Join us on Tuesday, June 7 from 7-9pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Magdalena Gómez at the Michelson Gallery in Northampton, MA. This is the first in-person WNO since spring of 2020. So let’s celebrate in gratitude of being able to get back together and see and listen to one another in-person! Bio:
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Spring Tonic Poetry Share
Join us for a Spring Tonic Poetry Share with Poet Arianna Alexsandra Collins on Saturday April 16, 1:30 – 3:00pm. We will welcome in spring with the auditory tonic of listening to one another read poetry while sipping ephemeral teas. We are sharing poetry inspired by spring – this can be your own work or
Christopher Heights Creative Workshop: Writers Publish a First Book
by Stephanie Shafran At the Northampton Christopher Heights Assisted Living Residence at Village Hill, I’ve had the privilege of facilitating a Creative Writing Workshop, founded by the local writer Peggy Gillespie. Meeting weekly for 90 minutes, we use prompts and follow the Amherst Writers & Artists Method created by Pat Schneider. The CH writers range Read More
Celebrating Voices for Resistance
Join Straw Dog Writers Guild and Forbes Library in Celebrating Voices for Resistance on Wednesday, June 15, 7:00-8:30pm. On Zoom. Register HERE. Voices for Resistance panel: Readers: Daisy Hernández, Thérèse Chehade, Dahlma Llanos Figueroa, Steve Edwards, Neema Avashia Emcee: Andrea Hairston Honorary Host: Kim Gerould Bios: Neema Avashia was born and raised
Writers Night In with Wine and Chocolate WNO Fundraiser
Join us live on Zoom from 6:30-6:55 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3rd for “Wine and Chocolate with the Founders and MCs of WNO.” (You’ll have to bring your own wine and chocolate.) Registration is required. Register HERE. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. The registration ink is
Writers Night Out/In May
Join us on Tuesday, May 3 from 7-9pm for Writers Night Out/In with featured writer Rebecca Hart Olander. Registration is required. Register HERE. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Bio: Rebecca Hart Olander’s writing and collaborations have appeared recently in Bracken, Jet Fuel Review, Massachusetts Review, Tinderbox,
Regine Jackson Named Recipient of the 2022 Straw Dog Writers Guild Emerging Writer Fellowship
NORTHAMPTON MA. Straw Dog Writers Guild has announced that Regine Jackson of Springfield MA is the recipient of the 2022 Emerging Writer Fellowship. Jackson will receive a $3000 grant to be used for writing-related expenses, access to mentors who can offer assistance with writing needs identified by the Fellow, a professional author website, valued at Read More
Poetry Writing: Strategies for Finding Voice Through Life Experience with Ron Welburn
Join Straw Dog Writers Guild in person on Saturday, May 21, 2022 from 10:30am – 12:00pm for a craft workshop: Poetry Writing: Strategies for Finding Voice Through Life Experience with Ron Welburn. This is the long-awaited rescheduled event from last year. And it’s being held by our co-sponsor the Northampton Center for the Arts. No
Character Whispering: Strategies for Further Insight with Justine Dymond
Join us on Saturday, April 23, 10:30am – 12:00pm for a Straw Dog Writers Guild Craft Workshop: Character Whispering: Strategies for Further Insight with Justine Dymond, Whether you are playing with possibilities for new stories or trying to get closer to a character you’ve known for a while, this workshop will offer a variety of
Writers Night Out 10th Anniversary Fundraiser Starts Today
Writers Night Out is 10 years old! Help celebrate this literary birthday during the May 3 WHO by participating in our annual fundraiser for Straw Dog Writers Guild Our goal is $25,000 from March 15 through June 7, 2022. In 2020, we raised $22,000 and at the urging of friends and supporters, we increased our Read More