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SUMMARY:Your Path Through Todays Publishing Labyrinth
DESCRIPTION:You’re finally ready to get your book out into the world\, but with so many bewildering publishing options available to authors today\, how do you know which one is right for you? Join Straw Dog Writers Guild and come listen and ask questions to a panel of successful published authors on Saturday\, March 29\, 2025 from 12:30-2:00 pm at Northampton Center for the Arts \nMeet your Panelists: Rebecca Daniels\, Sarah Marie Jette\, Eileen Kennedy\, Suzanne S. Rancourt\, and Gail Thomas. \n  \nBios: \nRebecca Daniels writes creative non-fiction. Books include: Women Stage Directors Speak (McFarland\, 2000)\, Keeping the Lights on for Ike (Sunbury\, 2019)\, Finding Sisters (Sunbury\, 2021)\, and That Day And What Came After (Sunbury\, 2024). She moved to western Massachusetts in 2015 on retirement from university teaching of theatre (25+ years). \n  \nSarah Marie Jette is the author of What the Wind Can Tell You (Islandport Press\, 2018). She received Latinx in Publishing’s 2022-2023 Work in Progress Fellowship and was a semifinalist for the Massachusetts Teacher of the Year recognition. In between teaching and writing\, Sarah Marie takes too many photos of her cats and plays board games with her three children \n. \nEileen P. Kennedy’s. Banshees (Flutter Press\, 2015) was nominated for a Pushcart Prize and won Second Prize in Poetry from the Wordwrite Book Awards. Touch My Head Softly (Finishing Line\, 2021) was a finalist for the International Book Awards in General Poetry. She has an upcoming eco-poetry collection\, Dread and Splendor: Paintings and Poems for a New Earth with Shanti Arts Press. EileenPKennedy.com. \n  \nSuzanne S. Rancourt\, Abenaki/Huron\, Quebecois\, Scottish descent\, USMC\, Army Veteran: author of Native Writers’ Circle of the Americas First Book Award\, Billboard in the Clouds 2004; murmurs at the gate\, 2019 received the 2023 Poetry of Modern Conflict Award; Old Stones\, New Roads 2021; Songs of Archilochus\, 2023. 2x Nature Culture’s Writing the Land Project Fellow; UMI’s New England Literature Program\, Sundog Poetry Center\, and Solstice MFA\, Guest Artist; Keynote for Maine Military & Community Network Conference 2023\, 2024. \nGail Thomas has published six books\, and her poems appear widely in journals and anthologies. 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\nRead” for Waving Back. She teaches poetry and offers private coaching for Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshops. \n  \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/your-path-through-todays-publishing-labyrinth
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:20250401T180000
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out in April
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday April 1\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Chris O’Carroll at Forbes Library. No registration required. If you want to participate in Open Mic and read\, please sign up by 5:50pm. Ten names will be randomly selected. Each reader will have five minutes. The second half of the evening showcases our Featured Reader. \nMasks are not currently required for indoor events. Please wear a mask if you would like to exercise caution.\nHosted by Jacqueline Sheehan\, Rick Paar and Beth Filson.\nSponsored by Valley Home Improvement. \nChris O’Carroll is the author of three poetry collections\, The Joke’s on Me\, Abracadabratude\, and the newly published Quantum Creed\, which opens with a selection of his hell-yes-I-can-be-funny-about-having-cancer poems and just gets friskier from there. Chris has been a Light magazine featured poet\, and his work appears in New York City Haiku\, Extreme Sonnets\, Love Affairs at the Villa Nelle\, and The Great American Wise Ass Poetry Anthology.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-april-2
CATEGORIES:Writers Night Out
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T210000
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SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat.\nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes-weekly-writers-meet-up-6/2025-04-02
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250406T150000
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SUMMARY:Faking it and Breaking it: Generative AI and its Implications for Writers A Straw Dog Craft Workshop with Michelle Trim
DESCRIPTION: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 examples of artists responses to GAI. Michelle is happy to adjust the length o\nf the presentation to suit the needs of the audience\, leaving more or less time for questions as the group desires. \nRegister for the workshop HERE. \n  \nMichelle Trim is currently a faculty member in computer science at UMass Amherst\, where she has taught ethical considerations of computing\, introduction to informatics\, and directed the junior year writing program for computer science and informatics since 2013. As a Chancellor’s Leadership Fellow charged with marshalling campus GAI education and policy development\, she regularly engages discussion groups of faculty\, staff\, and students on issues and implications of GAI. Her published works include commentary on the societal impacts of AI in ACM SIGCAS (sigcas.org) and scholarship related to writing\, data analysis\, and technical communication pedagogy.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/faking-it-and-breaking-it-generative-ai-and-its-implications-for-writers-a-straw-dog-craft-workshop-with-michelle-trim
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250409T190000
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SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat.\nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes-weekly-writers-meet-up-6/2025-04-09
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,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:20250413T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250413T153000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Critique Meet Up in April
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRegister for Sunday April 13\, 1-3:30pm OR  Saturday\, April 19\, 1-3:30pm.  Cost: by donation. Suggested sliding scale $25-40. No one turned away for lack of funds. Limited to five participants. Register early.  Please sign up for one session per month. Register HERE. Questions – email:  hammerandhorn@gmail.com\n\n\nThese workshops are made possible in part through the Eli Daniel Nemetz Todd Memorial Fund. Please make your donation through the Center for the Arts via Paypal here\, via Venmo @Northampton-CenterForTheArts\, or by mailing a check made out to NCFA to PO Box 366\, Northampton\, MA 01061. Please note Poetry/Prose in the memo line.  Donations on the upper end of the scale help support our continued commitment to accessibility. If you need financial support\, please apply through NCFA’s Community Fund. \n\nFacilitator: Michael Favala Goldman is author of seven poetry collections and translator of nineteen books. His work has appeared in scores of publications such as The New Yorker\, The Harvard Review\, and Rattle Magazine. https://michaelfavalagoldman.com/\n\nMichael’s blog about the Poetry Critique Meet-up: http://strawdogwriters.org/blog/poetry-meet-up
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/poetry-critique-meet-up-in-april
LOCATION:Northampton Center for the Arts\, 33 Hawley St.\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Poetry Share,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250413T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250413T200000
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SUMMARY:Everyone Reads Second Sundays Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Come create community on second Sundays of every month 6-8pm EST with a virtual open mic on zoom.\nPlease contact Lindsay Rockwell for zoom link if interested: emonrock@mac.com \nFormat Focus: EVERYONE READS! \n\nCo-create and reading and listening experience that is generous\, dynamic\, and heart-felt.\nRead a 3-minute piece\nBrief positive responses after readers share\nListeners welcome
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/everyone-reads-second-sundays-open-mic-3/2025-04-13
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T103000
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SUMMARY:Writers Submission Study Hall
DESCRIPTION:Start submitting today\, April 15th\, with Submission Study Hall!\n\n\n\n\n\nLet other writers inspire and support you through the submission process.\n\n\n\n\n\nAt Writers Submission Study Hall we dedicate 90 minutes to bringing our writing into the world. Come share resources and focus on supporting each other in submitting our work.\n\n\n\n\n\nWriters Submission Study Hall starts April 15th and continues every other Tuesday at 9-10:30am EST on ZOOM.\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you’re interested in participating in a Writers Submission Study Hall and sharing ideas email Lindsay Rockwell – emonorock@icloud.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-submission-study-hall-2
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T183054
CREATED:20241209T185240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132803Z
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SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat.\nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes-weekly-writers-meet-up-6/2025-04-16
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T193000
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SUMMARY:A Writer's Night in April
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\n\n\nRegine 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 womanhood through her poetry and prose.\n\n\n\nIn 2022\, Jackson was the recipient of the Straw Dogs Writers Guild Emerging Writer Fellowship\, and her work has since appeared in the 2024 Massachusetts Bards Anthology\, Pán•o•ply: Inaugural MultiCreative Anthology\, Gnashing Teeth Publishing\, Red Rose Thorns Lit Mag\, A Queen’s Narrative: Heavy is the Crown Anthology and the 2025 Reimagining New England Histories Project\n.\nNow a Board Advisor for the Straw Dog Writers Guild\, Jackson hopes to hone her craft and bring more positive opportunities to her community. Jackson is also the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Cultural Connections: A Celebration of Black and Brown Literature Book Fair\, based in Springfield\, Massachusetts. For more details\, visit reginejackson.com or @theflimsyquill on Instagram\n\n\n\nYou may register by calling 413-565-4150\, option 1. Or you can just show up. The Longmeadow Adult Center is located at 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/a-writers-night-in-april-2
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:20250419T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250419T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T183054
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SUMMARY:Poetry Critique Meet Up in April
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRegister for Sunday April 13\, 1-3:30pm OR  Saturday\, April 19\, 1-3:30pm.  Cost: by donation. Suggested sliding scale $25-40. No one turned away for lack of funds. Limited to five participants. Register early.  Please sign up for one session per month. Register HERE. Questions – email:  hammerandhorn@gmail.com\n\n\nThese workshops are made possible in part through the Eli Daniel Nemetz Todd Memorial Fund. Please make your donation through the Center for the Arts via Paypal here\, via Venmo @Northampton-CenterForTheArts\, or by mailing a check made out to NCFA to PO Box 366\, Northampton\, MA 01061. Please note Poetry/Prose in the memo line.  Donations on the upper end of the scale help support our continued commitment to accessibility. If you need financial support\, please apply through NCFA’s Community Fund. \n\nFacilitator: Michael Favala Goldman is author of seven poetry collections and translator of nineteen books. His work has appeared in scores of publications such as The New Yorker\, The Harvard Review\, and Rattle Magazine. https://michaelfavalagoldman.com/\n\nMichael’s blog about the Poetry Critique Meet-up: http://strawdogwriters.org/blog/poetry-meet-up
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/poetry-critique-meet-up-in-april-2
LOCATION:Northampton Center for the Arts\, 33 Hawley St.\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T183054
CREATED:20241209T185240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132803Z
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SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat.\nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes-weekly-writers-meet-up-6/2025-04-23
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,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:20250429T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250429T103000
DTSTAMP:20260405T183054
CREATED:20250331T155503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250409T130939Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Submission Study Hall every other Tuesday
DESCRIPTION:Start submitting today with Submission Study Hall!\n\n\n\n\n\nLet other writers inspire and support you through the submission process.\n\n\n\n\n\nAt Writers Submission Study Hall we dedicate 90 minutes to bringing our writing into the world. Come share resources and focus on supporting each other in submitting our work.\n\n\n\n\n\nWriters Submission Study Hall starts April 15th and continues every other Tuesday at 9-10:30am EST on ZOOM.\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you’re interested in participating in a Writers Submission Study Hall and sharing ideas email Lindsay Rockwell – emonrock@icloud.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-submission-study-hall-every-other-tuesday
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T183054
CREATED:20250313T180652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T192125Z
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SUMMARY:Wake Up Poetry Share
DESCRIPTION:What activities wake you up? What gets you going? Do you ever feel like you want to shake your friend\, neighbor\, or country awake? Find examples of your poems to read where you may feel pleading or demanding that people wake up\, where you feel inspired to start the day\, when all your cells are buzzing and you feel fully conscious? (And you don’t have any of your own\, find and read someone else’s poetry.) \nCome read and listen on Wednesday\, April 30\, 6:30-8:00pm in the Belding Memorial Library Meeting Room with poet Arianna Alexsandra Collins of Offerings for Community Building. Wine\, tea\, and treats will be served. \nThis program is free and open to the public. Please register by contacting Belding Memorial Library at bmlashfield@gmail.com or 413-628-4414.\nThe Library is located at 344 Main St. in Ashfield\, MA. \nSponsored by Belding Memorial Library and Straw Dog Writers Guild
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/wake-up-poetry-share
LOCATION:Belding Memorial Library\, 344 Main Street\, Ashfield\, 01330\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Poetry Share,Straw Dog Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T210000
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CREATED:20241209T185240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132803Z
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SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat.\nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes-weekly-writers-meet-up-6/2025-04-30
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250503T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250503T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T183054
CREATED:20250318T163433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250405T124247Z
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SUMMARY:Grief Doesn't Follow a Linear Path
DESCRIPTION:As writers\, when we write about the grieving process\, we need to acknowledge that grief is as individual as we are. Writers differentiate characters by giving them unique voices\, gestures\, and habits. How they love and how they grieve is yet another way of making your characters come alive and stay with your reader long after they have finished the story. In this presentation\, I will give you some writing “sparks” to get to the essence of revealing a character’s emotions without being melodramatic or giving away too much. In writing about grief\, we want our readers to empathize with the character even if they don’t agree with how the character goes about her process.\n\n\n \n\n\nLocation: Lilly Library\, 19 Meadow St. Florence\, MA\n\n\n \n\n\nDate/Time: Saturday\, May 3\, 10:30 am-12 pm\n\n\n \n\n\nLisa C. Taylor is the author of the novel\, The Shape of What Remains\, three poetry collections\, most recently Interrogation of Morning (2022) and two short story collections\, most recently Impossibly Small Spaces(2018). Her honors include the Hugo House New Fiction Award and Pushcart nominations in fiction and poetry. Her poetry collaboration with Irish writer Geraldine Mills\, The Other Side of Longing received the Elizabeth Shanley Gerson Honor at University of Connecticut. Lisa holds an MFA in Creative Writing and she is the co-director of the Mesa Verde Writers Conference and Literary Festival. She is also a board member for Four Corners Writers and the Mancos Creative District. Lisa has received writing residencies from Vermont Studio Center\, Willowtail Springs\, and Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Ireland. She teaches writing online and offers workshops around the country. www.lisactaylor.com \nLisa will have copies of her book available for purchase at her workshop. \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/grief-doesnt-follow-a-linear-path
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:20250504T130000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Critique Meet Up in May
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRegister for Sunday May 4\, 1-3:30 pm OR  Saturday\, May 10\, 1-3:30 pm.  Cost: by donation. Suggested sliding scale $25-40. No one turned away for lack of funds. Limited to five participants. Register early.  Please sign up for one session per month. Register HERE. Questions – email:  hammerandhorn@gmail.com\n\n\nThese workshops are made possible in part through the Eli Daniel Nemetz Todd Memorial Fund. Please make your donation through the Center for the Arts via Paypal here\, via Venmo @Northampton-CenterForTheArts\, or by mailing a check made out to NCFA to PO Box 366\, Northampton\, MA 01061. Please note Poetry/Prose in the memo line.  Donations on the upper end of the scale help support our continued commitment to accessibility. If you need financial support\, please apply through NCFA’s Community Fund. \n\nFacilitator: Michael Favala Goldman is author of seven poetry collections and translator of nineteen books. His work has appeared in scores of publications such as The New Yorker\, The Harvard Review\, and Rattle Magazine. https://michaelfavalagoldman.com/\n\nMichael’s blog about the Poetry Critique Meet-up: http://strawdogwriters.org/blog/poetry-meet-up
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/poetry-critique-meet-up-in-may/2025-05-04
LOCATION:Northampton Center for the Arts\, 33 Hawley St.\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Poetry Share,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T183054
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UID:10000848-1746554400-1746561600@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Writers Night Out in May
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday May 6\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Astrid Lindstrom Forbes Library. No registration required. If you want to participate in Open Mic and read\, please sign up by 5:50pm. Ten names will be randomly selected. Each reader will have five minutes. The second half of the evening showcases our Featured Reader. \nMasks are not currently required for indoor events. Please wear a mask if you would like to exercise caution. \nHosted by Jacqueline Sheehan\, Rick Paar and Beth Filson.\nSponsored by Valley Home Improvement. \nAstrid Lindstrom is a retired public school English teacher\, who advised middle and high school literary magazines\, took students to a writers’ conference in Middlebury\, Vermont\, coordinated shared memoir writing between seventh graders and senior citizens\, and loved writing with all her students. \nShe plays violin in the Five College Early Music program in western Massachusetts\, contra dances\, works with comfort dog Jonah in the Cancer Center at Cooley Dickinson Hospital\, and has also volunteered with Jonah as reading buddies in an elementary school. \nShe grew up in Gambier\, Ohio\, where her parents were a mathematics professor and a librarian at Kenyon College\, and has degrees in English from Mount Holyoke College and the University of Virginia. \nShe and her wife Cece\, a psychotherapist who specialized in supporting lesbians coming out from straight marriage\, lived in Northampton\, where Astrid still resides. They have four adult children and four grandchildren.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-may-4
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Writers Night Out
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250507T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250507T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T183054
CREATED:20241209T185240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132803Z
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SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat.\nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes-weekly-writers-meet-up-6/2025-05-07
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250510T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250510T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T183054
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250421T210808Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Critique Meet Up in May
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRegister for Sunday May 4\, 1-3:30 pm OR  Saturday\, May 10\, 1-3:30 pm.  Cost: by donation. Suggested sliding scale $25-40. No one turned away for lack of funds. Limited to five participants. Register early.  Please sign up for one session per month. Register HERE. Questions – email:  hammerandhorn@gmail.com\n\n\nThese workshops are made possible in part through the Eli Daniel Nemetz Todd Memorial Fund. Please make your donation through the Center for the Arts via Paypal here\, via Venmo @Northampton-CenterForTheArts\, or by mailing a check made out to NCFA to PO Box 366\, Northampton\, MA 01061. Please note Poetry/Prose in the memo line.  Donations on the upper end of the scale help support our continued commitment to accessibility. If you need financial support\, please apply through NCFA’s Community Fund. \n\nFacilitator: Michael Favala Goldman is author of seven poetry collections and translator of nineteen books. His work has appeared in scores of publications such as The New Yorker\, The Harvard Review\, and Rattle Magazine. https://michaelfavalagoldman.com/\n\nMichael’s blog about the Poetry Critique Meet-up: http://strawdogwriters.org/blog/poetry-meet-up
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/poetry-critique-meet-up-in-may/2025-05-10
LOCATION:Northampton Center for the Arts\, 33 Hawley St.\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Poetry Share,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250511T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250511T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T183054
CREATED:20241209T184658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T171510Z
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SUMMARY:Everyone Reads Second Sundays Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Come create community on second Sundays of every month 6-8pm EST with a virtual open mic on zoom.\nPlease contact Lindsay Rockwell for zoom link if interested: emonrock@mac.com \nFormat Focus: EVERYONE READS! \n\nCo-create and reading and listening experience that is generous\, dynamic\, and heart-felt.\nRead a 3-minute piece\nBrief positive responses after readers share\nListeners welcome
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/everyone-reads-second-sundays-open-mic-3/2025-05-11
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T183054
CREATED:20250331T155536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T200234Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Submission Study Hall every other Tuesday
DESCRIPTION:Start submitting today with Submission Study Hall!\n\n\n\n\n\nLet other writers inspire and support you through the submission process.\n\n\n\n\n\nAt Writers Submission Study Hall we dedicate 90 minutes to bringing our writing into the world. Come share resources and focus on supporting each other in submitting our work.\n\n\n\n\n\nWriters Submission Study Hall starts April 15th and continues every other Tuesday at 9-10:30am EST on ZOOM.\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you’re interested in participating in a Writers Submission Study Hall and sharing ideas email Lindsay Rockwell – emonrock@icloud.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-submission-study-hall-every-other-tuesday-2
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250514T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250514T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T183054
CREATED:20241209T185240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132803Z
UID:10000757-1747249200-1747256400@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat.\nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes-weekly-writers-meet-up-6/2025-05-14
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T183054
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SUMMARY:A Writer's Night in May - Poetry and Journalism: A Marriage of Words
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers’ Guild and Longmeadow Adult Center present writers Marty Dobrow and Missy-Marie Montgomery on Thursday\, May 15th\, from 6:45-7:30pm at the Longmeadow Adult Center.\n\n\n\n\nMissy-Marie Montgomery is a poet\, an artist\, and a recently retired professor of English at Springfield College. Her poetry has been published in more than two dozen journals\, including Bellevue Literary Review\, Poetry International\, and Rattle. Her 2015 collection\, The Half-Life of Passion (Open Field Press)\, was embraced for its heart-rending eloquence. Acclaimed poet Vivian Shipley described Montgomery’s poems as “songs of compassion for human longing.” Montgomery is also the author of the 2009 chapbook\, The Blue Gate. She has taught writing to Alzheimer’s patients\, and she is a judge each year for the local “Poetry Out Loud” competition among area high school students.  \nMarty Dobrow is a journalist\, but he likes to believe Missy’s compliment that he has a “poetic sensibility.” He has published over 2\,000 stories in newspapers\, magazines\, and online publications\, including The Washington Post\, The Atlantic\, The Boston Globe\, and espn.com. He began his career as a sportswriter and published two sports-themed books: Going Bigtime: The Spectacular Rise of UMass Basketball (Summerset Press\, 1996)\, and Knocking on Heaven’s Door: Six Minor Leaguers In Search of the Baseball Dream (UMass Press\, 2010). His third book\, which focuses on an under-told story of American civil rights\, is under contract with Cambridge University Press. \nMissy and Marty met as professors at Springfield College and later got married on campus. Their union is centered on a love for their adult children\, their adorable pets\, the written word\, and—of course—each other. \n\n\n\nYou may register by calling 413-565-4150\, option 1. Or you can just show up. The Longmeadow Adult Center is located at 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/a-writers-night-in-may-poetry-and-journalism-a-marriage-of-words
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:20250521T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T183054
CREATED:20241209T185240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132803Z
UID:10000758-1747854000-1747861200@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat.\nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes-weekly-writers-meet-up-6/2025-05-21
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T183054
CREATED:20250415T003013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250426T123047Z
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SUMMARY:Glendale Ridge Vineyard Bingo Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Glendale Ridge Vineyard and Molly Keehn the Bingo Queen have generously offered to support Straw Dog Writers Guild with their monthly Bingo game. \nEnjoy a friendly game\, have a glass of wine and support Straw Dog Writer’s Guild! \nAs noted on the Glendale Ridge event page\, “This event promises laughter and camaraderie as participants come together for a friendly competition. Best of all\, there’s no entry fee – we simply encourage generous donations to a designated nonprofit organization\, making it an entertaining way to support a great cause. Bring your friends\, enjoy some fantastic prizes\, and experience the thrill of Bingo while giving back to the community. Don’t miss out on the fun with Molly Keehn – your chance to win awaits!” \nFor more information about Bingo with Molly Keehn\, the Bingo Queen\, click HERE. \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/glendale-ridge-vineyard-bingo-fundraiser
LOCATION:Glendale Ridge Vineyard\, 155 Glendale Rd\, Southampton\, MA\, 01073\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250527T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250527T103000
DTSTAMP:20260405T183054
CREATED:20250318T180543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T160036Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Submission Study Hall
DESCRIPTION:Start submitting today\, April 15th\, with Submission Study Hall!\n\n\n\n\n\nLet other writers inspire and support you through the submission process.\n\n\n\n\n\nAt Writers Submission Study Hall we dedicate 90 minutes to bringing our writing into the world. Come share resources and focus on supporting each other in submitting our work.\n\n\n\n\n\nWriters Submission Study Hall starts April 15th and continues every other Tuesday at 9-10:30am EST on ZOOM.\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you’re interested in participating in a Writers Submission Study Hall and sharing ideas email Lindsay Rockwell – emonorock@icloud.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-submission-study-hall-2-2
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250528T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250528T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T183054
CREATED:20241209T185240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132803Z
UID:10000759-1748458800-1748466000@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat.\nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes-weekly-writers-meet-up-6/2025-05-28
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250531T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250531T180000
DTSTAMP:20260405T183054
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T104618Z
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SUMMARY:Benefit Concert by Singer-Songwriter Linda Shear
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild invites you to this benefit concert by singer-songwriter Linda Shear at 4 pm on Saturday\, May 31\, 2025\, at the Northampton Center for the Arts\, 33 Hawley St. \nLinda is a singer-songwriter and pianist\, with music at the center of her heart and life. In the early 70s\, she performed in Chicago at the first out-lesbian concert in the U.S. Linda toured with her band\, Family of Woman\, and played solo in bars\, clubs\, coffee houses\, and festivals\, including the main stage at the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival. Linda’s songs come from deep in her heart\, and she invites you into that heart when she performs in celebration of love\, social justice\, and the power of authenticity. \n“They stay with you\, these beautiful songs of Linda Shear; the tunes linger\, and the lyrics take you places to remember and to emotions\, you’ll know.  And her performances are so compelling.  I have often said that if I played the piano\, I would want to play it like Linda.” \n~Dan Crary\, Bluegrass guitarist and 2022 awardee of the Lifetime Achievement award from the International Bluegrass Music Association \nLinda is thrilled that Alice Robbins\, a renowned\, virtuoso musician\, will be accompanying her on a few songs at the concert. \n\nAlice Robbins\, a performer on both baroque cello and viola da gamba with Early Music ensembles world-wide\, is a founding member of the Arcadia Players of western Massachusetts. A graduate of Indiana University and the Schola Cantorum of Basel\, Switzerland\, she also taught at Smith and Mount Holyoke Colleges in the Five College Early Music Program since 1979. She now is venturing to explore other musical activities along with serving on the boards of Arcadia Players\, Viola da Gamba Society of America\, and as president of the Viola da Gamba Society-New England.\n\n\nWatch a video of Linda’s song: Morning Prayer \nBuy your ticket  \n(seating is limited) \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/benefit-concert-by-singer-songerwriter-linda-shear
LOCATION:Northampton Center for the Arts\, 33 Hawley St.\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T183054
CREATED:20250318T181558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250318T181558Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out in June
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday June 3\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Linda Cardillo at Forbes Library. No registration required. If you want to participate in Open Mic and read\, please sign up by 5:50pm. Ten names will be randomly selected. Each reader will have five minutes. The second half of the evening showcases our Featured Reader. \nMasks are not currently required for indoor events. Please wear a mask if you would like to exercise caution. \nHosted by Jacqueline Sheehan\, Rick Paar and Beth Filson.\nSponsored by Valley Home Improvement. \nLinda Cardillo is an award-winning author of historical fiction and historical romance. She writes about the old country and the new\, the tangle and embrace of family\, and finding courage in the midst of loss. \n\nHer debut novel\, Dancing on Sunday Afternoons\, which launched Harlequin’s Everlasting Love series\, was published in 2007. She has published a total of fourteen books and is currently writing her fifteenth\, entitled Paint the Wind\, which will be available this coming summer.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-june-4
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Writers Night Out
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