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STRAW DOG AUTHOR SHOWCASE 2017
FeaturedForbes Library Coolidge Museum, 20 West Street, Northampton, 01060Forbes Library Coolidge Museum – Straw Dog Author Showcase 2017 2017 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. Read More
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Writers Read @ The Inn at Norton Hill
FeaturedThe Inn at Norton Hill 10 Norton Hill Road, Ashfield, MA, United StatesWriters Read @ The Inn at Norton Hill October 1st, 2017 3:00–5:00 pm. 10 Norton Hill Road, Ashfield, MA FEATURED READER: Mary V. Dearborn Mary V. Dearborn is the author of six books, the most recent a biography of Peggy Guggenheim. She received a B.A. in English and Classics from Brown University and a Ph.D. Read More
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WRITERS NIGHT OUT
FeaturedThe BasementOct. 3rd, 2017 - 7-9pm Featured Reader: Naila Moreira I am a writer, journalist, and naturalist living in western Massachusetts. My published work includes science journalism, nature writing, and poetry. I also write for children. I teach in the Jacobson Writing Center at Smith College and am a lecturer in the English department. During the Read More
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Sidewalk Typewriters @ The Great Falls Word Festival
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Featured Reader & Open Mic @ The Great Falls Word Festival
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Poetry Workshop at The Great Falls Word Festival
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesThe Easy Way to Write 30 Poems in 30 Days For Fun and Your Favorite Non-Profit!* (namely - *The Center for New Americans) A Workshop for Poets and Non-Poets Alike by Tommy Twilite Saturday Noon-2pm, October 14th, 2017 Great Falls Discovery Center, Turners Falls MA as part of the The Great Falls Word Festival in Read More
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Abel Meeropol Social Justice Writing Award
FeaturedGateway City Arts 92-114 Race Street, Holyoke, MassachusettsABEL MEEROPOL SOCIAL JUSTICE WRITING AWARD We only have a few tickets left. Sign up for tickets here! Straw Dog Writers Guild will present the Abel Meeropol Social Justice Writing Award to poet Patricia Smith at a public event on November 12, 2017, 3:30 pm, at Gateway City Arts in Holyoke. Abel Meeropol (1903-1986) was Read More
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How Does it Work to Work with an Editor?
FeaturedLilly Library 19 Meadow Street, Florence, MA, United StatesHow Does it Work to Work with an Editor? You’ve written and rewritten, on your own and in a group, but how do you decide when your writing could benefit from the input of an editor? Where do you begin the process, and what should you expect when you put your manuscript in the Read More
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“What’s so important about setting?” Writers Workshop
FeaturedLilly Library 19 Meadow Street, Florence, MA, United StatesWhat’s so important about setting? Are you curious about world building? Do your characters inhabit living rooms in the future, or trek miles at the turn of the century? Setting connects readers to a narrative and is part of the allure that transports them from one place to another, but setting is so much more Read More
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What Can Social Media Do For You As a Writer?
FeaturedNorthampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesCome listen to presenter Marya Zilberberg discuss how to break down the barriers and put Twitter, blogs and other online formats to work. Social media seem to be a necessity for marketing anything in the 21st century. But are they? What are the best approaches for a writer? We will discuss some of the successful Read More