Writers Night Out March

Join us on Tuesday, March 7, 7-9pm at Forbes Library for Writers Night Out with featured writer and poet Gail Thomas. NOTE: WNO has moved to Forbes Library at 20 West St, Northampton, MA for this March event. Parking is available at the library. No registration required. Bio: Gail Thomas has published six books, most

Writers Night Out February

Join us on Tuesday, February 7, 7-9pm at our new WNO home at Big Bear Used Books & Café for Writers Night Out with featured writer Roxanne Bogart. 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 &

A Writer’s Night in February

The Longmeadow Adult Center and Straw Dog Writers Guild will present “A Writer’s Night” with Rick Paar on Thursday, February 16, from 6:45pm-7:45pm. (Please note that Beth Filson needed to cancel and so Rick Paar is graciously stepping in.) Rick Paar is the author of God Bless America and Breakfast Burritos to Go. He is

Straw Dog Writers Guild WriteAngles Conference Ideas Exchange

Straw Dog Writers Guild WriteAngles Conference Ideas Exchange Sunday, February 12 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. The Artist Cafe | 1365 Main Street, Springfield, MA Free to Attend Register HERE! Local writers are invited to join us at this FREE EVENT to contribute ideas towards the 2024 Straw Dog Writers Guild WriteAngles Conference, which is

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

Make it New (Again): An Introduction to Radical Revision

Do you have a poem that you just can’t get right? Sometimes the best way to get past a creative block is to throw caution to the wind and destroy what you’ve built. Join Straw Dog Writers Guild and author Adam Grabowski on Saturday, February 18 from 10:30am-12:30pm at Lilly Library in Florence, MA for

Writers Night Out January

Join us on Tuesday, January 3, 7-9pm at Big Bear Used Books & Café for Writers Night Out with featured writer Rick Paar. 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 & beverage available for sale. No

A Writer’s Night in March

The Longmeadow Adult Center and Straw Dog Writers’ Guild are proud to present “A Writer’s Night” with award winning poet Joshua Michael Stewart, author of three poetry collections: Break Every String, The Bastard Children of Dharma Bums, and Love Something. His poems have appeared in the Massachusetts Review, Salamander, Plainsongs, Brilliant Corners, South Dakota Review,

Writers-in-Residence Finalists Announced

The Edith Wharton & Straw Dog Writers Guild Writers-in-Residence Program We received 427 applications this year from across the United States and nine other countries. The task of selecting the finalists was difficult, given the breadth of talent and unique voices of the applicants; thank you for your words. Our focus is on supporting emerging Read More