Hudson Valley Writers Guild

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.
Calls for Submissions

Literary Calls for Submissions

Contests, awards, and prizes from the New York Foundation for the Arts, Palette Poetry, Tupelo Press, Omnidawn Publishing, and more.

D.R. James

Four Poems – D. R. James

Fours poems – “The Day I Got My Timing Down,” “Another Time, This Same Moon,” “Early Morning Love Song,” and “Whose Life Is It, Anyway?” – by poet and retired educator D. R. James.

Adam Sarlan

Three Poems – Adam Sarlan

Three poems – “Walt Whitman,” “Bethesda Fountain,” and “Good Again” – by Massachusetts poet Adam Sarlan.

Last Stop USA

“Last Stop, USA” by Joseph Dunnigan

Joseph Dunnigan visits Piermont, discovering local history at the library and learning about the village’s WWII connections, a forgotten pier, and vibrant community.

Black Twist Pen on Notebook

Literary Calls for Submissions

Contests, awards, and prizes from Narrative, Minds Shine Bright, British Fantasy Society, Cider Press Review, the Society for Humanistic Anthropology, and more.

Connie Johnson

Three Poems – Connie Johnson

Three poems – “& It’s Jazz Artistry,” “Unspoken,” and “Into the Unknown” – by California-based poet and writer Connie Johnson.