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WriteAngles Conference!
Greenfield Community College 1 College Drive, Greenfield, MA, United StatesJoin Straw Dog Writers Guild for WriteAngles, the only writers conference in Western Massachusetts. Choose from 20 different workshop and panels to attend during this full day conference, held at Greenfield Community College. Sign up to have an individual meeting with an agent. But most importantly, spend time with other writers in your community who Read More
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Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
zoomStraw 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 Read More
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Breaking the Submission Barrier with D. Dina Friedman, the Submission Queen
ZOOM MAWriting may be a mostly joyful process, but the process of offering our work to journals and literary agents can feel terrifying, or simply like drudgery. This confidence-building workshop will help you increase your motivation for getting your work out into the universe, where it deserves to be seen. We’ll work on setting reasonable and Read More
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Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
zoomStraw 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 Read More
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Voices for Resistance presents: Celebrating One’s Roots, a reading and conversation with Theresa Okokon
The LAVA Center 324 Main Street, Greenfield, United StatesVoices for Resistance presents: Celebrating One’s Roots, a reading and conversation with Theresa Okokon, storyteller, co-host of Stories from the Stage, and Pushcart Prize nominated essayist. Theresa will read selections from her writings and share stories of grief, identity, and courage. Nicole Young-Martin, founder and host of Black Writers Read, will shepherd the conversation with Read More
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Writers Night Out in November
Forbes Library Coolidge Museum, 20 West Street, Northampton, 01060Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday November 4th, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Madlynn Haber 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 Read More
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Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
zoomStraw 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 Read More
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Worldbuilding 101
North Amherst Library Community Room 8 Montague Rd, Amherst, MA, United StatesIn science fiction and fantasy, the strength and depth of the author's world building can make the difference between a forgettable story and a classic. Join veteran SF writer James Cambias for a step-by-step breakdown of how to make convincing and interesting worlds for your stories, while still respecting realism and scientific accuracy. We'll go Read More
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Everyone Reads Second Sundays Open Mic
zoomCome create community on second Sundays of every month 6-8pm EST with a virtual open mic on zoom. Please contact Lindsay Rockwell for zoom link if interested: emonrock@mac.com Format Focus: EVERYONE READS! Co-create and reading and listening experience that is generous, dynamic, and heart-felt. Read a 3-minute piece Brief positive responses after readers share Listeners Read More
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Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
zoomStraw 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 Read More
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