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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-6/2025-11-26
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED - Writers Night Out in December
DESCRIPTION:Writers Night Out on Tuesday December 2nd has been cancelled. \nJoin Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday December 2nd\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer and Straw Dog Writers Guild Emerging Writer Fellow Darlene Elias\, 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. \nHosted by Jacqueline Sheehan\, Rick Paar and Beth Filson.\nSponsored by Valley Home Improvement. \nDarlene Elias (memoir\, creative nonfiction) is Straw Dog Writers Guild 2025 Emerging Writer Fellow. Darlene Elias is an emerging writer and poet from Western Mass. She is a Hawaiian Boricua Anti Colonial Feminist who uses literature\, poetry\, and spoken word to elevate and validate her own experience as a woman who is part of the diaspora in the U.S. Darlene co-founded the Writing Sisters\, a community of women who identify as BIPOC and LGBTQ\, grown to 15 members in the past year. The group meets twice a month and provides a safe space where members can write freely\, share with one another\, build\, and cultivate relationships not only with one another but in the community.  As part of her fellowship\, Darlene was a 2025 Edith Wharton-Straw Dog Writers Guild resident. \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-december-3
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Readings,Writers Night Out
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T200000
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CREATED:20250823T164631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132702Z
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SUMMARY:Weekly Wednesday Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:This Wednesday and every Wednesday: in-person Weekly Wednesday Writing Group at the @daltonfreepubliclibrary\n\n\n“Curious Writers” will meet at the Dalton Free Public Library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm for our Weekly Wednesday Writing Group in collaboration with the Dalton Free Public Library.\nWe will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:\n\n\n\ngetting settled and acquainted\nwriting goals for the session\none hour of concentrated writing\nrecap\n\nBring your laptop\, journal\, pen\, and paper. At this time\, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided). Spaces limited.\n\nFor more information email Emma Carkhuff Emmacarkhuff2@gmail.com 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/weekly-wednesday-writing-group/2025-12-03
LOCATION:Dalton Free Public Library\, 462 Main Street\, Dalton\, MA\, 01226
CATEGORIES:Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
CREATED:20241209T185240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132803Z
UID:10000786-1764788400-1764795600@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-6/2025-12-03
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:20251206T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
CREATED:20250923T154809Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T174337Z
UID:10001441-1765029600-1765036800@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Voices for Resistance: Can (Y)our writing help change the world?
DESCRIPTION:Voices for Resistance: Can (Y)our writing help change the world? A reading and conversation with Ellen Meeropol and Bill Newman \nIn times of political and social turmoil\, many writers struggle to find effective ways to change minds and hearts with our work. In this Voices for Resistance event\, fiction writer Ellen Meeropol and columnist\, podcaster and radio host Bill Newman talk about using the power of words to resist\, to educate\, to inspire\, and to empower us all to change our world. \n  \nEllen Meeropol is the author of the novels Sometimes an Island (forthcoming March 2026)\, The Lost Women of Azalea Court\, Her Sister’s Tattoo\, Kinship of Clover\, On Hurricane Island\, and House Arrest\, and guest editor for the anthology Dreams for a Broken World. Essay and story publications include Ms. Magazine\, Lilith\, The Writer Magazine\, The Boston Globe\, Solstice Magazine\, Guernica\, LitHub\, 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 as a Great Group Reads. Ellen is a founding mother of Straw Dog Writers Guild. www.ellenmeeropol.com \nBill Newman\, a civil rights lawyer in Northampton since 1976\, has hosted a weekday talk radio show on WHMP since 2010 (first\, the Bill Newman Show and then\, Talk the Talk) and has written a regular column for the Daily Hampshire Gazette and the Greenfield Recorder for many years. He has published two collections of his expository writing\, When the War Came Home and Life on the Co-op Plan and in addition\, is the author and voice of Civil Liberties Minute® podcast. He often speaks about civil rights and civil liberties topics with community groups and at high schools and colleges. https://whmp.com/podcasts/shows/bill-newman/  \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/voices-for-resistance-in-conversation-with-elli-meeropol-and-bill-newman
LOCATION:Boutelle-Day Poetry Center\, College Lane\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Straw Dog Event,Voices for Resistance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
CREATED:20251110T123908Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Critique Meet Up in Decembber
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 December 7th\, 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-december-7
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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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
CREATED:20250823T164631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132702Z
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SUMMARY:Weekly Wednesday Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:This Wednesday and every Wednesday: in-person Weekly Wednesday Writing Group at the @daltonfreepubliclibrary\n\n\n“Curious Writers” will meet at the Dalton Free Public Library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm for our Weekly Wednesday Writing Group in collaboration with the Dalton Free Public Library.\nWe will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:\n\n\n\ngetting settled and acquainted\nwriting goals for the session\none hour of concentrated writing\nrecap\n\nBring your laptop\, journal\, pen\, and paper. At this time\, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided). Spaces limited.\n\nFor more information email Emma Carkhuff Emmacarkhuff2@gmail.com 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/weekly-wednesday-writing-group/2025-12-10
LOCATION:Dalton Free Public Library\, 462 Main Street\, Dalton\, MA\, 01226
CATEGORIES:Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
CREATED:20251009T194344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T195029Z
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SUMMARY:A Cosmic Poetry Share
DESCRIPTION:Groovy! Whether you’ve got poems about stars\, planets\, cosmic adventures\, out of this world encounters\, or out of body experiences\, we want to hear them! (And you don’t have any of your own\, find and read someone else’s poetry.) Come read and listen on Wednesday\, December 10 from 6:30-8:00pm in the Belding Memorial Library Meeting Room with poet Arianna Alexsandra Collins of Offerings for Community Building. Treats will be served.\n\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\n\n\nArianna Alexsandra Collins ~ Naturalist. Writer. Poet. ~ has over 30 years experience in teaching\, community engagement\, and public ritual. She facilitates quarterly poetry shares at her local library in Ashfield MA and poetry workshops throughout the Hoosic River Watershed. She has a bi-monthly column “Into the Outside” in The Ashfield News and featured articles on wild edible and medicinal flora in MassWildlife\, Ecological Landscape Alliance\, and Northern Woodlands. Arianna is a contributing author in Nature Portals: Animate Earth Practices and is the author of historical fantasy novel Hearken to Avalon. Read samples of Arianna’s prose and poetry at: https://hearkentoavalon.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/a-cosmic-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:20251210T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
CREATED:20241209T185240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132803Z
UID:10000787-1765393200-1765400400@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-6/2025-12-10
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:20251211T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
CREATED:20251118T203411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T195148Z
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SUMMARY:WRITER'S OUT LOUD OPEN MIC NIGHT
DESCRIPTION:WRITER’S OUT LOUD OPEN MIC NIGHT\n\n\nThursday December 11 • 7pm Free admission.\n\n\nThe WOW Center\, 105 Elm Street Westfield\n\n\n \n\n\nWRITERS OUT LOUD! – A FREE low-pressure\, DecemberFest open mic night welcoming all\, who love prose and poetry. Authors\, poets and writers of every skill level are invited to share a 3–5-minute piece for WOW’s debut of its newest series celebrating the spoken word\, produced with the Straw Dog’s Writers Guild and Whipcity Wordsmiths. This month’s suggested theme is “The Holidays”. Readers sign up on a first-come basis\, when the doors open. Be an audience member or perhaps share your favorite fiction/non-fiction or poetry selection. Beverages available. Right on!!!!
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-out-loud-open-mic-night
LOCATION:The WOW Center\, 105 Elm Street\, Westfield\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
CREATED:20241209T184658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T171510Z
UID:10000738-1765735200-1765742400@strawdogwriters.org
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-3/2025-12-14
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,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:20251217T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251217T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
CREATED:20250823T164631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132702Z
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SUMMARY:Weekly Wednesday Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:This Wednesday and every Wednesday: in-person Weekly Wednesday Writing Group at the @daltonfreepubliclibrary\n\n\n“Curious Writers” will meet at the Dalton Free Public Library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm for our Weekly Wednesday Writing Group in collaboration with the Dalton Free Public Library.\nWe will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:\n\n\n\ngetting settled and acquainted\nwriting goals for the session\none hour of concentrated writing\nrecap\n\nBring your laptop\, journal\, pen\, and paper. At this time\, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided). Spaces limited.\n\nFor more information email Emma Carkhuff Emmacarkhuff2@gmail.com 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/weekly-wednesday-writing-group/2025-12-17
LOCATION:Dalton Free Public Library\, 462 Main Street\, Dalton\, MA\, 01226
CATEGORIES:Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251217T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251217T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
CREATED:20241209T185240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132803Z
UID:10000788-1765998000-1766005200@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-6/2025-12-17
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260106T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260106T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
CREATED:20251206T132323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T180336Z
UID:10001731-1767722400-1767729600@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Writers Night Out in January - Still Happening!
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday January 6th\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out at Forbes Library. \nCorinne Demas will not be able to attend\, but the Open Mic must go on. Today at Writers Night Out everyone reads! \nEach reader will have five minutes. \nHosted by Jacqueline Sheehan\, Rick Paar and Beth Filson.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-january-6
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Readings,Writers Night Out
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
CREATED:20250823T164631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132702Z
UID:10001189-1767810600-1767816000@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Weekly Wednesday Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:This Wednesday and every Wednesday: in-person Weekly Wednesday Writing Group at the @daltonfreepubliclibrary\n\n\n“Curious Writers” will meet at the Dalton Free Public Library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm for our Weekly Wednesday Writing Group in collaboration with the Dalton Free Public Library.\nWe will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:\n\n\n\ngetting settled and acquainted\nwriting goals for the session\none hour of concentrated writing\nrecap\n\nBring your laptop\, journal\, pen\, and paper. At this time\, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided). Spaces limited.\n\nFor more information email Emma Carkhuff Emmacarkhuff2@gmail.com 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/weekly-wednesday-writing-group/2026-01-07
LOCATION:Dalton Free Public Library\, 462 Main Street\, Dalton\, MA\, 01226
CATEGORIES:Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
CREATED:20251206T130729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T130729Z
UID:10001470-1767812400-1767816000@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
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/2026-01-07
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T143000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
CREATED:20251104T205733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T112738Z
UID:10001449-1768050000-1768055400@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Start Your New Year off “Write”!
DESCRIPTION:Do you want to start writing in 2026? Or do you want to get back to your writing after the busy holiday season? \nJoin us for this (Zoom) Writing Workshop\, Start Your New Year off “Write!” \nSaturday\, January 10\, 2026 1-2:30 PM \nRegister HERE \nActivities and Learning Objectives … \n\nTips on how to set up and maintain your regular writing schedule\nGenerative writing prompts—you choose the genre (optional sharing)\nTips and tricks for those days when you have limited time or just don’t want to write\n\nÁine Greaney is an Irish-born author living on Boston’s North Shore. Her nonfiction\, fiction and poetry have been published in various outlets\, including “The Boston Globe Magazine\,” “The New York Times\,” “Creative Nonfiction\,” “Another Chicago Magazine\,” “Pulse: Stories from the Heart of Medicine\,” “KevinMD\,” “The Journal of Expressive Writing” and many other publications. She’s also the author of 5 books. As a trained teacher and certified wellness-writing instructor (Duke University)\, she has designed and delivered workshops and retreats in various community\, academic and healthcare settings\, including Straw Dog Writers Guild.  \nwww.ainegreaney.com.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/start-your-new-year-off-write
CATEGORIES:Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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UID:10001791-1768136400-1768145400@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Poetry Critique Meet Up in January
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 January 11th\, 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\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.\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-january-3
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:20260111T180000
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SUMMARY:Second Sundays Virtual 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/15452/2026-01-11
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
CREATED:20250823T164631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132702Z
UID:10001190-1768415400-1768420800@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Weekly Wednesday Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:This Wednesday and every Wednesday: in-person Weekly Wednesday Writing Group at the @daltonfreepubliclibrary\n\n\n“Curious Writers” will meet at the Dalton Free Public Library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm for our Weekly Wednesday Writing Group in collaboration with the Dalton Free Public Library.\nWe will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:\n\n\n\ngetting settled and acquainted\nwriting goals for the session\none hour of concentrated writing\nrecap\n\nBring your laptop\, journal\, pen\, and paper. At this time\, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided). Spaces limited.\n\nFor more information email Emma Carkhuff Emmacarkhuff2@gmail.com 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/weekly-wednesday-writing-group/2026-01-14
LOCATION:Dalton Free Public Library\, 462 Main Street\, Dalton\, MA\, 01226
CATEGORIES:Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
CREATED:20251206T130729Z
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UID:10001471-1768417200-1768420800@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
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/2026-01-14
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
CREATED:20250823T164631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132702Z
UID:10001191-1769020200-1769025600@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Weekly Wednesday Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:This Wednesday and every Wednesday: in-person Weekly Wednesday Writing Group at the @daltonfreepubliclibrary\n\n\n“Curious Writers” will meet at the Dalton Free Public Library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm for our Weekly Wednesday Writing Group in collaboration with the Dalton Free Public Library.\nWe will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:\n\n\n\ngetting settled and acquainted\nwriting goals for the session\none hour of concentrated writing\nrecap\n\nBring your laptop\, journal\, pen\, and paper. At this time\, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided). Spaces limited.\n\nFor more information email Emma Carkhuff Emmacarkhuff2@gmail.com 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/weekly-wednesday-writing-group/2026-01-21
LOCATION:Dalton Free Public Library\, 462 Main Street\, Dalton\, MA\, 01226
CATEGORIES:Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
CREATED:20251206T130729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T130729Z
UID:10001472-1769022000-1769025600@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
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/2026-01-21
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
CREATED:20250823T164631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132702Z
UID:10001192-1769625000-1769630400@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Weekly Wednesday Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:This Wednesday and every Wednesday: in-person Weekly Wednesday Writing Group at the @daltonfreepubliclibrary\n\n\n“Curious Writers” will meet at the Dalton Free Public Library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm for our Weekly Wednesday Writing Group in collaboration with the Dalton Free Public Library.\nWe will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:\n\n\n\ngetting settled and acquainted\nwriting goals for the session\none hour of concentrated writing\nrecap\n\nBring your laptop\, journal\, pen\, and paper. At this time\, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided). Spaces limited.\n\nFor more information email Emma Carkhuff Emmacarkhuff2@gmail.com 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/weekly-wednesday-writing-group/2026-01-28
LOCATION:Dalton Free Public Library\, 462 Main Street\, Dalton\, MA\, 01226
CATEGORIES:Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
CREATED:20251206T130729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T130729Z
UID:10001473-1769626800-1769630400@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
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/2026-01-28
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T173000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
CREATED:20251110T191045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T163852Z
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SUMMARY:12th Annual Author Showcase: A Celebration of Members’ Books
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a celebration of Straw Dog Writers Guild authors at the 12th Annual Author showcase! \nAuthors will have five minutes each to read from their work and author Andrea Hairston will MC the event. Books will be available for purchase at this in-person event.  \n  \n  \n  \nAndrea Hairston\, MC \nMeet Our Authors\n \n  \nSteven D. Brewer (he/him) is the author of A Familiar Problem. Diverse obsessions underlie his writing: deep interests in natural history; an abiding passion for languages; a fascination with Japanese culture; and a mania for information technology and the Internet. Brewer lives in Amherst with his extended family. \n  \n \n  \nLinda Cardillo is an award-winning author of historical fiction and historical romance who writes about the old country and the new\, the tangle and embrace of family\, and finding courage in the midst of loss. Her fifteenth book\, Paint the Wind\, was released in September 2025.  \n  \n \n  \nLJ Cohen is a novelist\, poet\, fiber artist\, potter\, and relentless optimist. After 25 years as a physical therapist\, LJ uses real clinical skills to injure fictional characters in her science fiction and fantasy novels. Her 9th novel LITANY FOR A BROKEN WORLD is available now. http://www.ljcohen.net \n  \n \n  \nJanet Crosier: Janet has a PhD from Capella University. She has presented research on Emily Bronte for Oxford University and at several academic conferences. She is English professor in Western Massachusetts. Her first book\, Shadows on the Heath\, was published in 2023 and her second novel\, Weymouth House\, in August 2025. \n  \n \n  \nCandace R. Curran was raised alongside Wachusett Mountain in rural Princeton\, MA by a coyote and Ford mechanic doing the best they could. Publications include\, Bone Cages and Playing in Wrecks\, by Haleys Press;  and the Elyse Wolf prize winner The Sound of Her Good Name\, Slate Roof Press\, 2025. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n  \nMary Warren Foulk has been published in The Hollins Critic\, Palette Poetry\, Clockhouse\, The Gay & Lesbian Review\, and North American Review. Her newest collection\, The Show Must Go On (Fernwood Press)\, was a finalist for the 2021 Gival Press Poetry Award and the Inlandia Institute’s 2022 Hillary Gravendyk Prize. \n  \n \n  \nKathryn Good-Schiff is the author of Love Letters to Ghosts (Meat for Tea) and has poems in various journals including California Quarterly\, Naugatuck River Review\, and PANK. A former gardener\, ice cream maker\, and editor\, Kat now works as an academic librarian and lives with her wife in Easthampton\, Massachusetts. \n  \n \n  \nChaya Grossberg: Life long poet\, non fiction writer and advocate for those harmed by psychiatry\, Chaya has been writing and sharing poetry for 3.5 decades\, and is currently writing her first novel.. She recently published poetry books\, “Reborn: Poetic Codes For Psychiatric Survivors” and “Daylillies Wild as Night.” \n  \n \n  \nMadlynn Haber’s first collection of poetry\, Seasons of Sorrow and Joy\, was published in June. She grew up in Brooklyn and worked as a Child and Family Therapist for over forty years. Her writing has been published in numerous anthologies and literary journals. She lives in a cohousing community in Northampton. You can view her work at www.madlynnwrites.com. \n\n\n\n  \n \n  \nNative Texan and award-winning poet Patricia Lee Lewis led creative writing & yoga retreats at her mountainside retreat in Westhampton MA and internationally for 30 years. An advocate for women\, civil rights\, peace and democracy\, and co-founder of Straw Dog Writers Guild\, Thorns of the Mesquite is her first novel. \n  \n \n  \nLinda Summersea is the author of the coming-of-age memoir\, The Girl with the Black and Blue Doll. She enjoyed a long career teaching Youth-at-Risk without realizing she too was “At-Risk”. At 67\, Summersea discovered her passion for expedition hiking by walking 50 miles with Berber nomads in the Moroccan desert. \n  \n \n  \nLisken Van Pelt Dus’s newest collection of poems\, How Many Hands to Home (Mayapple Press 2025)\, joins What We’re Made Of and two chapbooks\, Everywhere at Once and Letters to My Dead. Raised in England\, the US\, and Mexico\, she now teaches writing\, languages\, and martial arts in Pittsfield. (LVPDPoetry.com)   \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/12th-annual-author-showcase-a-celebration-of-members-books
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Book Sale,Events for Members,Readings,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T200000
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out in February
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday February 3rd\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Sara Eddy\, 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. \nHosted by Jacqueline Sheehan\, Rick Paar and Beth Filson. Sara Eddy’s second full-length poetry collection\, How to Wash a Rabbit\, is forthcoming from Cornerstone Press.  She is also author of Ordinary Fissures (2024)\, and two chapbooks: Full Mouth (2020) and Tell the Bees (2019).  Her poems have appeared in many online and print journals\, including Threepenny Review\, Raleigh Review\, Sky Island\, and Baltimore Review\, among others. She lives in Amherst\, Massachusetts\, in a house built by Emily Dickinson’s cousin.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-february-3-2
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:20260204T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
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SUMMARY:Weekly Wednesday Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:This Wednesday and every Wednesday: in-person Weekly Wednesday Writing Group at the @daltonfreepubliclibrary\n\n\n“Curious Writers” will meet at the Dalton Free Public Library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm for our Weekly Wednesday Writing Group in collaboration with the Dalton Free Public Library.\nWe will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:\n\n\n\ngetting settled and acquainted\nwriting goals for the session\none hour of concentrated writing\nrecap\n\nBring your laptop\, journal\, pen\, and paper. At this time\, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided). Spaces limited.\n\nFor more information email Emma Carkhuff Emmacarkhuff2@gmail.com 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/weekly-wednesday-writing-group/2026-02-04
LOCATION:Dalton Free Public Library\, 462 Main Street\, Dalton\, MA\, 01226
CATEGORIES:Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
CREATED:20251206T130729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T130729Z
UID:10001474-1770231600-1770235200@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
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/2026-02-04
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T143320
CREATED:20251112T221622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T180637Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Tools: Scrivener\, MS Word and Google Docs
DESCRIPTION:A lecture/discussion of three common tools used by writers: Grammerly’s scrivener\, Microsoft’s Word\, and Google’s Docs.  \n  \nNorth Amherst Library Community Room \nFebruary 4th\, 7-8:30 pm \nThe presentation will demonstrate the various strengths and weaknesses of the three tools\, using either a display projector or screen sharing in zoom.  \n  \nThe presenter will provide recommendation for the use of the three tools. Participants will not be expected to use the software\, but to view the presentation and ask questions about each tool. Time will be allotted for ample questions and answers. (Note that the presentation will be delivered in Windows\, but screen shots of Mac versions of Scrivener will be incorporated into the presentation.) \n \nDon Lesser has an M.F.A. In fiction from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Professionally\, he has been a computer technical writer\, a corporate trainer\, and a food writer in addition to writing manuals and delivering classes in computer software in MS-DOS and all versions of Windows software. His novel\, Crystal Springs\, will be published in February 2026 by Rootstock Press.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-tools-scrivener-ms-word-and-google-docs
LOCATION:North Amherst Library Community Room\, 8 Montague Rd\, Amherst\, MA\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Workshops
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