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SUMMARY:Historical Research: Fact and Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Historical Research: Fact and Fiction will review methods of historical research\, with emphasis on first-person\, or primary\, sources. The presenters will be at the Swift River Valley Historical Society and will have access to their archive room. The presentation will include on-line research and problems and obstacles with historical records. The presenters will also discuss local historical societies and their role in presenting realistic thoughts\, actions\, and lifestyles\, in both fiction and nonfiction works. \nRegistration is required for this free online workshop. Register HERE. \nBio: J. A. McIntosh\, a recovering attorney\, writes the Meredith\, Massachusetts series of novels. She is presently working on the “Swift River Secrets”\, a contemporary crime novels whose motives were planted in the flooding of the Swift River valley and the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir in the early twentieth century. She is the president of the Swift River Valley Historical Society. \nBio: Elena Palladino is the author of Lost Towns of the Swift River Valley: Drowned by the Quabbin\, which was published in October 2022. Lost Towns is a historical account of the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir told through the stories of three individuals from Enfield\, one of the valley towns. Elena is a member of the Swift River Valley Historical Society.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/historical-research-fact-and-fiction
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out March
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, March 7\, 7-9pm at Forbes Library for Writers Night Out with featured writer and poet Gail Thomas. \nNOTE: WNO has moved to Forbes Library at 20 West St\, Northampton\, MA for this March event. Parking is available at the library. \nNo registration required. \nBio: Gail Thomas has published six books\, most recently Trail of Roots and Leaving Paradise. Her poems have been widely published in journals and anthologies. Among her awards are the Charlotte Mew Prize from Headmistress Press\, the Narrative Poetry Prize from Naugatuck River Review\, the Massachusetts Center for the Book’s “Must Read”\, the Quartet Journal’s Editor’s Choice Prize\, and Seven Kitchen Press’s chapbook award. She has been a fellow at the MacDowell Colony and Ucross\, and several poems have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. She teaches poetry with Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshops\, visits schools and libraries with her therapy dog\, and works with immigrant and refugee communities in Western Massachusetts.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-march
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Readings,Straw Dog Event,Writers Night Out
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230218T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230218T123000
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SUMMARY:Make it New (Again): An Introduction to Radical Revision
DESCRIPTION:Do you have a poem that you just can’t get right? Sometimes the best way to get past a creative block is to throw caution to the wind and destroy what you’ve built. Join Straw Dog Writers Guild and author Adam Grabowski on Saturday\, February 18 from 10:30am-12:30pm at Lilly Library in Florence\, MA for Make it New (Again): An Introduction to Radical Revision. \nIn this class we’ll look at various forms of radical revision and the ways in which it can liberate you\, provide new perspective on your work\, and show you that\, in the end\, poetry is a silly\, silly business. “Make it new (again): an introduction to radical revision” will consist of writing exercises\, group dialogue\, Sylvia Plath\, and creative critique. So\, bring in your most stubborn poem and let’s see if we can’t have you walking out the door with more answers than questions. Poets are asked to arrive with five\, double-spaced copies of their poem\, a highlighter\, and an open mind. Open to writers of all levels. \nThere is no registration for this in-person workshop. \nBio: Adam Grabowski is the author of the chapbook Go on Bewilderment (Attack Bear Press\, 2020) and the recipient of a Parent-Writer Fellowship from the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing. He holds an MFA in Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and his poems have appeared in such journals as Ninth Letter\, New Ohio Review\, OVERSOUND\, Sixth Finch\, Night Coffee\, and elsewhere. Adam lives in Massachusetts where he is the associate managing editor for The Maine Review. Visit Adam at www.adamgrabowskipoetry.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/make-it-new-again-an-introduction-to-radical-revision
LOCATION:Lilly Library\, 19 Meadow Street\, Florence\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230216T184500
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230212T150000
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SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writers Guild WriteAngles Conference Ideas Exchange
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild WriteAngles Conference Ideas Exchange\nSunday\, February 12\n3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.\nThe Artist Cafe | 1365 Main Street\, Springfield\, MA\nFree to Attend\nRegister HERE! \nLocal writers are invited to join us at this FREE EVENT to contribute ideas towards the 2024 Straw Dog Writers Guild WriteAngles Conference\, which is scheduled for Saturday\, April 6\, 2024. A facilitated conversation\, your ideas and suggestions will be used to design next year’s conference including sessions\, workshops\, and other events. \n***Space is limited for this event. Please register early!
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writers-guild-writeangles-conference-ideas-exchange
LOCATION:The Artist Cafe\, 1365 Main Street\, Springfield\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230212T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230212T150000
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SUMMARY:Black Writers Read with Regine Jackson
DESCRIPTION:Black Writers Read: Regine Jackson\nSunday\, February 12\n2 p.m.\nThe Artist Cafe | 1365 Main Street\, Springfield\, MA\nPresented in Collaboration with Straw Dog Writers Guild \nJoin us for an IN PERSON podcast event! We’ll be hosting Springfield-based author and current Straw Dog Writers Guild Emerging Writer Fellow\, Regine Jackson! During the event\, Regine will read an excerpt from horror science-fiction manuscript\, BlackBerry D’Lite\, a novel that she’s been working on. Afterwards Nicole and Regine will engage in a discussion about her work and life as an author and what it means to create as a Black writer during these times. A Q&A will follow after the discussion. \nThis event will be recorded and will be broadcasted on a future audio podcast episode of Black Writers Read. \nHosted and Produced by performance poet\, playwright\, pop culture critic\, and educator\, Nicole M. Young-Martin\, 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. \nThis event is free to attend but with limited capacity. Please RSVP early. \nThere are also sponsorship opportunities available for this event. Details are provided on the Eventbrite page. \nTo register\, please click HERE.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/black-writers-read-with-regine-jackson
LOCATION:The Artist Cafe\, 1365 Main Street\, Springfield\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230207T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230207T210000
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out February
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, February 7\, 7-9pm at our new WNO home at Big Bear Used Books & Café for Writers Night Out with featured writer Roxanne Bogart. \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. \nNo registration required. Suggested donation $5 to help cover space use fee. \nBio: Roxanne 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 spends her personal time hiking in the woods and meadows of Western Massachusetts\, where she gathers inspiration and momentum for her writing. 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. Visit Roxannebogart.com to order her book of poetry
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-february
LOCATION:Big Bear Used Books & Cafe\, Keystone Building\, 122 Pleasant Street\, Easthampton\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230121T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230121T150000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230103T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230103T210000
DTSTAMP:20221206T165509Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221207T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221207T200000
DTSTAMP:20221025T153808Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Anyone Can Write About Food
DESCRIPTION:In the beloved Pixar movie\, Ratatouille’s muse\, Chef Gusteau\, has a motto: Anyone Can Cook! With this as our inspiration for food writing\, we’ll learn about the genre\, explore story types\, identify comment elements\, try our hand at writing and sharing food vignettes\, and workshop food story pitches for publication. You’ll take home resources and exercises\, and more than an inkling as to why attending to food writing can elevate all writing. \nJoin us on Wednesday\, December 7 from 6:30-8:00pm at Forbes Library in Northampton. Registration is not required\, but if you know you’re going to come\, please let us know by writing to strawdogreg@gmail.com so that we can anticipate how much food and how many copies of materials to bring. Please complete THIS pre- workshop questionnaire \nCarol Connare bio: By necessity\, Carol Connare learned to write and to cook at a relatively young age. Years later\, as food editor for Yankee magazine\, she gleefully discovered she could combine two of her favorite things (enjoy food and write about it) and earn a living! Educated by way of Boston College\, University of New Hampshire\, Boston University\, and UMass Amherst\, yet somehow never managing to earn a master’s degree\, Connare teaches advanced writing at UMass Amherst\, since 2011. She first came to UMass in 2003 as editor of the alumni magazine\, and\, since 2010\, has been director of communication for the largest publicly-supported research library in New England\, including serving as editor of the library’s Bookmark magazine\, where you usually can find a food story or two.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/workshop-anyone-can-write-about-food
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T210000
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out December
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, December 6\, 7-9pm at Big Bear Used Books & Café for Writers Night Out with featured writer Michael Favala Goldman. Big 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. Masks are not currently required for indoor events. Please wear a mask if you would like to exercise caution. \nBio: Michael Favala Goldman (b.1966) is an award-winning poet and translator of Danish literature. His work has appeared in scores of publications including The New Yorker\, Rattle\, and The Harvard Review. Michael’s translation of Dependency by Tove Ditlevsen made the New York Times Best 10 Books of 2021 as book three of The Copenhagen Trilogy. His poetry collection\, Small Sovereign\, won first place in the 2022 Los Angeles Book Festival. This May Sound Familiar is his fifth poetry collection. He lives in Northampton\, MA\, where he has been running bi-monthly poetry critique groups since 2018. https://michaelfavalagoldman.com/
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-december
LOCATION:Big Bear Used Books & Cafe\, Keystone Building\, 122 Pleasant Street\, Easthampton\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event,Writers Night Out
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221102T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221102T190000
DTSTAMP:20221025T143932Z
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SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writers Arrive at 5
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, November 2 at 5:00pm\, Forbes Library and Straw Dog Writers Guild will host November’s Arrive at 5 with the Northampton Chamber of Commerce. Be there to network and talk with Straw Dog members.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writers-arrive-at-5
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221019T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221019T203000
DTSTAMP:20220906T155740Z
CREATED:20220727T185502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T155740Z
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SUMMARY:Straw Dog Publishers Panel and Marketplace
DESCRIPTION:Join SDWG on Wednesday\, October 19\, from 7:00-8:30pm for our Publishers Panel and Marketplace. Eight publishers from Western MA have signed on to talk about their work\, what they are seeking\, and how to submit your work. They will also have merchandise for sale. No registration. Free to SDWG members. $5 entrance fee for non-members. \nPublishers include: \n\nHuman Error – Franklin County\nGallery of Readers Press – Northampton\nMeat for Tea – Holyoke\nAttack Bear Press – Easthampton\nLevellers Press – Florence/Amherst\nSlate Roof Press- Franklin County\nPerugia Press – Florence\nHaley’s Publishing – Athol\n\nThe event will take place at the Northampton Center for the Arts at 33 Hawley St. Northampton.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-publishers-panel-and-marketplace
LOCATION:Northampton Center for the Arts\, 33 Hawley St.\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T210000
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out in October
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, October 4\, 7-9pm at Big Bear Used Books & Café for Writers Night Out with featured writer Janet E. Aalfs. Big 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. Masks are not currently required for indoor events. Please wear a mask if you would like to exercise caution. \nBio: Janet E. Aalfs’ 3rd full-length collection of poems\, What the Dead Want Me to Know\, appeared in April 2022 (Human Error Publishing). She is the author of several chapbooks\, and her writing is widely published in journals\, anthologies\, and online sites. Janet enjoys sharing movement/poetry pieces she calls Poemotion©.  A 7th degree black belt\, master Taiji/Qigong instructor\, founder of Lotus Peace Arts at Heron’s Bridge/VWMA\, and former poet laureate\, she has been offering integrative arts education locally\, nationally\, and internationally since 1977.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-october-2
LOCATION:Big Bear Used Books & Cafe\, Keystone Building\, 122 Pleasant Street\, Easthampton\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event,Writers Night Out
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221001T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221001T150000
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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
DTSTAMP:20220913T144752Z
CREATED:20220913T143024Z
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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:20220917T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220917T123000
DTSTAMP:20220908T225245Z
CREATED:20220705T192601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220908T225245Z
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SUMMARY:Writing Funny Workshop with Terianne Falcone
DESCRIPTION:Whether you want to write comedy or just punch up your writing with humor\, there are tips and tricks that you’d want under your belt. In fact\, some of these “rules” transfer into any and all types of writing. \nIn this two-hour free workshop\, Terianne Falcone shares some of the standard techniques such as “The Rule of Three” and the “callback” but also others that she’s gleaned from writing and performing comedy. There will be a number of exercises to allow participants to deduce and practice some of these strategies. \nJoin us on Saturday September 17\, 2022 from 10:30am-12:30pm at Lilly Library in Florence\, MA.\nPlease register with the author at: tfgottalaugh@gmail.com. Registration is not required but helpful to the presenter.\nMasks are not currently required for indoor events. Please wear a mask if you would like to exercise caution. \nBio: Terianne Falcone recently won an honorable mention with this comic personal essay in the publication\, “The Memoirist.” She is an experienced\, enthusiastic\, and fun teacher. She has taught improvisation\, English as a Second Language\, as well as writing. She’s coached comedians in all three countries she’s lived in\, one of whom is now signed with Eddie Izzard’s manager. One of her favorite activities is organizing\, curating\, and hosting comedy nights. She knows funny. And she’s very good at getting concepts across and clarifying any confusion. She also finds humor to be a powerful tool because of its ability to open the reader’s mind to concepts that might otherwise be uncomfortable. www.teriannefalcone.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writing-funny-workshop-with-terianne-falcone
LOCATION:Lilly Library\, 19 Meadow Street\, Florence\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220915T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220915T194500
DTSTAMP:20220831T200844Z
CREATED:20220802T153253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220831T200844Z
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SUMMARY:A Writer's Night in September
DESCRIPTION:The Longmeadow Adult Center and Straw Dog Writers Guild present “A Writer’s Night” with Ellen Meeropol\, Thursday\, September 15\, 6:45-7:45pm.\nYou may register by calling 413-565-4150\, option 1. (Or just show up.) The Longmeadow Adult Center is located at 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow. Masks are not currently required for indoor events. Please wear a mask if you would like to exercise caution. \nBio: Ellen Meeropol is the author of the novels The Lost Women of Azalea Court\, Her Sister’s Tattoo\, Kinship of Clover\, On Hurricane Island\, and House Arrest\, the play Gridlock\, and is guest editor for the new anthology Dreams for a Broken World. Recent essay publications include Ms. Magazine\, Lilith\, The Writer Magazine\, Guernica\, Lit Hub\, and Mom Egg Review. Her work has been a finalist for the Sarton Women’s Prize\, longlisted for the Massachusetts Book Award\, and selected by the Women’s National Book Association. Ellen is a founding member of Straw Dog Writers Guild.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/a-writers-night-in-september
LOCATION:The Longmeadow Adult Center\, 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:A Writer's Night,Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220906T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220906T210000
DTSTAMP:20220906T152711Z
CREATED:20220726T162011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T152711Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out in September
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, September 6\, 7-9pm at Big Bear Used Books & Café for Writers Night Out with featured writer and SDWG Emerging Writer Fellow Regine Jackson. Big 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. Masks are not currently required for indoor events. Please wear a mask if you would like to exercise caution. \nBio: Regine Jackson is a 25-year-old writer\, born and raised in Springfield\, Massachusetts. Being an avid reader since she was a child\, Jackson always wished to bring all the elements of her imagination to life\, specifically stories where the main characters looked like her and the majority of the people around her. While not having any of her works professionally published (so far)\, Jackson is currently working on two YA horror novels\, as well as taking the tentative steps to create a dark fantasy/horror trilogy series.\nWhile Jackson mainly writes within the science-fiction\, horror\, and fantasy genres\, she has also taken on writing prose and poetry revolving around her life living in an inner city. Thankful for the opportunities being the 2022 Straw Dog Writers’ Guild recipient has presented to her\, she hopes to not only hone her own craft but to bring more creative work to her city and encourage more BIPOC women to write their truths.”
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-september
LOCATION:Big Bear Used Books & Cafe\, Keystone Building\, 122 Pleasant Street\, Easthampton\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event,Writers Night Out
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220818T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220818T194500
DTSTAMP:20220719T150847Z
CREATED:20220706T184733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220719T150847Z
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SUMMARY:A Writer's Night in August
DESCRIPTION:The Longmeadow Adult Center & Straw Dogs Writers Guild present “A Writer’s Night” with Michael C. White on Thursday\, August 18\, 6:45-7:45pm. \nMichael is the author of seven novels\, including Soul Catcher (Harper Collins)\, which was a Booksense and Historical Novels Review selection\, as well as a finalist for the Connecticut Book Award; A Brother’s Blood (William Morrow)\, a New York Times Book Review Notable Book\, a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers nominee\, and an Edgar Award Finalist; The Garden of Martyrs (St. Martins)\, also a Connecticut Book Award finalist and which was made into an opera and performed in Northampton at the Academy of Music; Beautiful Assassin (Harper Collins)\, winner of the Connecticut Book Award for Fiction; and Resting Places\, which won the $5000 National Tuscany Prize for the Novel. He was one of the founding members of Stonecoast’s MFA\, as well as the founder and director of the Fairfield University MFA program (for further info about the author\, see www.michaelcwhite.com). \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.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/a-writers-night-in-august
LOCATION:The Longmeadow Adult Center\, 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:A Writer's Night,Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220802T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220802T210000
DTSTAMP:20220701T154124Z
CREATED:20220701T153310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220701T154124Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out August
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, August 2\, 7-9pm at our new WNO home at Big Bear Used Books & Café for Writers Night Out with featured writer Chris O’Carroll. \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. \nNo registration required. Suggested donation $5 to help cover space use fee. \nBio: Chris O’Carroll has been a Light magazine featured poet\, and frequently contributes topical satire to that journal’s “Poems of the Week.” His work has also appeared in New York City Haiku\, Extreme Sonnets\, Love Affairs at the Villa Nelle\, and The Great American Wise Ass Poetry Anthology\, among other collections. Chris is a member of Actor’s Equity\, and has performed widely as a stand-up comedian. He is the author of two books of poems\, The Joke’s on Me\, which appeared in 2019\, and the newly published Abracadabratude.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-august-2
LOCATION:Big Bear Used Books & Cafe\, Keystone Building\, 122 Pleasant Street\, Easthampton\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event,Writers Night Out
ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220728T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220728T193000
DTSTAMP:20220628T145610Z
CREATED:20220628T145610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220628T145610Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Ritual
DESCRIPTION:Join the esteemed writers of the Poetry Critique Meet-up for their Third Annual virtual group reading: The Poetry Ritual 2022. The event will take place on Zoom\, Thursday\, July 28 at 6pm\, and will be hosted by the Meet-up moderator and SDWG Program Committee Chair\, Michael Favala Goldman. \nYou can register by sending an email to poetryritual2022@gmail.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/poetry-ritual
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220721T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220721T194500
DTSTAMP:20220701T151553Z
CREATED:20220701T151553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220701T151553Z
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SUMMARY:A Writer's Night in July
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Thursday\, July 21\, 6:45-7:45pm at the The Longmeadow Adult Center for “A Writer’s Night” with author Ed Orzechowski. \nIn 2016\, Ed published You’ll Like It Here—The Story of Donald Vitkus\, Belchertown Patient #3394\, and is nearing completion of a book about another former state school resident\, this time a woman. Ed is a retired teacher\, radio news reporter\, and freelance writer. Please come to hear him read selections from his work\, learn a bit of history of the former Belchertown State School\, and how he came to be an advocate for\npeople with developmental disabilities. \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-july
LOCATION:The Longmeadow Adult Center\, 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:A Writer's Night,Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220705T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220705T210000
DTSTAMP:20220701T145613Z
CREATED:20220607T150003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220701T145613Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out July
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, July 5th from 7-9pm at our NEW WNO HOME at Big Bear Used Books & Café for Writers Night Out with featured writer Kevin O’Hara. \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. \nBio: Kevin O’Hara\, a retired RN following a 30-year career at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield\, MA\, is the proud recipient of the 2012 John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Award for his first two books\, Last of the Donkey Pilgrims\, and. A Lucky Irish Lad. In addition\, Kevin is a longtime columnist for The Berkshire Eagle\, and the 2020 Writer-in-Residence at Herman Melville’s farmhouse\, Arrowhead.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-july
LOCATION:Big Bear Used Books & Cafe\, Keystone Building\, 122 Pleasant Street\, Easthampton\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event,Writers Night Out
ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220626T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220626T190000
DTSTAMP:20220520T145547Z
CREATED:20220518T190637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220520T145547Z
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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
DTSTAMP:20220607T171337Z
CREATED:20220601T192837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220607T171337Z
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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
DTSTAMP:20220615T173037Z
CREATED:20220405T151411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220615T173037Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220607T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220607T210000
DTSTAMP:20220413T184428Z
CREATED:20220408T170103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T184428Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out June
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, June 7 from 7-9pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Magdalena Gómez at the Michelson Gallery in Northampton\, MA. This is the first in-person WNO since spring of 2020. So let’s celebrate in gratitude of being able to get back together and see and listen to one another in-person! \nBio: Magdalena Gómez is Poet Laureate of Springfield\, MA\, where she co-founded Teatro V!da\, a performing arts collective; she is also an Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow\, the author of Shameless Woman (Red Sugarcane Press) and the co-editor of Bullying: Replies\, Rebuttals\, Confessions\, and Catharsis (Skyhorse\, 2012). In 2019 she received the Latinas 50 Plus Literature Award at Fordham University\, and the Latinx Excellence on the Hill Award from the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus of MA at the State House. The nationally acclaimed musical\, Dancing in My Cockroach Killers\, based on a dozen of her poems\, has been performed in Los Angeles\, DC\, Massachusetts\, and Off-Broadway in New York City. Her memoir noir\, from which she will be reading this evening\, Mi’ja was released in May of this year\, by Heliotrope Books in New York City. You can visit Magdalena at www.latinapoet.com \nExciting news: The Michelson Gallery is donating 20% of all purchases on June 7th to Straw Dog Writers Guild for our annual fundraiser. If you’ve been thinking of buying art from Michelson’s\, June 7th is the time. And come to our first in-person Writers Night Out! \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-june
LOCATION:Michelson Gallery\, 132 Main St\, Northampton\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event,Writers Night Out
ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220521T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220521T120000
DTSTAMP:20220412T153249Z
CREATED:20220316T003721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220412T153249Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Writing: Strategies for Finding Voice Through Life Experience with Ron Welburn
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild in person on Saturday\, May 21\, 2022 from 10:30am – 12:00pm for a craft workshop: Poetry Writing: Strategies for Finding Voice Through Life Experience with Ron Welburn. This is the long-awaited rescheduled event from last year. And it’s being held by our co-sponsor the Northampton Center for the Arts. \nNo matter how much poetry we have written\, we all experience snags and dry spells. I would like to share some strategies for writing which include listening\, perceiving what’s around us\, understanding situational ironies\, socio-political issues\, and cosmic laughter. I encourage each participant to have ready one poem by a favored poet that raises difficulty of comprehension\, and a draft of one personal poem you like but don’t know how to finish. \nThis in-person event is free and open to the public. To register\, please email strawdogreg@gmail.com. Masks may be required. \nClick HERE for links to the poems Ron will be addressing. While registration is not required\, if you let us know you’ll be attending\, we will send you the downloaded poems. \nBio: Calling Berwyn\, PA. his hometown although raised in West Philadelphia\, Ron Welburn began seriously writing poetry while majoring in psychology and English at Lincoln University where he twice won the Silvera Poetry Prize. He also earned degrees from Arizona (M.A.) and NYU (Ph.D)\, taught at Syracuse\, SUNY Albany\, and WestConn before retiring from UMass Amherst in 2018 after 27 years and where he served as co-founder and director of Native Studies. Ron held three Poet-in-Residencies under the NYS Council on the Arts. His seven poetry books are: Peripheries; Brownup; The Look in the Night Sky; Heartland; Council Decisions; Coming Through Smoke and the Dreaming; and Council Decisions: Revised & Expanded. His love of jazz and life as an Urban Indian (a “Saltwater Cherokee” whose roots run deep in the Delmarva and Chesapeake Basin) characterizes much of his poetry. To read more about Ron\, go to: www.umass.edu/english/member/ron-welburn
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/poetry-writing-strategies-for-finding-voice-through-life-experience-with-ron-welburn
LOCATION:Northampton Center for the Arts\, 33 Hawley St.\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event,Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220503T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220503T210000
DTSTAMP:20220405T235305Z
CREATED:20220329T212855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220405T235305Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out/In May
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, May 3 from 7-9pm for Writers Night Out/In with featured writer Rebecca Hart Olander. \nRegistration is required. Register HERE. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nBio: Rebecca Hart Olander’s writing and collaborations have appeared recently in Bracken\, Jet Fuel Review\, Massachusetts Review\, Tinderbox\, Tiny Spoon\, and others. Books include a chapbook\, Dressing the Wounds (dancing girl press\, 2019)\, and Uncertain Acrobats (CavanKerry Press\, 2021). Rebecca teaches at Westfield State University and in the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University. She is the editor/director of Perugia Press.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-may
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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END:VCALENDAR