Writers Read @ The Inn at Norton Hill with Donna Jenson
The Inn at Norton Hill 10 Norton Hill Road, Ashfield, MA, United StatesWriters Read @ the Inn at Norton Hill Sunday, March 4, 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: Donna Jenson Featured Reader: Donna Jenson founded Time To Tell™ in 2009 with a mission to spark stories from lives affected by Read More
Writers Night Out – Featured Reader Tzivia Gover
The BasementTzivia Gover is the author of The Mindful Way to a Good Night’s Sleep; Joy in Every Moment, Learning in Mrs. Towne's House, a book about teaching poetry to teen mothers in Holyoke. She is a writer, educator, and certified dreamwork professional and the director of the Institute for Dream Studies. Her poems, stories, essays and articles have been Read More
Collage and Writing with Becky Jones
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesCollage and Writing with Becky Jones REGISTER BELOW DESCRIPTION: The workshop will provide images, paper, scissors, glue sticks and tape, though you are free to bring images of your own, if you would like. You provide your openness to the process of discovery, along with pen and paper. People will have the optional opportunity to Read More
How to Begin Writing 10-Minute Plays with Meryl Cohn
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesHow to Begin Writing 10-Minute Plays with Meryl Cohn REGISTRATION CLOSED - WORKSHOP IS FULL DESCRIPTION: One of the most common questions about writing plays is how to get started. The germ of an idea for a play may present itself in theme, in situation, or in character. We will discuss various ways to enter Read More
Songwriting 101 with Pamela Means
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesSongwriting 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
Writers Night Out – Featured Readers Kris Holloway and John Bidwell
The BasementJohn 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
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
Compass Roads – Book Launch!
Florence Civic Center Florence Civic Center, Park St., Florence, MA, United StatesStraw 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
EASTHAMPTON BOOKFEST – Compass Roads Reading
White Square Books 86 Cottage St, Easthampton, MA, United StatesPOETS 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
Paths to Publishing – A Roundtable Discussion
Lilly Library 19 Meadow Street, Florence, MA, United StatesThis 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