Groovy! Whether you’ve got poems about stars, planets, cosmic adventures, out of this world encounters, or out of body experiences, we want to hear them! (And you don’t have any of your own, find and read someone else’s poetry.) Come read and listen on Wednesday, December 10 from 6:30-8:00pm in the Belding Memorial Library Meeting
In science fiction and fantasy, the strength and depth of the author’s world building can make the difference between a forgettable story and a classic. Join veteran SF writer James Cambias for a step-by-step breakdown of how to make convincing and interesting worlds for your stories, while still respecting realism and scientific accuracy. We’ll go
Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday November 4th, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Madlynn Haber 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
Voices for Resistance: Can (Y)our writing help change the world? A reading and conversation with Ellen Meeropol and Bill Newman In times of political and social turmoil, many writers struggle to find effective ways to change minds and hearts with our work. In this Voices for Resistance event, fiction writer Ellen Meeropol and columnist, podcaster
Writing may be a mostly joyful process, but the process of offering our work to journals and literary agents can feel terrifying, or simply like drudgery. This confidence-building workshop will help you increase your motivation for getting your work out into the universe, where it deserves to be seen. We’ll work on setting reasonable and
Join the Straw Dog Writers Guild to celebrate their 15th anniversary with a lively panel discussion featuring Guild co-founders and members. Highlighted are readings by novelist Michael Jerome Plunkett, Straw Dog Writers Guild Emerging Writing Fellow Darlene Elias, and poet Julia Thacker, both alumni of the Edith Wharton & Straw Dog Emerging Writers Residency, which is
Bring poetry (your work or work by others) and a dish to celebrate summer’s harvest. What do you bring to the table? Whether food or skill, speak to what you bring to the banquet of life. Come share your poems about community and activities you enjoy doing in a group or anything else that speaks
Straw Dog Writers’ Guild and Longmeadow Adult Center present writer Jovonna Van Pelt on Thursday, September 11th, from 6:45-7:30pm at the Longmeadow Adult Center. Jo is the author of “Unrelated Questions” a gorgeous book of poetry published in 2019, and her endearing book of Christmas Stories, “Merry and Bright,” was published last fall. Over the
Straw Dog Writers’ Guild and Longmeadow Adult Center present writer Linda Cardillo on Thursday, September 11th, from 6:45-7:30pm at the Longmeadow Adult Center. LINDA CARDILLO is an award-winning author of historical fiction and historical romance who writes about the old country and the new, the tangle and embrace of family, and finding courage in the
Straw Dog Writers’ Guild and Longmeadow Adult Center present writer Morgan Sheehan on Thursday, September 11th, from 6:45-7:30pm at the Longmeadow Adult Center. Morgan Sheehan is a writer, teacher and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner. She’s a published poet, essayist and produced playwright. You can find her working on her new YA novel, scrawling anecdotes about
