Northampton Center for the Arts
Poetry Critique Meet-up in November
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesPoetry Critique Meet-up on Zoom is a chance for poets to give and receive immediate constructive feedback on their poems by everyone in attendance. Learn what is working in your poems, and what may need revision. Contribute your observations to other poets. Be fascinated by the breadth of the written word. Register for Sunday, November Read More
Poetry Critique Meet Up in November
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesPoetry Critique Meet-up on Zoom is a chance for poets to give and receive immediate constructive feedback on their poems by everyone in attendance. Learn what is working in your poems, and what may need revision. Contribute your observations to other poets. Be fascinated by the breadth of the written word. Register for Saturday, November Read More
The Smell of Fear: Building Suspense & Tension with Subtext
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesJoin Straw Dog Writers Guild and presenters Elizabeth MacDuffie and Tamara Fricke for "The Smell of Fear: Building Suspense & Tension with Subtext" on Wednesday, May 22, 7-8:30pm, at the Northampton Center for the Arts,33 Hawley Street, Northampton, MA. In this craft workshop, writers will be guided in the art of creating suspense and tension Read More
WriteAngles Conference
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesStraw Dog Writers Guild and our literary partners around western MA are re-imagining the WriteAngles Writers Conference, a local gem for over 30 years. Please save the date, April 6, 2024, for this day-long gathering of writers. That’s a long way away, you say? You’re right, but that gives us lots of time to brainstorm Read More
Roundtable Discussion – Your Writing Practice: Pitfalls and Solutions
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesJoin Straw Dog Writers Guild for a community-based roundtable discussion to share your best ideas and most stubborn blocks with fellow writers to gain insight into your writing process and community resources. This craft workshop with Michael Favala Goldman and Lindsay Rockwell will take place on Saturday, December 16, from 10:30am-12pm at Northampton Center for Read More
Straw Dog Publishers Panel and Marketplace
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesJoin SDWG on Wednesday, October 19, from 7:00-8:30pm for our Publishers Panel and Marketplace. Eight publishers from Western MA have signed on to talk about their work, what they are seeking, and how to submit your work. They will also have merchandise for sale. No registration. Free to SDWG members. $5 entrance fee for non-members. Read More
Poetry Writing: Strategies for Finding Voice Through Life Experience with Ron Welburn
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesJoin 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 Read More
March Medley Workshop – How to Speak in Public with Nicole M. Young
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United States
March Medley Workshop – Rivers, Bridges & Spines Workshop with Janet E. Aalfs and María Luisa Arroyo
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United States
March Medley Workshop – Screenwriting Basics – Pamela Marin
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United States
Poetry Critique Meet-Up – Registration now Open for Nov & Dec 2019
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesPoetry Critique Meet-Ups - registration now open for Nov and Dec Loading…
“Mastering Beginnings and Endings in Your Writing” Workshop with Kate Senecal
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United States"Ann Hood once wrote that Beginnings "put into motion the events that will drive the story to its resolution. And the resolution is often the inverse of the opening. " Come join Kate Senecal on Sunday, November 10 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Northampton Center for the Arts for this writing workshop. She'll investigate Read More
Dead Writers Dance – Literary Halloween
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesDEAD WRITERS DANCE - Literary Halloween! LOTS OF FUN TO BE HAD!
Good Storytelling in Nonfiction With Suzanne Strempek Shea
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesAt the Northampton Center for the Arts, 33 Hawley St. Northampton, MA FREE TO ATTEND - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC It goes without saying (at least for this writer) that nonfiction - about yourself, someone else, something else - needs to be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. But don’t forget Read More
The Poetry Ritual: A Reading
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United States
Read it Again! – Workshop with Jane Yolen and Lesléa Newman
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesAPRIL 28, 1-3:30pm Workshop / 3:30- 4pm Book Signing. Registration is FULL - Jane Yolen and Lesléa Newman will walk us through the definition and limits of the genre; the parameters of emotion/motion; the range of topics; subgenres without picture books; to rhyme or not to rhyme; how much is too much/too little; and what are Read More
What Happens When Your Character Calls 911? Writing Workshop with Jacqueline Sheehan & Detective Sergeant Vic Caputo
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesWhat Happens When Your Character Calls 911? On Sunday, April 7, from 10 a.m. to noon, author Jacqueline Sheehan and Detective Sergeant Vic Caputo present an overview of what happens when your character calls 911. This introductory program is designed to help writers increase your understanding of law enforcement and forensics, with the overall eye Read More
Writing for Children Workshop with Lesléa Newman & Jane Yolen
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesEVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED --- Registration is FULL - To be added to the waitlist please email info@strawdogwriters.org Jane Yolen and Lesléa Newman will walk us through the definition and limits of the genre; the parameters of emotion/motion; the range of topics; subgenres without picture books; to rhyme or not to rhyme; how much is Read More
Labyrinth Through Fear: A Gift Event
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesTitle of Presentation: Labyrinth Through Fear: A Gift Event © Location: NCA Date/Time: Sunday, Jan.13, 1-3pm This workshop offers participants the opportunity to explore fear as information. Quest-ions (energy for the journey) include "What am I afraid of?" "What do I want?" and "What can I do to move through fear to the next level of courage?" Read More
Poetry Critique Group – Register today!
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesRegister Here