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SUMMARY:Poetry Critique Meet-up in December
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 22\, 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-december-2
LOCATION:zoom
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to 2025! Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday January 7\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Ed Orzechowski 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. \n \nEd Orzechowski’s current release\, Becoming Darlene\, follows the publication in 2016 of You’ll Like It Here\, The Story of Donald Vitkus—Belchertown Patient #3394\, which became an all-time best-seller for Levellers Press of Amherst\, Massachusetts. \nStraw Dog Writers co-founder Jacqueline Sheehan\, PhD\, says: Ed Orzechowski’s masterful rendering reveals the unspeakable conditions of institutional life for children in mid-twentieth-century America. He writes with searing honesty about the survival of a remarkable girl who creates her own inner resources to emerge with her dreams intact. \nAuthor Joy Baglio\, Founder and Director of the Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshop\, writes\, Ed Orzechowski’s account of Darlene’s story is raw and unflinching in its honesty and forthrightness. He paints a detailed\, gritty picture of a tragic childhood and the horrors of a system that abused so many. This is a difficult story\, a sad story\, yet not without hope. Becoming Darlene illuminates aspects of our own humanity\, both the shadows and the strength to persevere.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-15
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event,Writers Night Out
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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 Saturday\, January 11\, 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-january
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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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 12\, 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/
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/poetry-critique-meet-up-in-january-2
LOCATION:zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T184500
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SUMMARY:A Writer's Night in January
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers’ Guild\, Longmeadow Adult Center\, and The Storrs Library present Pete Nelson\, writer of stories\, novels\, and song lyrics on Thursday\, January 16\, 6:45 at the Longmeadow Adult Center. \nPeter Nelson was born in 1953 in Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, and attended St. Olaf College in Northfield\, Minnesota. He received his MFA in poetry from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop\, where he was also awarded a post-degree James Michener Grant for fiction. He’s published short stories and articles in numerous national magazines\, including Harpers\, Redbook\, Outside\, Men’s Life\, Men’s Health\, Playboy\, and Esquire Magazine\, which named him one of America’s top writers under forty. He was a columnist for Mademoiselle and a staff writer/contributing editor for LIVE Magazine and Wondertime. His WWII history\, Left For Dead (Randomhouse\, 2002)\, about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis\, won the 2003 Christopher Award and was named to the American Library Association’s 2003 top ten list. His work (with Zack Anderegg) of non-fiction\, Finding Riley; Saving Myself (Skyhorse\, 2013) was a finalist in the International Book awards memoirs category. His novel\, I Thought You Were Dead (Algonquin\, 2010)\, was named an Indie Next #1 Choice and reached the NEIBA Bestsellers List. He has published 30 books and over 200 magazine articles. He has taught writing in the MFA programs at Emerson College and Fairfield University\, as well as undergraduate classes at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence\, at the University of Iowa\, and at the University of Arizona. He has two CDs\, The Restless Boys Club and Days Like Horses\, on the Signature Sounds label\, and has recently taught songwriting at the Parlor Room School of Music in Northampton\, Massachusetts\, where he lives. \nYou may register by calling 413-565-4150\, option 1. Or you can just show up.\nThe Longmeadow Adult Center is located at 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/a-writers-night-in-january-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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SUMMARY:Death Becomes Poetry Share
DESCRIPTION:“You think I’ve been buried? No\, I have been planted.”Sometimes we all need a place and time to be still\, to retreat\, to hibernate.\nFind examples of your poems to read where you have recognized that without death there could be no rebirth\, where you forgave yourself for retreating\, where you gave yourself time to regroup\, where you believed the long kiss goodnight was the answer until you took another breath\, where sleep felt so good until the dream inspired you awake\, where you appreciated the darkness because you could see the stars. (And you don’t have any of your own\, find and read someone else’s poetry.)\n\nCome read and listen on Wednesday\, January 22\, 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.\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.The Library is located at 344 Main St. in Ashfield\, MA.\n\nSponsored by Belding Memorial Library and Straw Dog Writers Guild.\n\nYour facilitator: Naturalist educator. Writer\, Poet. Priestess. Wild edibles enthusiast. Arianna Alexsandra Collins writes natural science / natural history articles for local and regional publications. She writes a bi-monthly column “Into the Outside” for The Ashfield News and has featured articles in MassWildlife\, Ecological Landscape Alliance\, and Northern Woodlands. Arianna is the author of Hearken to Avalon\, a historical fantasy novel and a contributor to Nature Portals: Animate Earth Practices which provides meditative activities inviting the reader to engage with the natural world.\nThrough her business Offerings for Community Building\, Arianna offers a variety of services in community engagement activities\, outdoor immersion experiences\, and poetry shares. Arianna is the executive director for the Hoosic River Watershed Association. She also serves as SDWG’s part-time remote admin.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/death-becomes-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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SUMMARY:Poetry Ritual 2025
DESCRIPTION:For the past seven years\, Michael Favala Goldman has been hosting the Poetry Critique Meet-up\, sponsored by NCFA and Straw Dog Writers. On Thursday\, January 23rd at 6:30pm ET\, join Michael and his band of poets for The Poetry Ritual\, their annual group virtual reading\, where fifteen writers will have five minutes each to entertain and touch you with their unique writing style. For the zoom link to this free event\, email thepoetryritual@artistdynamix.com.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/poetry-ritual-2025
LOCATION:01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250126T143000
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SUMMARY:Annual Author Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild presents our 11th Annual Author Showcase! This is a hybrid event\, on Zoom and at Northampton Friends Meetinghouse\, 43 Center Street\, Suite 202\, Northampton\, on Sunday\, January 26\, 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. \nStraw Dog Writers Guild members with a book published in 2024 will read as part of the 2025 annual Author Showcase. \nIf you’ll be attending by Zoom\, register HERE \nPresenting Authors: \nBill Mailler has been writing poetry for over 50 years. In the current geo-political environment\, he takes James Baldwin’s advice especially to heart: “… what you are doing\, as a writer\, or any kind of artist\, what your role is… is to bear witness: to what life is\, does\, and to speak for people who cannot speak.”\nTrauma\, Truth & Outrage\, collected poems. Also available on Amazon. \nwindflower co-founded the Feminist Arts Program at the University of Massachusetts Women’s Center where she published and edited\, Chomo Uri\, a women’s multi-arts magazine and produced the first National Women’s Poetry Festival in 1976. Her poetry has been published in numerous journals and anthologies\, including international publications.  Her poetry chapbook “Age Brings Them Home to Me” was published in March 2024 by Finishing Line Press. windflower is also a photographer celebrating the poetry in nature. https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/age-brings-them-home-to-me-by-windflower/ \nEd Orzechowski is a retired high school English teacher\, radio\, and print journalist. He lives with his wife Gail in Northampton\, Massachusetts. Becoming Darlene follows the publication in 2016 of You’ll Like It Here\, The Story of Donald Vitkus—Belchertown Patient #3394\, which became an all-time best-seller for Levellers Press of Amherst\, Massachusetts. \nRebecca Daniels writes in the creative non-fiction genre. Books include: Women Stage Directors Speak: Exploring the Effects of Gender on Their Work (McFarland\, 2000)\, Keeping the Lights on for Ike (Sunbury\, 2019)\, based on her father’s letters home from Europe during WWII\, Finding Sisters (Sunbury\, 2021)\, about her genetic genealogy journey\, and her newest\, a grief memoir\, That Day And What Came After (Sunbury\, 2024). She moved to western Massachusetts in 2015 on her retirement from university teaching. \nLibby Maxey is a senior editor at Literary Mama. Her work has appeared in Crannóg\, Blue Unicorn and elsewhere. She is a winner of the Princemere Poetry Prize and the Helen Schaible International Sonnet Contest\, and her chapbook\, Kairos (2019)\, won Finishing Line Press’s New Women’s Voices contest. Her book Is Indwelling Poetry collection Published March 2024.https://wipfandstock.com/9798385209057/indwelling/# \nElaine Reardon‘s first chapbook\, The Heart is a Nursery For Hope\, won first honors from Flutter Press in 2016. Her second chapbook\, Look Behind You\, was also published by Flutter Press. Stories Told In A Forgotten Tongue was published by Finishing Line Press in September 2024.  www.elainereardon.wordpress.com \nSarah Ritter is a poet who recently published two illustrated books: “So Many Great Books” and “Dad\, Won’t You Walk With Me.” Sarah previously published her poetry collection “Inspirations\, Transformations and Revelations: A Poetic Expression of My Personal Journey.” She is also a contributing poet to several poetry anthologies. In her spare time\, she enjoys making homemade greeting cards and hiking with her dog. Sarah Ritter resides with her family in Connecticut. Her books are available on Amazon and audible version on Etsy. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1732550921r \nTrudy Knowles is a retired professor\, social activist\, mother\, grandmother\, and author of two novels\, Radishes and Red Bandanas and Me\, My Guitar and Elvis\, a book of short stories\, two education books\, and memoirs about her trip around the world in 1970 and about living through the pandemic. Book link: https://a.co/d/4Sib26S or at her website: www.trudyknowles.com \nJendi Reiter is the author of five poetry books and chapbooks\, most recently Made Man (Little Red Tree); the story collection An Incomplete List of My Wishes (Sunshot Press/New Millennium  Writings); and the novels Two Natures and Origin Story\, both from Saddle Road Press. They are the editor of the writing resource site WinningWriters.com. https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0CZ4FQHGG/winningwriter-20 \nD.K. McCutchen’s Speculative Fiction trilogy includes: JELLYFISH DREAMING (2023)\, a Leapfrog Press Global Fiction Prize winner; ELECTRIC ICE (2024)\, winner of a Speculative Literature Foundation grant; & PLASTIC EATERS forthcoming (2026). WHALE ROAD\, creative nonfiction about sailing with whale researchers through the South Pacific\, was a Kiriyama Prize Notable Book and Pushcart Nominee.  Deb teaches writing for College of Natural Sciences\, UMass Amherst\, and is Associate Director of the Junior Year Writing Program. \nJanet MacFadyen‘s third full-length collection\, State of Grass\, was released February 2024 by Salmon Poetry. Honors include a Massachusetts Cultural Council grant\, a 7-month Fine Arts Work Center fellowship in Provincetown\, and a Cill Rialaig residency in Ireland. Recent work appears in Persimmon Tree\, White Stag\, The High Window\, Scientific American\, Wordpeace\, and several Writing the Land anthologies\, along with artwork in CALYX. She is Managing Editor of the poetry collaborative\, Slate Roof Press\, and lives in the woods of Shutesbury. \nA Pushcart nominee\, Dr. Jim Brosnan is the author of Long Distance Driving (2024) and Nameless Roads (2019)\, two collections of poetry accompanied by original color photographs. His poems have appeared in the Aurorean (US)\, Crossways Literary Magazine (Ireland)\, Eunoia Review (Singapore)\, Nine Muses (Wales)\, Scarlet Leaf Review (Canada)\, Strand (India)\, The Madrigal (Ireland)\, The Wild Word (West Germany)\, and Voices of the Poppies (UK). He is a professor at Johnson & Wales University in Providence\, RI.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/annual-author-showcase
LOCATION:Northampton Friends Meetinghouse\, 43 Center Street\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Readings,Straw Dog Event
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SUMMARY:Poetry Critique Meet-up in February
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\, February 2\, 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-february
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250204T200000
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out in February
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday February 4\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Jendi Reiter 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. \nOrigin Story by Jendi Reiter\nJendi Reiter is the author of Two Natures (winner of the Rainbow Award for Best Contemporary Gay Fiction); An Incomplete List of My Wishes; and five poetry collections. Their writing has won awards from the Iowa Review\, New Letters\, Solstice Lit Mag\, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council\, among others.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-february-3
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event,Writers Night Out
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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-3/2025-02-09
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250212T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250212T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042704
CREATED:20241209T185240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132803Z
UID:10000744-1739386800-1739394000@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-6/2025-02-12
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:20250215T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250215T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042704
CREATED:20250103T180104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250103T184124Z
UID:10000795-1739624400-1739633400@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Poetry Critique Meet-up in February
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 Saturday\, February 15\, 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-february-2
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250216T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250216T143000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042704
CREATED:20250124T183441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250131T162020Z
UID:10000796-1739710800-1739716200@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Holding a Bookstore Event Best Practices for Authors
DESCRIPTION:craft workshop with Angelique Tung on Sunday February 16\nCongratulations! Your book is due for publication. Now what? Whether you have a publicist or you’re representing yourself\, this workshop will offer tips and advice on how to increase your chances of having an author event at an independent bookstore\, and making it a success. You will learn what to say and what to avoid in an introductory email to events coordinators. This workshop will be your roadmap to navigate the event program\, cultivate relationships\, and make the most of this culmination of your hard work. \nJoin Straw Dog Writers Guild with editor and teacher Angelique Tung for this craft workshop “Holding a Bookstore Event – Best Practices for Authors” on Sunday\, February 16 from 1:00-2:30pm via Zoom. Please register for this event. Register HERE. \nAngelique Tung received her MFA in creative nonfiction from Fairfield University. She works as an events coordinator at Wellesley Books\, an associate editor at Brevity\, a reader at Pangyrus\, and the Editor-in-Chief at Causeway. She teaches creative writing workshops to 9/11 survivors and first responders. She supports high school students in crafting brilliant college essays and is pursuing teaching projects that allow her to work with trauma survivors. Her memoir in progress focuses on her experience with breast cancer\, body identity\, and generational trauma. In 2024\, she participated in the Kenyon Review Writers Workshop.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/holding-a-bookstore-event-best-practices-for-authors
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042704
CREATED:20241209T185240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132803Z
UID:10000745-1739991600-1739998800@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-6/2025-02-19
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:20250220T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042704
CREATED:20241227T182728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250102T234604Z
UID:10000793-1740077100-1740079800@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:A Writer's Night in February
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers’ Guild and Longmeadow Adult Center present poet Janet MacFadyen on Thursday\, February 20 from  6:45-7:30pm at the Longmeadow Adult Center. \nJanet MacFadyen’s third full-length collection\, State of Grass\, was released February 2024 by Salmon Poetry. Honors include a Massachusetts Cultural Council grant\, a 7-month Fine Arts Work Center fellowship in Provincetown\, and a Cill Rialaig residency in Ireland. Recent work appears in Persimmon Tree\, White Stag\, The High Window\, Scientific American\, Wordpeace\, and several Writing the Land anthologies\, along with artwork in CALYX.. She is Managing Editor of the poetry collaborative\, Slate Roof Press\, and lives in the woods of Shutesbury. \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-february-3
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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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042704
CREATED:20251231T133014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T133051Z
UID:10001797-1740077100-1740079800@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:A Writer's Night in March
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers’ Guild and Longmeadow Adult Center present Joy Baglio on Thursday\, March 12 from  6:45-7:30pm at the Longmeadow Adult Center. \nJoy Deva Baglio is a writer of speculative-literary fiction and the founder of the literary arts organization Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshop\, based in Northampton MA (and virtually). Her short stories appear widely in journals such as One Story\, Ploughshares\, The Missouri Review\, The Iowa Review\, American Short Fiction\, Tin House\, The Fairy Tale Review\, and elsewhere. Two stories have been optioned for film/TV. Her writing has been supported by fellowships\, grants\, and residencies from Yaddo\, The Elizabeth George Foundation\, Ragdale\, Vermont Studio Center\, Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference\, Sewanee Writers’ Conference\, The Speculative Literature Foundation\, and The Kerouac Project\, among others. Joy holds an MFA from The New School and is currently at work on multiple novels and a short story collection. She’s represented by Peter Steinberg\, at United Talent Agency. Joy lives in Northampton\, MA\, where she can also be found playing the bagpipes\, running\, and scheming up adventures. She writes a semi-regular Substack—Alone in a Room—on the craft of writing. Visit her online at www.JoyBaglio.com. \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-march-3
LOCATION:The Longmeadow Adult Center\, 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:A Writer's Night,Events for Members,Readings,Straw Dog Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042704
CREATED:20241209T185240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132803Z
UID:10000746-1740596400-1740603600@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-6/2025-02-26
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:20250304T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042704
CREATED:20250207T165203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250207T165203Z
UID:10000843-1741111200-1741118400@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Writers Night Out in March
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday March 4\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Chaya Grossberg 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. \nChaya Grossberg is a life-long poet\, non-fiction writer and advocate for those harmed by psychiatry. She has been writing and sharing poetry for 3 decades\, participating and hosting open mics from coast to coast\, NYC to San Francisco\, Portland\, OR\, Olympia WA\, and here in the Valley. She is passionate about poetry and spoken word opening space for expression especially for those who have been silenced by psychiatry. Her popular book Freedom from Psychiatric Drugs has great reviews is available on Amazon. Her poetry book\, “Reborn: Poetic Codes for Psychiatric Survivors” is a convergence of her passions for poetry and freedom from psychiatry. She recently finished the first draft of her first novel\, Clarissa’s Hot Sauce\, which also touches on these themes. 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-march-2
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Writers Night Out
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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:20250305T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042704
CREATED:20241209T185240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132803Z
UID:10000747-1741201200-1741208400@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-6/2025-03-05
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:20250309T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250309T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042704
CREATED:20241209T184658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T171510Z
UID:10000729-1741543200-1741550400@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-3/2025-03-09
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042704
CREATED:20241209T185240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132803Z
UID:10000748-1741806000-1741813200@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-6/2025-03-12
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:20250316T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250316T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042704
CREATED:20250217T205753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T192135Z
UID:10000846-1742137200-1742142600@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Voices for Resistance presents: GOOD TROUBLE\, a reading and conversation with Tolley Jones
DESCRIPTION:Voices for Resistance presents: GOOD TROUBLE\, a reading and conversation with Tolley Jones\, a Daily Hampshire Gazette writer. Tolley Jones will read selections from her monthly column about the realities of being a Black woman in Western MA. Northampton Center for the Arts co-director Heather Geoffrey will then have a conversation with Tolley about being a writer and columnist. Audience members will have the opportunity to ask Tolley questions following the discussion. \n  \nLocation: Friends Meetinghouse\, 43 Center St. Northampton \nDate/Time:  March 16\, 2025 3PM \nSince 2020 Tolley Jones has been writing a monthly\, regionally syndicated column for the Daily Hampshire Gazette. She earned a BA in English from Smith College in 1995. A member of the Straw Dog Writers Guild\, Tolley has worked for thirty years with children and families\, supporting early literacy. She is currently compiling a collection of her essays. \n  \nCo-Director of the Northampton Center for the Arts\, Heather Geoffrey is a multidisciplinary artist\, arts advocate\, and nonprofit leader. She blends her expertise in arts administration with her creative practice\, which spans painting\, photography\, collage\, mixed media\, and performance. Heather is passionate about the intersection of art\, advocacy\, and education\, using her leadership to foster inclusive\, vibrant arts communities. \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/voices-for-resistance-presents-good-trouble-a-reading-and-conversation-with-tolley-jones
LOCATION:Friends Meetinghouse\, 43 Center St. Northampton\, 43 Center Street\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250319T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250319T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042704
CREATED:20241209T185240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132803Z
UID:10000749-1742410800-1742418000@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-6/2025-03-19
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:20250320T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042704
CREATED:20250320T101833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T142746Z
UID:10000862-1742457600-1747332000@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:WriteAngles Call for Proposals!
DESCRIPTION:Be part of the only writers conference in Western Massachusetts! If you are an experienced writing professional or teacher of writing submit a proposal to be part of the 2025 WriteAngles Conference HERE. \nIf you have an idea for a session that you would like to see at the conference\, you can submit that idea HERE. \nWe can’t wait to hear your ideas! \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writeangles-call-for-proposals
LOCATION:01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Looking for...,Submissions & Contests
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042704
CREATED:20250207T185128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250207T185128Z
UID:10000844-1742496300-1742499000@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:A Writer's Night in March
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers’ Guild and Longmeadow Adult Center present writer Rick Parr on Thursday\, March 20 from  6:45-7:30pm at the Longmeadow Adult Center. \nRick Paar is a psychologist. For thirty-five years he taught a variety of course ranging from Theories of Personality (a lot of first year students) to Group Therapy (masters and doctoral students). He chaired the psychology department at Springfield College\, served on the executive board of the Massachusetts Psychological Association\, published essays in psych journals (Psychotherapy Patient\, Voices\, The International Journal of Play) and literary journals (Meat for Tea\, Blue Nib\, Aethelon). He was a columnist for The MPA Quarterly\, The Reminder\, and the Wayne (Nebraska) Herald. Somewhere along the line it occurred to him that literature\, in many ways\, does a better job of understanding what it means to be human than psychology does\, so he began writing stories: some fiction\, some nonfiction\, some long\, some short. He is on the Board of Directors of Straw Dog Writers’ Guild. His travel memoir God Bless America and Breakfast Burritos to Go was published in December 2022. Rick lives in Longmeadow and has two grown kids and one grandson. \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-march-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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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250322T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250322T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042704
CREATED:20250226T165730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T165730Z
UID:10000850-1742648400-1742657400@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Poetry Critique Meet Up in March
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 Saturday\, March 22\, 1-3:30pm OR Sunday\, March 23\, 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-march
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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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250323T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250323T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042704
CREATED:20250226T171051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T171051Z
UID:10000853-1742734800-1742743800@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Poetry Critique Meet Up in March
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 Saturday March 22\, 1-3:30pm OR Sunday\, March 23\, 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-march-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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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-6/2025-03-26
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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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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