Writers Read @ The Inn at Norton Hill w/ JANE YOLEN
The Inn at Norton Hill 10 Norton Hill Road, Ashfield, MA, United StatesWriters Read @ The Inn at Norton Hill 1st Sunday of the month. 3:00–5:00 pm. 10 Norton Hill Road, Ashfield, MA FEATURED READER: Jane Yolen is an author of children’s books, fantasy, and science fiction, including Owl Moon, The Devil’s Arithmetic, and How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? She is also a poet, a teacher of Read More
How Does it Work to Work with an Editor?
Lilly Library 19 Meadow Street, Florence, MA, United StatesHow Does it Work to Work with an Editor? You’ve written and rewritten, on your own and in a group, but how do you decide when your writing could benefit from the input of an editor? Where do you begin the process, and what should you expect when you put your manuscript in the Read More
Writers Read @ The Inn at Norton Hill w/ Erik Sherman
The Inn at Norton Hill 10 Norton Hill Road, Ashfield, MA, United StatesWriters Read @ the Inn at Norton Hill Sunday, February 4, 3:00–5:00 p.m. Main St. (Rt. 116) & Norton Hill Rd., Ashfield Cosponsored by Straw Dog Writers Guild and Nan Parati (owner, Elmer's Store and the Inn at Norton Hill) Featured Reader: Erik Sherman Featured Reader: Erik Sherman is an independent journalist, author, consultant, and playwright. His work covering business, technology, economics, finance, law, science, and public Read More
Writers Night Out – Featured Reader Ruth Lehrer
The BasementWriters Night Out with Featured Reader Ruth Lehrer February 6, 2018 7-9pm Ruth Lehrer is a writer and sign language interpreter living in western Massachusetts. Her writing has been published in journals such as Lilith, Jubilat, and Trivia: Voices of Feminism. Her poetry chapbook, TIGER LAUGHS WHEN YOU PUSH, is available from Headmistress Press. Her Read More
“What’s so important about setting?” Writers Workshop
Lilly Library 19 Meadow Street, Florence, MA, United StatesWhat’s so important about setting? Are you curious about world building? Do your characters inhabit living rooms in the future, or trek miles at the turn of the century? Setting connects readers to a narrative and is part of the allure that transports them from one place to another, but setting is so much more Read More
What Can Social Media Do For You As a Writer?
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesCome listen to presenter Marya Zilberberg discuss how to break down the barriers and put Twitter, blogs and other online formats to work. Social media seem to be a necessity for marketing anything in the 21st century. But are they? What are the best approaches for a writer? We will discuss some of the successful Read More
Finding the Voice of Your Story with Dori Ostermiller
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesFinding the Voice of Your Story with Dori Ostermiller REGISTER BELOW DESCRIPTION: There’s lots of talk these days about voice in narrative, but what is it, exactly? If the voice of our story is the doorway through which readers enter, how do we let them in? How can we consciously create a voice that is Read More
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