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SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-04-29
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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UID:10001485-1776884400-1776888000@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-04-22
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T190000
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CREATED:20251206T130729Z
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UID:10001484-1776279600-1776283200@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-04-15
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-04-08
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T190000
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CREATED:20251206T130729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T130729Z
UID:10001482-1775070000-1775073600@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-04-01
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T190000
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UID:10001481-1774465200-1774468800@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-03-25
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T190000
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DTSTAMP:20260502T145705
CREATED:20251206T130729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T130729Z
UID:10001480-1773860400-1773864000@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-03-18
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T190000
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CREATED:20251206T130729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T130729Z
UID:10001479-1773255600-1773259200@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-03-11
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T190000
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CREATED:20251206T130729Z
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UID:10001478-1772650800-1772654400@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-03-04
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T200000
DTSTAMP:20260502T145705
CREATED:20251206T130729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T130729Z
UID:10001477-1772046000-1772049600@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-02-25
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T190000
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CREATED:20251206T130729Z
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UID:10001476-1771441200-1771444800@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-02-18
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T200000
DTSTAMP:20260502T145705
CREATED:20251206T130729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T130729Z
UID:10001475-1770836400-1770840000@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-02-11
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T200000
DTSTAMP:20260502T145705
CREATED:20251206T130729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T130729Z
UID:10001474-1770231600-1770235200@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-02-04
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T200000
DTSTAMP:20260502T145705
CREATED:20251206T130729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T130729Z
UID:10001473-1769626800-1769630400@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-01-28
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T200000
DTSTAMP:20260502T145705
CREATED:20251206T130729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T130729Z
UID:10001472-1769022000-1769025600@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-01-21
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T200000
DTSTAMP:20260502T145705
CREATED:20251206T130729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T130729Z
UID:10001471-1768417200-1768420800@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-01-14
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T200000
DTSTAMP:20260502T145705
CREATED:20251206T130729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T130729Z
UID:10001470-1767812400-1767816000@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-01-07
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T145705
CREATED:20250822T183031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T183031Z
UID:10001171-1761764400-1761769800@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Breaking the Submission Barrier with D. Dina Friedman\, the Submission Queen
DESCRIPTION: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 realistic submission goals\, and develop some armor for persevering through rejection. We’ll also cover the advantages/disadvantages of why/where/how you should (or shouldn’t) submit\, as well as strategies for finding submission resources\, establishing a submission habit\, and tracking your efforts.  \nRegister HERE! \nDubbed “The Submission Queen” in many of her local writing groups\, D. Dina Friedman has published in over 150 literary journals and received six Pushcart Prize and two Best-of-the Net nominations. She has also received more than 1\,000 rejections—maybe 5\,000 (she hasn’t counted them.) Dina is the author of two books of poetry: Here in Sanctuary—Whirling (Querencia Press) and Wolf in the Suitcase (Finishing Line Press); one book of short stories: Immigrants (Creators Press); and two young adult novels: Escaping Into the Night (Simon & Schuster) and Playing Dad’s Song (Farrar\, Straus\, Giroux). Dina blogs on living a creative life in a creatively challenged universe at https://ddinafriedman.substack.com. Visit her website at https://www.ddinafriedman.com. \n  \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/breaking-the-submission-barrier-with-d-dina-friedman-the-submission-queen
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T171500
DTSTAMP:20260502T145705
CREATED:20250914T120507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T165142Z
UID:10001440-1760284800-1760289300@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:2025 Writers-in-Residence Virtual Reading!
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for 2025 Writers-in-Residence Virtual Reading October 12\, 2025\n4:00 – 5:15 pm on Zoom \nBrief readings from 8 of the 9 2025 Edith Wharton & Straw Dog Writers Guild Writers-in-Residence\, plus the 2025 Straw Dog’s Emerging Writer Fellow \nReaders: \n\nBrenton Sizwe Zola\nIrene Jiang\nMichael Jerome Plunkett\nMelenie Freedom Flynn\nThaddeus Haas\nZite Ezeh\nLizzy Beck\nDarlene Elias\nMason Wray\n\nRegister for this event HERE.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/2025-writers-in-residence-virtual-reading
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Readings,Straw Dog Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250622T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250622T163000
DTSTAMP:20260502T145705
CREATED:20250405T124859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250511T013500Z
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SUMMARY:Book Cover Design For Writers
DESCRIPTION:Your book cover is your most powerful marketing tool for your writing. Discover how great covers get made\, and why you should judge a book by its cover. Focused on indie and small press authors\, this workshop will cover which questions to ask\, which design pitfalls to avoid\, and how your cover can bring your story to life. Attendees will have the option to submit a cover concept for their manuscript\, along with a 250 word description of their writing\, for personalized critique. \nLocation: Zoom \nRegister HERE \nDate/Time:  Sunday June 22nd\, 3 pm \nRachel A. Rosen is an activist\, graphic designer\, and for her sins\, a high school teacher. In a previous life\, she published two long running anarchist ‘zines and designed the uniform for the Christie Pits Hardball League. \nShe is the author of Cascade\, Blight\, and\, with Zilla Novikov\, the co-author of The Sad Bastard Cookbook: Food You Can Make So You Don’t Die. More of her writing can be found in Beyond Human: Tales of the New Us\, Instant Classic (That No One Will Read)\, and The Dance. Rachel co-hosts the Wizards & Spaceships podcast with David L. Clink (www.wizardsandspaceships.ca)\, and freelances as a book cover designer. \nShe lives in Tkaronto (Toronto)\, where she is the harried personal assistant to two cats. Her website is www.rachelrosen.ca. \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/book-cover-design-for-writers
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201015T190000
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SUMMARY:SDWG ANNUAL MEETING
DESCRIPTION:October 15\, 2020 at 7pm \nhosted on Zoom \nCome discuss ways Straw Dog Writers Guild can further sustain and inspire your writing! \nJoin us in our 10th year anniversary as we gather to elect new board members and officers\, and discuss our goals moving forward as an anti-racist organization. \nOpen to all members\, join us! \nto sign up to attend please email admin@strawdogwriters.org
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/sdwg-annual-meeting
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201006T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201006T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T145705
CREATED:20200908T232335Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Night In – Featured Reader Eileen Kennedy
DESCRIPTION:OPEN MIC & FEATURED READER \nWriters Night Out In! \nOctober 6 @ 7:00pm ONLINE \nWe’re live and online! Join us Tuesday on Zoom at 7:00pm for Writers Night In.  \nRSVP wno@strawdogwriters.org to receive the Zoom link to the event. \nOnly those who RSVP will be able to attend. \nTen names will be randomly selected. \nThe reading starts at 7:15\, and each reader will have five minutes. General donations greatly appreciated for this event at  http://strawdogwriters.org/fund-drive \n\nPlease join us!  \nFeatured Reader – Eileen Kennedy \nEileen P. Kennedy is a poet and academic who has focused on the writing process. Her former partner died of Alzheimer’s Disease at the age of 69 and this collection is based on those experiences.  Her first book\, Banshees (Flutter Press\, 2015) was nominated for a Pushcart and awarded Second Prize from the Wordwrite Books Award in Poetry. She holds a doctorate in language and literacy and has published a textbook\, fiction and nonfiction. She lives in Western Massachusetts where she canoes\, hikes\, and writes. She winters in Costa Rica.  More at EileenPKennedy.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-in-featured-reader-eileen-kennedy
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200901T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200901T210000
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CREATED:20200810T164155Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out – Featured Reader Ellen Meeropol
DESCRIPTION:Writers Night Out In! \nSeptember @ 7:00pm ONLINE \nWe’re live and online! Join us Tuesday\, September on Zoom at 7:00 pm for Writers Night In. \nRSVP wno@strawdogwriters.org to receive the Zoom link to the event. Only those who RSVP will be able to attend. Ten names will be randomly selected. The reading starts at 7:15\, and each reader will have five minutes. \nGeneral donations greatly appreciated for this event at http://strawdogwriters.org/fund-drive \n  \n \nFeatured Reader: Ellen Meeropol \nEllen Meeropol is the author of the novels Her Sister’s Tattoo\, Kinship of Clover\, On Hurricane Island\, and House Arrest. Recent essay and short story publications include Solstice\, Lilith\, Ms. Magazine\, Guernica\, Lit Hub\, and Mom Egg Review. Her work has been honored by the Women’s National Book Association\, the Massachusetts Center for the Book\, PBS NewsHour\, the American Book Fest\, and Publishers Weekly. Ellen has an MFA in fiction from the Stonecoast program at the University of Southern Maine. A founding member of Straw Dog Writers Guild\, Ellen coordinates their Social Justice Writing project.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/10078
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200804T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200804T210000
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out - Featured Reader Virginia Macgregor
DESCRIPTION:Writers Night Out In! \nAugust @ 7:00pm ONLINE \nWe’re live and online! Join us Tuesday\, August on Zoom at 7:00 pm for Writers Night In. \nRSVP wno@strawdogwriters.org to receive the Zoom link to the event. Only those who RSVP will be able to attend. Ten names will be randomly selected. The reading starts at 7:15\, and each reader will have five minutes. \nGeneral donations greatly appreciated for this event at http://strawdogwriters.org/fund-drive \n \nFeatured Reader: Virginia Macgregor \nVirginia Macgregor is the author of What Milo Saw\, The Return of Norah Wells\, Before I Was Yours\, You Found Me and two novels for young adults Wishbones and As Far as the Stars. Her work has been translated into over a dozen languages. After graduating from Oxford University\, she taught English in three British boarding schools.  She holds an MA in Creative Writing. Virginia now lives in New Hampshire with her husband and their three small children. \n  \n \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-featured-reader-virginia-macgregor
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200802T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200802T160000
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CREATED:20200712T184146Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Read/Hilltowns with featured reader Terry S. Johnson
DESCRIPTION:We will meet in the Virtual Hilltowns via Zoom on August 2\, 2-4 p.m. \nHere’s how it works: To attend\, email Jane Roy Brown for a link to the meeting: brownjaneroy@gmail.com. Hosted by Jane Roy Brown. \n  \nFeatured Reader: Terry S. Johnson \n“In Terry S. Johnson’s PLUNGE\, personal history\, family history\, and public history commingle—always strikingly\, always surprisingly. Think of this book as a family photo album\, in which both the sepia images of the poet’s father—war hero\, pilot\, POW—and the Polaroids depicting the poet’s own youth\, speak to one another across time. This passage is achieved through imaginative daring\, but also through a sure and steady lyric acuity. PLUNGE honors the past with vigor\, invention\, and a big-hearted generosity of spirit.”   DAVID WOJAHN \n  \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-read-hilltowns-with-featured-reader-terry-s-johnson
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200730T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200730T203000
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SUMMARY:Optimizing Your Online Presence - For Writers 
DESCRIPTION:Register for the free workshop: \nRegister here! \nPlease use the comments section of your registration form if you have specific questions you would like addressed during this workshop. \nOptimizing Your Online Presence – For Writers \nwith Fungai Tichawangana \nI recently heard that Jacqueline Sheehan\, in speaking about getting published by a traditional media house\, once said\, “It used to be like a first-class ticket. Everything was taken care of. These days\, you even get to change the oil.” \nWriters are expected to not just write books anymore. We are called on to be marketers\, PR people\, and event organizers. This workshop will look at the importance of an online presence for writers and ways to optimize it. \nThe Workshop  \nThe workshop will cover such areas as: \nWhat sort of website do you need?\nDo you need social media? Is there an alternative?\nHow easy are you to find online?\nHow easy are you to support online?\nHow much time do you spend supporting other writers online? \n  \nThe Facilitator \nFungai Tichawangana is a journalist\, writer\, and web developer who has lived in Amherst for two years. In 2015\, he was awarded a Nieman Journalism Fellowship and Berkman-Klein Fellowship for Journalism Innovation at Harvard University based on work he had done in Zimbabwe documenting arts and culture online for over ten years. Zimbo Jam\, the arts & culture website he launched in 2008\, has won four National Arts Merit Awards for online arts journalism. He has also developed websites\, website content\, and social media plans for numerous organizations in Zimbabwe\, South Africa\, the United Kingdom\, the Netherlands\, and Kenya.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/online-presence-for-writers-workshop
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200707T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200707T210000
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SUMMARY:Writers Night In - Featured Reader Michael Goldman
DESCRIPTION:OPEN MIC & FEATURED READER \nWriters Night Out In! \nJuly 7 @ 7:00pm ONLINE \nWe’re live and online! Join us Tuesday on Zoom at 7:00pm for Writers Night In.  \nRSVP wno@strawdogwriters.org to receive the Zoom link to the event. \nOnly those who RSVP will be able to attend. \nTen names will be randomly selected. \nThe reading starts at 7:15\, and each reader will have five minutes. General donations greatly appreciated for this event at http://strawdogwriters.org/fund-drive \n\nPlease join us!  \nFeatured Reader – Michael Favala Goldman \nMichael Favala Goldman is a widely-published translator of Danish literature\, a poet and\na jazz clarinetist. Over 130 of Michael’s translations and poems have appeared in journals such as The Harvard Review\, World Literature Today\, and The International Poetry Review. He has translated 15 books of Danish poetry and prose\, and he runs poetry workshops twice a month at the Northampton Center for the Arts. Michael published his first full-length book of poetry\, Who has time for this? It was published in March by Spuyten Duyvil Press.  \n\nHave you ever struggled to find time for discovery? Not only do these poems in Who has time for this not waste your time\, they open like windows\, both outward and inward. Each page shines light on the quirkiness of family\, love\, creativity\, and\, of course\, the passage of time.  \n\nAs a special offer\, Michael has signed copies available for $10 + shipping. Contact Michael by email: hammerandhorn@gmail.com – For other purchases go here or Amazon \nCheck out his web page to see a list of his many translations  – www.hammerandhorn.net
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-in-featured-reader-michael-goldman
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Writers Night Out
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200622T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200622T203000
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SUMMARY:CANCELED/“Swirl and Vortex” - Craft Workshop with Patrick Donnelly
DESCRIPTION:Regrettably\, Patrick has had to cancel “Swirl and Vortex”: The Poem That Braids Together Multiple Contrasting Narratives or Materials on Monday\, June 22 due to a non-Covid related illness.  \nStay tuned to www.strawdogwriters.org for future events.  \nThank you\,\nBeth Filson\n  \n“Swirl and Vortex”: The Poem That Braids Together Multiple Contrasting Narratives or Materials with Patrick Donnelly \nCraft Workshop for Poets Announced! \nStraw Dog Writers Guild is delighted to announce an online workshop offered by poet Patrick Donnelly\, “Swirl and Vortex”: The Poem That Braids Together Multiple Contrasting Narratives or Materials June 22 from 7:00pm – 8:30pm.  \nWe hope you will consider donating any amount to this and other programs offered by Straw Dog Writers Guild here:  http://strawdogwriters.org/fund-drive \n Some poems focus narrowly on one story or set of material. Others seek to braid together two or three stories or sets of contrasting material. We’ll look at poems by Larry Levis\, Adrienne Rich\, and Diane Seuss\, to discover how poems get a tremendous burst of emotional/intellectual energy when a common thread is revealed in seemingly unrelated stories or materials. \n  \nPATRICK DONNELLY is the author of four books of poetry\, Little-Known Operas (Four Way Books\, 2019)\, Jesus Said (a chapbook from Orison Books\, 2017)\,  Nocturnes of the Brothel of Ruin (Four Way Books\, 2012)\, and The Charge (Ausable Press\, 2003\, since 2009 part of Copper Canyon Press)\, which was a 2013 finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. Donnelly is director of the Poetry Seminar at The Frost Place\, Robert Frost’s old homestead in Franconia\, NH\, now a center for poetry and the arts. (This year’s Seminar is August 2 – 7\, and will take place online: https://frostplace.org/programs/poetry-seminar/) Donnelly’s awards include a U.S./Japan Creative Artists Program Award\, an Artist Fellowship from the Massachusetts Cultural Council\, and a 2018 Amy Clampitt Residency Award. More at www.patrickdonnellypoetry.com \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/swirl-and-vortex-craft-workshop-with-patrick-donnelly
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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