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  • April 2018

  • Sat 21
    Featured April 21, 2018 @ 6:30 am - 8:00 am

    Paths to Publishing – A Roundtable Discussion

    Lilly Library 19 Meadow Street, Florence, MA, United States

    This roundtable about the pros and cons of different paths to publication can help you figure out where (and where not) to place your writing. Five Straw Dog authors will briefly describe their experiences working with diverse kinds of presses - corporate, indie, hybrid, self-publishing, as well as working with an agent. Then everyone is Read More

  • May 2018

  • Tue 1
    Featured May 1, 2018 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Writers Night Out – Featured Reader Kathy Ford

    The Basement

    Featured Reader - Kathy Ford grew up in Rochester, New York, graduated from Hobart & William Smith Colleges in 1980 with a major in design theory, and moved to New York City to pursue a career in architecture. She received her Masters in Architecture from Harvard University in 1985 and has been practicing architecture in Read More

  • Sun 6
    Featured May 6, 2018 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

    Writers Read @ The Inn at Norton Hill – Featured Reader – Lesléa Newman

    Writers Read @ the Inn at Norton Hill Sunday, May 6, 3:00–5:00 p.m. Main St. (Rt. 116) & Norton Hill Rd., Ashfield, MA (co-sponsored by Straw Dog Writers Guild and Nan Parati (owner, Elmer’s Store and the Inn at Norton Hill) Featured Reader - Lesléa Newman is the author of 70 books for readers of Read More

  • Thu 10
    Featured May 10, 2018 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Compass Roads Reading at Montague Bookmill

    Montague Bookmill 440 Old Greenfield Rd., Montague, Massachusetts

    Join us for a reading of Compass Roads, Poems about the Pioneer Valley, with several poets reading their poems. More info coming soon!

  • Sat 12
    Featured May 12, 2018 @ 6:30 am - 8:30 am

    Diving Deep: Poetic Craft, Form and Emotion w/ Gail Thomas

    Lily Library Florence, MA, United States

    Diving Deep: Poetic Craft, Form and Emotion A challenge that many writers face is how to choose artful details when writing about strong emotional content. Some of us may shy away from expressing loss or anger, or we may produce work that’s overly sentimental. For inspiration, we will read poems that elevate personal experience by Read More

  • Wed 16
    Featured May 16, 2018 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Compass Roads reading at Odyssey Bookshop

    The Odyssey Bookshop 9 College St., South Hadley, MA, United States

    Please join us for a reading of Compass Roads - Poems about the Pioneer Valley, at Odyssey Bookshop. More info coming soon!  

  • Thu 24
    Featured May 24, 2018 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Compass Roads Reading at Jones Library

    Jones Library, Amherst MA 43 Amity Street, Amherst, MA, United States

    Join us for a reading of Compass Roads - Poems about the Pioneer Valley at the Jones Library in Amherst. Poets reading : Paul Mariani Jean Blakeman Theresa A. Vincent Beth Filson Pat Schneider Eileen P Kennedy Candance R Curran Janet E. Aalfs Sharon Tracey Libby Maxey  

  • June 2018

  • Sun 3
    Featured June 3, 2018 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

    Writers Read @ The Inn at Norton Hill – Featured Reader Melissa Volker

    The Inn at Norton Hill 10 Norton Hill Road, Ashfield, MA, United States

    Co-sponsored by: Straw Dog Writers Guild and Nan Parati (owner, Elmer's Store and the Inn at Norton Hill) Featured Reader: Melissa Volker Melissa Volker's debut novel, Delilah of Sunhats Swans, received a Five Star Review from Reader's Favorites and was praised by Alice Fulton, Guggenheim Fellow Poet, who said, "Delilah...is a charmer, a being blessed Read More

  • Mon 4
    Featured June 4, 2018 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Voices for Resistance – A Celebration!

    Forbes Library Coolidge Museum, 20 West Street, Northampton, 01060

    VOICES FOR RESISTANCE - A CELEBRATION! with special guests Martín Espada, The Nields, and Nicole M. Young! Short readings by Maria Jose Gimenez, Lauren Marie Schmidt, Eileen Kennedy, Ellen LaFleche, Dina Friedman, Christopher J. Sparks & Theresa Vincent OPEN MIC   - slots available on June 4. If you’d like to read (max. 4 minutes) please arrive BY 6:45 Read More

  • Tue 5
    Featured June 5, 2018 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Writers Night Out – Featured Reader Joyce Hayden

    The Basement

    Writers Night Out – June 5 2018   Featured Writer: Joyce Hayden Joyce Hayden left her teaching position in the English Department at Westfield State University three years ago to pursue travel, writing, and painting. Since then she's been across the US a couple times, as well as France and Italy. She has published a chapbook Read More

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