Writers-in-Residence Reading

Please 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

Uneven Characters: Filling in the Cracks

Writing characters can be difficult, but it doesn’t have to be! In this workshop, we will go over what makes a character three-dimensional, using inspiration from ourselves and the people around us to create realistic characters (positive and negative traits, dynamic vs. static characters, etc.), and dialogue vs. action and how to utilize both to

Black Writers Read with Regine Jackson

Black Writers Read: Regine Jackson Sunday, February 12 2 p.m. The Artist Cafe | 1365 Main Street, Springfield, MA Presented in Collaboration with Straw Dog Writers Guild Join us for an IN PERSON podcast event! We’ll be hosting Springfield-based author and current Straw Dog Writers Guild Emerging Writer Fellow, Regine Jackson! During the event, Regine

Valley Society: Black Writers of the Pioneer Valley

Join Valley Society, a program of SDWG, and the Leverett Library for Black Writers of the Pioneers Valley on Tuesday, September 27 at 6:30pm for a literary reading of poetry, fiction, and works in progress by three local authors. Regine Jackson is a Straw Dog Writer’s Guild Fellow who writes poetry and Young Adult fantasy, science

Writers Night Out in September

Join us on Tuesday, September 6, 7-9pm at Big Bear Used Books & Café for Writers Night Out with featured writer and SDWG Emerging Writer Fellow Regine Jackson. Big Bear Used Books & Café is located in the Keystone Building, 122 Pleasant Street, Easthampton, MA. There is ample parking right across the street. Food &