A Writer’s Night in July
The Longmeadow Adult Center 211 Maple Road, Longmeadow, MA, United StatesJoin Longmeadow Adult Center and Straw Dog Writers Guild on Thursday, July 20, 6:45-7:45pm for A Writer’s Night with featured reader Howie Faerstein. Howie is the author of 5 books (Play a Song on the Drums He Said, Out of Order, Dreaming of the Rain in Brooklyn, Googootz and Other Poems and STAY). His poetry Read More
Writers Night Out in August
Forbes Library Coolidge Museum, 20 West Street, Northampton, 01060Join us on Tuesday, August 1, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer D.K. McCutchen 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 Read More
One Hot Poetry Share
Belding Memorial Library 344 Main Street, Ashfield, United StatesIt's so darn hot that even the poetry is sizzling! On Wednesday, August 16 from 6:30 - 8:00pm, join writer and poet Arianna Alexsandra Collins of Offerings for Community Building for an evening of speaking your truth through poetry. August's Poetry Share challenge is to find and read your poems that illustrate summer, hot weather, Read More
Writers Night Out in September
Forbes Library Coolidge Museum, 20 West Street, Northampton, 01060Join us on Tuesday, September 5 , 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Howie Faerstein 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 Read More
How to Become an Engaging & Dynamic Reader of Your Written Work and Wow Your Audience
zoomThis workshop is for anyone who wants to learn (and practice) reading the written word aloud (whether your own or that of others), with power, flair, and dynamism! Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Wednesday, September 13, 6:00 - 8:00 pm for How to Become an Engaging & Dynamic Reader of Your Written Work and Read More
A Writer’s Night in September
The Longmeadow Adult Center 211 Maple Road, Longmeadow, MA, United StatesJoin Longmeadow Adult Center and Straw Dog Writers Guild on Thursday, September 21, 6:45-7:45pm for A Writer’s Night with featured reader Tommy Twilite (aka Thomas Clark), a poet, songwriter and performer who lives in Florence MA. He is the Co-founder and Director of the Florence Poets Society, and the Executive Editor of Silkworm. Tommy is Read More
Straw Dog Writes New Online Program
zoomThe Straw Dog Program Committee announces a new initiative: Straw Dog Writes. Starting Sept 27, 2023, each Wednesday at 7pm, whenever there is not another scheduled Straw Dog event, any Straw Dog members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions, a Read More
Writers-in-Residence Reading
zoomPlease join us on Sunday, October 1, 4:00-5:15pm on Zoom, for a reading by the nine emerging writers who received residencies in our collaborative program with Edith Wharton’s The Mount last March. They will be joined by Straw Dog Writers Guild’s Emerging Writer Fellow who spent a week at The Mount with the last cohort Read More
Writers Night Out in October
Forbes Library Coolidge Museum, 20 West Street, Northampton, 01060Join us on Tuesday, October 3, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Joan Livingston 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 Read More
Straw Dog Writes Online Weekly Meetup
zoomEach Wednesday at 7pm, whenever there is not another scheduled Straw Dog event, any 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 Read More
Straw Dog Writes Online Weekly Meetup
zoomEach Wednesday at 7pm, whenever there is not another scheduled Straw Dog event, any 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 Read More
Let’s Make a Scene
Lilly Library 19 Meadow Street, Florence, MA, United StatesScenes are the building blocks of screenplays. Like Legos, each one is strong and intact on its own — but its purpose is to be part of a larger structure. This is a seminar for anyone interested in the many ways screenwriting differs from prose. To get the most from our time together, read a Read More
Straw Dog Writes Online Weekly Meetup
zoomEach Wednesday at 7pm, whenever there is not another scheduled Straw Dog event, any 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 Read More
A Writer’s Night in October
The Longmeadow Adult Center 211 Maple Road, Longmeadow, MA, United StatesJoin Longmeadow Adult Center and Straw Dog Writers Guild on Thursday, October 19, 6:45-7:45pm for A Writer’s Night with featured reader Margaret Lloyd, poet and visual artist. Born in Liverpool, England, of Welsh parents, Margaret grew up in a Welsh immigrant community in central New York State. She attended the University of Rochester as an Read More
A Spooky Poetry Share
Belding Memorial Library 344 Main Street, Ashfield, United StatesJoin writer and poet Arianna Alexsandra Collins of Offerings for Community Building for an evening of speaking your truth through poetry. October's Poetry Share challenge is to find and read your poems that illustrate what you consider spooky or scary, from critters to creatures to the state of our world. (And you don't have any Read More
Straw Dog Writes Online Weekly Meetup
zoomEach Wednesday at 7pm, whenever there is not another scheduled Straw Dog event, any 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 Read More
Straw Dog Writes Online Weekly Meetup
zoomEach Wednesday at 7pm, whenever there is not another scheduled Straw Dog event, any 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 Read More
Writers Night Out in November
Forbes Library Coolidge Museum, 20 West Street, Northampton, 01060Join us on Tuesday, November 7, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Richard Michelson 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 Read More
Straw Dog Writes Online Weekly Meetup
zoomEach Wednesday at 7pm, whenever there is not another scheduled Straw Dog event, any 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 Read More
Calling Straw Dog Authors for the 10th Annual Author Showcase
Call to SDWG members who published a book in 2023... Submit your name for the drawing of readers at the 10th Annual Author Showcase: A Celebration of Members’ Books. Mark your calendars: Saturday, January 20, 2024, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m., on Zoom Straw Dog Writers Guild invites Straw Dog Writers Guild members with a book Read More