Writers Night Out

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.
Masks are not currently required for indoor events. Please wear a mask if you would like to exercise caution.
Hosted by Jacqueline Sheehan, Rick Paar and Beth Filson.
Sponsored by Valley Home Improvement.

Ed Orzechowski is the recent recipient of the Dr. Benjamin Ricci Commemorative Award presented at the Massachusetts Statehouse in Boston. You’ll Like It Here–The Story of Donald Vitkus, Belchertown Patient #3394, has been a #1 Best Seller for Levellers Press. His features and columns have appeared in The Springfield Republican, The Daily Hampshire Gazette, The Journal Register, Early American Life magazine, and other publications. Past president of Advocacy Network, Inc., he and his wife serve on the board of COFAR, an advocacy organization for families and guardians of individuals with developmental disabilities. He has written for The Voice, the newsletter of VOR, and has participated in VOR’s annual conferences and visited Congressional offices in Washington, D.C., in support of legislation to protect the rights of the intellectually disabled. A retired high school English teacher and radio newsperson, Ed lives with his wife Gail, a longtime human rights advocate, in Northampton, Massachusetts.