Thom Francis welcomes poets Ed Rinaldi, Karen Peters, & Samuel Maurice who shared their work at the 2024 Word Fest Open Mic.
Your weekly rundown of upcoming book discussions, readings, open mics, slams and workshops happening all over the region.
Three poems – “Daddy, I’m Fine,” “On Being Encouraged to Take that Love Language Quiz, I Pass Knowing,” and “No More” – by Candice M. Kelsey.
Submissions are open for the 6th Heroines Anthology and the 2025 Heroines Women’s Writing Prize. Volume 6 is a special witchcraft-themed edition.
A prize of $2,000 is given annually for a poetry collection published in the previous year by a resident of upstate New York.
Explore alternative memoir structures that break free from traditional chronological order to create engaging and authentic narratives.
The Hudson Valley Writers Guild supports the efforts of writers in all genres by sponsoring readings, workshops, and contests and providing a number of valuable resources for the entire literary community.
