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  • March 2018

  • Sun 25
    Featured March 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

    Songwriting 101 with Pamela Means

    Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United States

    Songwriting 101 with Pamela Means REGISTER BELOW DESCRIPTION: There is no such thing as writer's block. Dubious? Come to the Pamela Means Songwriting Workshop and learn new tools, tips and tricks of the craft to tease out more brilliance from your brain. You will never suffer from blank pages again. Acclaimed songwriter, Pamela Means, will Read More

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  • April 2018

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

    Writers Night Out – Featured Readers Kris Holloway and John Bidwell

    The Basement

    John D. Bidwell is consulting editor of Monique and the Mango Rains, the critically esteemed book authored by his wife Kris Holloway that chronicles their time in Peace Corps with the Malian midwife Monique Dembele. He is the Executive Director of the United Way of Hampshire County, and a branding and marketing consultant, frequent presenter, Read More

  • Sun 8
    Featured April 8, 2018 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

    Writers Read @ The Inn at Norton Hill – Featured Reader – ERNIE BRILL

    Writers Read @ the Inn at Norton Hill Sunday, April 8,  3:00–5:00 p.m.  ( ***Second Sunday) Main St. (Rt. 116) & Norton Hill Rd., Ashfield, MA (co-sponsored by Straw Dog Writers Guild and Nan Parati (owner, Elmer’s Store and the Inn at Norton Hill) Featured Reader - ERNIE BRILL Born in Brooklyn, Ernie Brill writes fiction and poetry. His short story "Crazy Hattie Enters The Read More

  • Tue 10
    Compass Roads - Jane Yolen
    Featured April 10, 2018 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Compass Roads – Book Launch!

    Florence Civic Center Florence Civic Center, Park St., Florence, MA, United States

      Straw Dog Writers Guild presents our first Poetry Anthology - Compass Roads, Poems about the Pioneer Valley. w/ Editor Jane Yolen. http://www.strawdogwriters.org/poetry April 10 @ 7 pm. Florence Civic Center Florence, MA POETS READING Anna Bozena Bowen Michael Goldman DM Gordon Nina Gross Kathleen Kelley Marian Kent Patricia Lee Lewis Rich Michelson V Jane Read More

  • Sat 14
    Featured April 14, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

    EASTHAMPTON BOOKFEST – Compass Roads Reading

    White Square Books 86 Cottage St, Easthampton, MA, United States

    POETS READING: Gail Cleare Deborah Dill Tzivia Gover Ray Homstead Phyllis Katz Eileen Kennedy Jan Maher Ellen Meeropol Rebecca Hart Olander Christine Ann Pratt Diane Rachele Laura Rodley Cynthia Suopis Hilde Weisert Jane Yolen Straw Dog Writers Guild presents our first Poetry Anthology – Compass Roads, Poems about the Pioneer Valley. w/ Editor Jane Yolen. http://www.strawdogwriters.org/poetry EASTHAMPTON Read More

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

    Paths to Publishing – A Roundtable Discussion

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

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

  • May 2018

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

    Writers Night Out – Featured Reader Kathy Ford

    The Basement

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

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

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

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

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

    Compass Roads Reading at Montague Bookmill

    Montague Bookmill 440 Old Greenfield Rd., Montague, Massachusetts

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

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

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

    Lily Library Florence, MA, United States

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

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