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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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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
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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
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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
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211204T150000
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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SUMMARY:125th Anniversary - Forbes Library - Reading of local authors
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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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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
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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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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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SUMMARY:There is a Brightness -  Group Poetry Reading by SDWG Poetry Critique Meetup
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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
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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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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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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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CREATED:20180626T022815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180626T022909Z
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SUMMARY:Compass Roads Reading at the Northampton Senior Center
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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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CREATED:20180413T184430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180413T184442Z
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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
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CREATED:20180228T224826Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170927T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170927T170000
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CREATED:20170921T003439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170921T005654Z
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SUMMARY:STRAW DOG AUTHOR SHOWCASE 2017
DESCRIPTION:Forbes Library Coolidge Museum – Straw Dog Author Showcase 2017 \n2017 SD Showcase Co-sponsored by the Forbes Library\, includes short readings from newly-published books by members of the Straw Dog Writers Guild\, including Dick Bentley\, Michael Goldman\, Tzivia Gover\, Richard Wayne Horton\, Jan Maher\, Ellen Meeropol\, Leslea Newman\, Elaine Reardon\, Jacqueline Sheehan\, and Gail Thomas. \nEvery year\, Straw Dog Writers Guild offers members the opportunity to dazzle the public with short excerpts read from their recently published books. This year\, the Straw Dog Author Showcase is co-sponsored by the Forbes Library and will be held in the gorgeous Coolidge Museum room. \nRefreshments will be served\, and participating authors will have the opportunity to sell their books and network with other writers.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-author-showcase-2017
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Readings,Straw Dog Event
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