Weekly Wednesday Writing Group

“Curious Writers” will meet at the Dalton Free Public Library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm for our Weekly Wednesday Writing Group in collaboration with the Dalton Free Public Library. We will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on: getting settled and acquainted writing goals for the session one hour of concentrated writing recap Read More

Faking it and Breaking it: Generative AI and its Implications for Writers A Straw Dog Craft Workshop with Michelle Trim

zoom

In this accessible and friendly presentation, Michelle will explain the basics of how generative AI (GAI) works, highlighting some of its limitations. From there she will discuss some of the potential (and ongoing) impacts of GAI for writers, touching on topics that include: AI generated cover art, GAI unauthorized use of creative works, and some Read More

Weekly Wednesday Writing Group

“Curious Writers” will meet at the Dalton Free Public Library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm for our Weekly Wednesday Writing Group in collaboration with the Dalton Free Public Library. We will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on: getting settled and acquainted writing goals for the session one hour of concentrated writing recap Read More

Everyone Reads Second Sundays Open Mic

zoom

Come create community on second Sundays of every month 6-8pm EST with a virtual open mic on zoom. Please contact Lindsay Rockwell for zoom link if interested: emonrock@mac.com Format Focus: EVERYONE READS! Co-create and reading and listening experience that is generous, dynamic, and heart-felt. Read a 3-minute piece Brief positive responses after readers share Listeners Read More

Weekly Wednesday Writing Group

“Curious Writers” will meet at the Dalton Free Public Library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm for our Weekly Wednesday Writing Group in collaboration with the Dalton Free Public Library. We will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on: getting settled and acquainted writing goals for the session one hour of concentrated writing recap Read More

A Writer’s Night in April

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

Straw Dog Writers’ Guild and Longmeadow Adult Center present writer Regine Jackson on Thursday, April 17th, from 6:45-7:30pm at the Longmeadow Adult Center. Regine Jackson is a writer based in Springfield, Massachusetts, specializing in writing stories across horror, speculative, and fantasy genres. Additionally, she explores themes of mental health, the effects of inner-city life and Read More

Poetry Critique Meet Up in April

Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United States

Poetry Critique Meet-up on Zoom is a chance for poets to give and receive immediate constructive feedback on their poems by everyone in attendance.  Learn what is working in your poems, and what may need revision. Contribute your observations to other poets. Be fascinated by the breadth of the written word. Register for Sunday April Read More

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