,Events for Members,Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221021T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221211T000000
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SUMMARY:Calling Straw Dog Authors for the 9th Annual Author Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Calling Straw Dog authors with books published in the last year\nStraw 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. \nThe deadline to express interest is midnight December 11th. We will let authors know by December 16th. Authors will be selected at random by drawing names from a hat. \nTen readers will have five minutes each to read from their work. If we’re in person\, you will have a chance to sell your books\, and if on Zoom\, we can put links to your books in the chat. \nOnce chosen\, you will then need to provide a brief bio and photograph for publicity and Showcase program. \n9th Annual Author Showcase: A Celebration of Members’ Books\n6:30 – 8:00 p.m.\, Wednesday\, January 18\, 2023\nForbes Library and/or on Zoom (tbd)
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/calling-straw-dog-authors-for-the-9th-annual-author-showcase
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221020T184500
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SUMMARY:A Writer's Night in October
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers’ Guild and the Longmeadow Adult Center present poet\, actor\, comedian\, Chris O’Carroll\, Thursday\, October 20 from 6:45-7:45pm. \nChris 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 at comedy clubs. From toking on limericks\, it was a short step to mainlining sonnets\, and he quickly became a virtually unknown poet. Chris has been Light magazine’s featured poet\, and his work also appears in New York City Haiku\, Love Affairs at the Villa Nelle\, Extreme Sonnets\, and The Great American Wise Ass Poetry Anthology\, among other collections.  He is the author of two books of poems\, The Joke’s on Me and Abracadabratude. He is also a member of Actors Equity\, whose favorite stage roles have included Frank in Educating Rita\, Friar Lawrence in Romeo and Juliet\, Scrooge in A Christmas Carol\, and Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh. \nLongmeadow Adult Center is located at 231 Maple Road. Admission is free.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/a-writers-night-in-october
LOCATION:The Longmeadow Adult Center\, 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:A Writer's Night,Events for Members,Readings
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SUMMARY:Fall Harvest Poetry Share
DESCRIPTION: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 SDWG admin\, always brings a sampling of her wild-crafted herbal teas.)\nThe Library is located at: 344 Main Street\, Ashfield\, MA \nThis is event is co-facilitated by Belding Memorial Library\, Offerings for Community Building\,  and Straw Dog Writers Guild. \nTo register for this free program contact Belding Memorial Library:\n413-628-4414 bmlashfield@gmail.com \nThis free program is brought to you with grant funding. American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries is an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA) made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/fall-harvest-poetry-share
LOCATION:Belding Memorial Library\, 344 Main Street\, Ashfield\, 01330\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry Share,Readings,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220927T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220927T200000
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SUMMARY:Valley Society: Black Writers of the Pioneer Valley
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRegine Jackson is a Straw Dog Writer’s Guild Fellow who writes poetry and Young Adult fantasy\, science fiction\, and horror. \nDashaun Washington is a poet and teacher at the UMass Writing Program. Look for his work in Poetry Magazine\, The Nation\, and American Poetry Review. \nChristopher Sparks is a writer and Founder of the Valley Society and is committed to building a safe space for black writers to focus on their craft. \nPlease come to this in-person reading and learn more about this vibrant local community. \nThis program is supported in part by a grant from the Leverett Cultural Council\, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council\, a state agency. \nQuestions contact: leverettlibrary@gmail.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/valley-society-black-writers-of-the-pioneer-valley
LOCATION:Leverett Library\, 75 Montague Rd\, Montague\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Readings,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220626T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220626T190000
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SUMMARY:Writers in Residence Reception
DESCRIPTION: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 Guild Members; $15 General Admission. Tickets are limited. For more information and to register visit The Mount Edith Wharton’s Home. \nTo register for free\, Straw Dog members must use the code: mbrsale2022 \nLearn more about the 9 residents Yasmine Ameli\, Jody Callahan\, Elyse Durham\, Cheryl Isaac\, Ella Jacobson\, Liana Mack\, Jessica Provenz\, Sarah Wang\, and Dashaun Washington HERE.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-in-residence-reception
LOCATION:The Mount | Edith Wharton’s Home\, 2 Plunkett Street\, Lenox\, MA\, 01240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Readings,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T194500
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SUMMARY:A Writer's Night with Jovonna Van Pelt
DESCRIPTION: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. \nJo 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 fall. Over the years her writing has served everything from corporation to puppeteers. Please come and hear this terrific writer read from her work\, speak about creating stories and poems\, and learn how she made the transition from the corporate world to poetry. \nYou may register by calling 413-565-4150\, option 1. Or you can just show up.\nThe Longmeadow Adult Center is located at 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/a-writers-night-with-jovonna-van-pelt
LOCATION:The Longmeadow Adult Center\, 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:A Writer's Night,Readings,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220615T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220615T203000
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Voices for Resistance
DESCRIPTION: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. \nVoices for Resistance panel:\nReaders: Daisy Hernández\, Thérèse Chehade\, Dahlma Llanos Figueroa\, Steve Edwards\, Neema Avashia\nEmcee: Andrea Hairston\nHonorary Host: Kim Gerould \n  \n  \n  \nBios: \nNeema Avashia was born and raised in southern West Virginia to parents who immigrated to the United States from India in the late 1960s. She has been a middle school teacher in the Boston Public Schools since 2003. Her first book\, Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place\, was published by WVU Press in March 2022. www.neemaavashia.com \nThérèse Soukar Chehade is a Massachusetts-based teacher of English Language Learners. She was born in Beirut\, Lebanon\, and came to this country in 1983. She holds an M.F.A. from UMass\, Amherst. Her novel\, Loom\, won the 2011 Arab American Award in the fiction category. \nSteve Edwards is the author of Breaking into the Backcountry\, the story of his seven months of solitude along the Rogue National Wild and Scenic River in Oregon. His work can be found in Orion\, The Sun\, Literary Hub\, Longreads\, and elsewhere. He teaches\nwriting at Fitchburg State University. \nDahlma Llanos-Figueroa was born in Puerto Rico and raised in New York City. She is a product of the Puerto Rican communities on the island and in the South Bronx. Her first novel Daughters of the Stone was shortlisted as a 2010 Finalist for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize. She lives in New York City. www.DahlmaLlanosFigueroa.com \nKim Gerould is a retired educator who has taught bilingual education and ESL. She is a co-founder of Families with Power and has been an activist since marching against the Vietnam War. She is now digging deep into African American and local history as a board member and tour guide of the David Ruggles Center for History and Education. \nAndrea Hairston’s novels include: Master of Poisons\, Will Do Magic For Small Change\, NY Times Editor’s pick\, finalist for the Mythopoeic\, Lambda\, and Otherwise Awards\, and Redwood and Wildfire\, an Otherwise Award winner. She bikes at night year round\, meeting bears\, multi-legged creatures of light and breath\, and the occasional shooting star. \nDaisy Hernández is the author of The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family\, an Insect\, and a Nation’s Neglect of a Deadly Disease\, which won the 2022 PEN /Jean Stein Book Award. She is also the author of the award-winning memoir A Cup of Water Under My Bed and coeditor of Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today’s Feminism. \nRecent books by the authors: \n \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/celebrating-voices-for-resistance
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Readings,Straw Dog Event
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SUMMARY:Spring Tonic Poetry Share
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Spring Tonic Poetry Share with Poet Arianna Alexsandra Collins on Saturday April 16\, 1:30 – 3:00pm. \nWe 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 favorite work by others. We will gather in a circle outside behind Belding Memorial Library in Ashfield\, MA. \nThis event is co-sponsored by Offerings for Community Building and Straw Dog Writers Guild and hosted at the Belding Memorial Library in Ashfield\, MA. \nTo Register\, please contact Belding Memorial Library at: 413-628-4414 or bmlashfield@gmail.com. \nThe Library is located at 344 Main Street\, Ashfield.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/spring-tonic-poetry-share
LOCATION:Belding Memorial Library\, 344 Main Street\, Ashfield\, 01330\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Readings,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220119T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220119T203000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123128
CREATED:20211214T154932Z
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SUMMARY:8th Annual Straw Dog Writers Author Showcase
DESCRIPTION: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 Weiner. \nRegistration is required. Register for the Zoom link HERE. \nThis event is Co-sponsored by Straw Dog Writers Guild and The Forbes Library. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/8th-annual-straw-dog-writers-author-showcase
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Readings,Straw Dog Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211204T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211204T150000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123128
CREATED:20211123T144822Z
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SUMMARY:Black Writers Read: Margo Gabriel
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Saturday\, December 4 at 1 p.m. ET when we host Margo Gabriel (Food\, travel\, culture\, wine\, music\, art\, lifestyle\, self-care). She’ll read the opening essay\, Where Food\, Culture and People Meet\, from her debut cookbook\, The Expat Kitchen. We’ll also chat about her expansive writing career.\nMargo Gabriel is originally from Miami\, FL and grew up in Boston\, MA. She is a freelance writer who centers her work on art\, food\, music and travel. She is the author of The Expat Kitchen cookbook. She is based in Lisbon\, Portugal.\nMargo has written for Cuisine Noir\, Edible Boston\, Boston Art Review\, ButcherBox\, Fodor’s Travel\, Solstice Literary Magazine and more.\nMargo is the Coordinator and Correspondent at Bokamundo\, an arts and culture organization for the lusophone speaking communities based in Lisbon\, Portugal. She is a member of Comissão da Carteira Profissional de Jornalista. She is a contributing food writer at Cuisine Noir. \nProduced and Hosted by Nicole M. Young-Martin\nWATCH LIVE\nhttps://www.facebook.com/valleysociety413\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3uDYbx65zxBiCeBg6nfqzA
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/black-writers-read-margo-gabriel
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Readings,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211114T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211114T163000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123128
CREATED:20211029T182932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211029T185421Z
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SUMMARY:Black Writers Read:  Aprell May
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Sunday\, November 14 at 3 p.m. ET when we host Aprell May (urban creative non-fiction. journalism). She’ll read from her memoir\, “Classic Fly: Essays from generational trauma to healing.”\nA previous salon owner\, Aprell May is a trending/breaking news reporter for The Republican. She recently received her M.F.A. in Creative Nonfiction Writing from Bay Path University. When she is not spending time with her wonderful daughter and dogs Bentley and Lolaisha\, Aprell May loves writing about her fascination with food\, culture\, adventure\, social justice and family. \nProduced and Hosted by Nicole M. Young-Mart\nWatch live:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/valleysociety413\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3uDYbx65zxBiCeBg6nfqzA
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/black-writers-read-aprell-may
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210908T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210908T203000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123128
CREATED:20210816T160531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210908T185216Z
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SUMMARY:7th Annual Author Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild and Forbes Library for an online Author Showcase on Wednesday\, September 8 at 6:30pm\nBrief readings from new books by members of Straw Dog Writers Guild: Dusty J. Miller\, Eileen P. Kennedy\, Howie Faerstein\, Kathryn Holzman\, Meg Thacher\, Jane McPhetres Johnson\, Celia Jeffries\, Rebecca Hart Olander.\, J.A. McIntosh\, Lesléa Newman\, Ellen Meeropol\, Stephanie Shafran. \nRegistration required. To register\, click HERE.\nThis event is co-sponsored by SDWG and Forbes Library. \n  \n  \n  \nMeet the Authors\nDusty J. Miller is an internationally published author and speaker. After publishing five nonfiction books\, including Women Who Hurt Themselves\, she wrote the Alice Ott mystery series\, now in its second edition. She has recently published her fifth Alice Ott mystery\, Danger Within. Dusty is a member of the Raging Grannies in MA and Central Florida. She is a pickleball instructor and volunteers with hospice. For information on her books\, go to: https://www.dustyjmiller.com \nEileen P. Kennedy is the author of two collections of poetry: Banshees (Flutter Press\, 2015)\, which was nominated for a Pushcart Prize and won Second Prize in Poetry from the Wordwrite Book Awards\, and Touch My Head Softly (Finishing Line Press\, 2021.) Her poetry has appeared in more than 25 literary journals and anthologies. She has published nonfiction widely. More at EileenPKennedy.com.\nLinks to Touch My Head Softly: at Finishing Line Press\, Amazon\, Goodreads. \nHowie Faerstein’s latest collection is Out of Order (Main Street Press). His previous books\, Dreaming of the Rain in Brooklyn and Googootz are available from Press 53. His poetry can be found in On the Seawall\, Nine Mile\, Nixes Mate\, Banyan Review\, Rattle\, upstreet\, Verse Daily and Connotation. Howie is co-poetry editor of CutThroat\, and lives in Florence\, Massachusetts. https://howiefaerstein.com The 2 full-length books can be purchased from www.press53.com/poetry-collections/ and mainstreetragbookstore.com/product/out-of-order-howard-faerstein/\,  or contact Howie directly at hfaerstein@aol.com \nKathryn Holzman’s short fiction has appeared in over twenty online literary magazines and print anthologies. She is the author of a collection of short fiction\, FLATLANDERS\, Shire Press 2019. Her first novel REAL ESTATE was published by Propertius Press in Fall\, 2020. She received the Grand Prize in the 2020 Eyelands International Short Story Contest. Links to her work can be found at kathrynholzman.com. Link for purchase info: https://www.propertiuspress.com/our-bookstore \nMeg Thacher teaches astronomy at Smith College\, where she has also taught physics and writing. In 2012\, inspired by a half-formed picture book idea\, she joined SCBWI (the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators). Since then\, she has published 30 articles in children’s magazines like Highlights\, Muse\, Ask\, and Cricket. Meg loves to share the wonders of the night sky with kids and their grown-ups. She lives in West Springfield in a newly empty nest. Sky Gazing is her first book. Go to the Book Shop to purchase.  \nJane McPhetres Johnson: War Baby. Boulder CO principal’s daughter. English teacher. Married a C.O. musician. Quaker. Arrested at W’s White House. Humanities programmer for libraries. Got hearing aids when one son started talking. Got my Goddard MFA the day my second son was born. Moved into Amherst cohousing after Transition Town awakening. Raging Granny. Got twin grandchildren 2017. Published my first book during a pandemic: Maven Reaches Mars! Finally. BUY: www.levellerspress.com (Both e-book and paper).\nNOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON. EVER! \nCelia Jeffries’s work has appeared in numerous newspapers and literary magazines including Westview\, Solstice Literary Magazine\, and Puerto del Sol\, as well as the anthology Beyond the Yellow Wallpaper. She has received grants from Turkey Land Cove Foundation\, The Massachusetts Cultural Council\, and La Muse. BLUE DESERT is her first novel. For more information see her website:  www.celiajeffries.com \nRebecca Hart Olander’s poetry has appeared recently in Jet Fuel Review\, The Massachusetts Review\, and Tinderbox\, and her collaborative work has been published in multiple print and online venues. She has a chapbook\, Dressing the Wounds (dancing girl press\, 2019)\, and a full-length collection\, Uncertain Acrobats (CavanKerry Press\, 2021). Rebecca teaches writing at Westfield State University and is editor/director of Perugia Press. https://www.cavankerrypress.org/product/uncertain-acrobats/ \nJ. A. McIntosh\, author and recovering attorney\, writes the Meredith\, Massachusetts novels\, about imperfect people seeking justice. The second book in the series\, Judge Hartwell\, was published in March 2020 and the third installment\, Grampa Leary\, is due in the fall of 2021. Crimes happen in her novels\, but the emphasis is on how people define and dispense justice. You can purchase her work on Amazon\, Apple\, Barnes and Noble\, Kobo and from Stillwater Press. \nLesléa Newman has created 78 books for readers of all ages including the double memoir-in-verse\, I Carry My Mother and I Wish My Father; and the children’s books\, Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale With A Tail; Sparkle Boy; and Heather Has Two Mommies. She has received poetry fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Artists Foundation and is a past poet laureate of Northampton.  https://lesleanewman.com/books-for-adults/poetry/i-wish-my-father/ \nEllen Meeropol is the author of the novels Her Sister’s Tattoo\, Kinship of Clover\, On Hurricane Island\, House Arrest\, and The Lost Women of Azalea Court (forthcoming in 2022) and recent essays in Lilith\, Ms. Magazine\, and Lit Hub. Her work has been honored by the Sarton Women’s Prize\, Women’s National Book Association\, and the Massachusetts Center for the Book. To purchase Elli’s books:  https://www.broadsidebooks.com/book/9781597098441 \nStephanie Shafran lives in Western MA. Her writing has appeared in several anthologies and journals. An active member and officer of Straw Dog Writers Guild\, Stephanie is also a Florence Poets Society member. She published Awakening in 2020. “After ‘Story’ by Richard Blanco” was recently published in the anthology “A 21st Century Plague: Poetry from a Pandemic\,” edited by Elayne Clift. Stephanie’s chapbook is available from Broadside Books. Her website is stephanieshafran.wordpress.com. \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/7th-annual-author-showcase
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Readings,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210711T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210711T160000
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SUMMARY:Writers Read Hilltowns July
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Writers Read / Hilltowns! On Sunday\, July 11 from 2-4 pm our featured reader is Dr. Jim Brosnan. To attend\, email Jane Roy Brown at brownjaneroy@gmail.com for a link to the meeting. \nReader Bio: Dr. Jim Brosnan holds the rank of full professor at Johnson & Wales University in Providence\, RI. Jim is the author of Nameless Roads (2019)\, a volume of poetry depicting New England and accompanied by original color photographs. His poems have appeared in the Aurorean (US)\, Crossways Literary Magazine (Ireland)\, Eunoia Review (Singapore)\, Nine Muses (Wales\,) Lakeview International Journal of Literature & Arts (India)\, Scarlet Leaf Review (Canada)\, Strand (India)\, and Voices of the Poppies (United Kingdom). He has won several awards in the National Federation of Poetry Society’s yearly contests. This past year I won first prize in the Rhoda Wheeler Sheehan Poetry Contest. In 2012\, he placed second in the Poet of the Year competition sponsored by the New England Teachers of English. \nVisit him at: https://www.drjimbrosnan.com/
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-read-hilltowns-july
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Readings,Writers Read/Hilltown
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210619T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210619T190000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123128
CREATED:20210601T143404Z
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SUMMARY:Black Writers Read: Juneteenth\, One Year Later
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, June 19\, 2020\, Valley Society hosted an over 3-hour virtual event\, convening 16 Black writers from across the country to share their work. Seeing the need to sustain this platform\, we launched the series\, Black Writers Read. Join us\, one year later in celebration of Juneteenth\, to hear from members of Valley Society and past Black Writers Read guests reflect on the year in Black culture\, literary arts\, and existence. Members of Valley Society will read excerpts from work written over the past year. \nWATCH LIVE on Saturday\, June 19 @ 6 p.m. ET\nwww.facebook.com/valleysociety413\nwww.facebook.com/writerscocopenexplore\nvia YouTube: Nicole M. Young’s channel \nAbout Black Writers Read\nHosted and Produced by performance poet\, playwright\, pop culture critic\, and philanthropy professional\, Nicole M. Young\, Valley Society’s Black Writers Read showcases\, celebrates\, and honors the words\, work and traditions of Black writers from across the country\, across genres\, across experiences and across the African Diaspora.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/black-writers-read-juneteenth-one-year-later
LOCATION:Facebook
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Readings,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190918T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190918T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123128
CREATED:20190909T181614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190909T181643Z
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SUMMARY:125th Anniversary - Forbes Library - Reading of local authors
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/125th-anniversary-forbes-library-reading-of-local-authors
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190918T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190918T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123128
CREATED:20190816T185510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190816T185515Z
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SUMMARY:Reading by local authors for Forbes Library 125th anniversary!
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/reading-by-local-authors-for-forbes-library-125th-anniversary
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190623T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190623T150000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123128
CREATED:20190529T142932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190605T125641Z
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SUMMARY:The Poetry Ritual: A Reading
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/the-poetry-ritual-a-reading
LOCATION:Northampton Center for the Arts\, 33 Hawley St.\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190605T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190605T210000
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SUMMARY:Voices for Resistance - a Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Confirmed readers include:\nAndrea Hairston\, Chivas Sandage\, Christopher J. Sparks\, Doug Anderson\, Ilina Singh\, India Smith\, John Sheirer\, Kent Alexander\, Lanette Sweeney\, Maria Luisa Arroyo\,  Marya Zilberberg\, Mary Warren Foulk\, Nicole M. Young\,  Patrick Donnelly\, & Theresa Vincent
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/voices-for-resistance-a-celebration
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Readings,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190413T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190413T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123128
CREATED:20190312T152757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190312T152757Z
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SUMMARY:There is a Brightness -  Group Poetry Reading by SDWG Poetry Critique Meetup
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/there-is-a-brightness-group-poetry-reading-by-sdwg-poetry-critique-meetup
LOCATION:White Square Books\, 86 Cottage St\, Easthampton\, MA\, 01027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190303T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190303T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123128
CREATED:20190213T163135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190213T163917Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Read/Hilltowns – Featured Reader S. Forrest Nomakeo
DESCRIPTION:Here’s how it works: The featured writer reads recent work and describes the journey to publication\, followed by Q & A. Then the floor opens to other writers\, who can read for five minutes each; we also draw two names for 10-minute readings. If you want to read\, put your name in the hat before 2:15. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShirley Forrest Nomakeo received a B.S. in graphic design from Rivier College in Nashua\, N.H. She is the owner of a golf marketing business\, Western Mass Golf\, promoting golf at expos and via radio\, podcasts\, websites\, and print. She has written for her company’s publication\, Western Mass Golf Magazine\, and writes a daily blog about the process of writing a novel and getting it published. The Summer Palace\, a work of historical fiction\, is her first published novel. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-read-hilltowns-featured-reader-s-forrest-nomakeo
LOCATION:Belding Memorial Library\, 344 Main Street\, Ashfield\, 01330\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Readings,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190126T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190126T180000
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SUMMARY:A Winter Reading - Belchertown Authors
DESCRIPTION:Local authors who are members of the Straw Dog Writers Guild and friends will read from their books and manuscripts. There will be snacks and books available for signing. \nSnow day is January 27\, 4-6 PM.  \nReaders include: Mary Warren Bartlett\, Justine Dymond\, Francesca Forrest\, Marianne Gambaro\, Ellen Evert Hopman\, Melanie S. Lewis\, and Jo Watson
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/a-winter-reading-belchertown-authors
LOCATION:Parish Hall at BUCC\, 18 Park Street\, Belchertown\, MA
CATEGORIES:Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180718T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180718T110000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20180626T022909Z
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SUMMARY:Compass Roads Reading at the Northampton Senior Center
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/compass-roads-reading-at-the-northampton-senior-center
LOCATION:Northampton Senior Center\, 67 Conz St\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180510T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180510T163000
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SUMMARY:Compass Roads Reading at Montague Bookmill
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a reading of Compass Roads\, Poems about the Pioneer Valley\, with several poets reading their poems. \nMore info coming soon!
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/compass-roads-reading-montague-bookmill
LOCATION:Montague Bookmill\, 440 Old Greenfield Rd.\, Montague\, Massachusetts\, 01351
CATEGORIES:Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180410T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180410T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123128
CREATED:20180228T224826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180305T224519Z
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SUMMARY:Compass Roads - Book Launch!
DESCRIPTION:  \nStraw Dog Writers Guild presents our first Poetry Anthology – Compass Roads\, Poems about the Pioneer Valley.\nw/ Editor Jane Yolen. \nhttp://www.strawdogwriters.org/poetry \nApril 10 @ 7 pm.\nFlorence Civic Center\nFlorence\, MA \nPOETS READING\nAnna Bozena Bowen\nMichael Goldman\nDM Gordon\nNina Gross\nKathleen Kelley\nMarian Kent\nPatricia Lee Lewis\nRich Michelson\nV Jane Schneeloch\nMolly Scott\nStephanie B Shafran\nHeidi E. Y. Stemple\nJoshua Michael Stewart\nGail Thomas\nJane Yolen \nEditor Jane Yolen – 62 Poets\nPublished by Levellers Press
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/compass-roads-book-launch-2
LOCATION:Florence Civic Center\, Florence Civic Center\, Park St.\, Florence\, MA\, 01062\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings,Straw Dog Event
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