Guild news

HVWG Annual Meeting November 9

The Hudson Valley Writers Guild will hold its annual meeting, Sunday, November 9, 2 – 4 p.m. at the Bethlehem Public Library, 451 Delaware Ave., Delmar, NY. The meeting will include

Winners of the 2014 HVWG Non-Fiction Essay Contest

The Hudson Valley Writers Guild has announced the winners of its 2014 Non-Fiction Essay Writing Contest. The winners were chosen from 75 essays submitted from writers throughout New York State.

2013 Short Fiction Contest Winners

2013 Hudson Valley Writers Guild Short Fiction Contest Winners and Honorable Mentions First Place Winner – $100 The Beer House by Colleen Geraghty, New Paltz, NY Second Place Winner –

2013 Short Fiction Contest

2013 SHORT FICTION CONTEST GUIDELINES The HVWG writing contest alternates genres annually. This year’s contest is in short fiction.  Winners will be awarded cash prizes and invited to read their

2012 Poetry Contest Winners Announced

On Saturday, October 27 the Hudson Valley Writers Guild held a celebratory reading by the winners of the 2012 Poetry Contest at the Bethlehem Public Library in Delmar, NY.  

HVWG announces 2012 poetry contest guidelines

The Hudson Valley Writers Guild hosts an annual contest that rotates among the genres of poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Cash prizes are awarded. Winners and honorable mentions read their work

Winners of 2011 non-fiction contest announced

The Hudson Valley Writers Guild is pleased to announce the winners of its 2011 Non-Fiction Contest: Personal Essay Winner Fran Yardley, Tupper Lake / “Roots” Finalists Kathleen Anne Smith, Loudonville

Upstate NY peer groups for writers: List updated

The Hudson Valley Writers Guild maintains a list of peer groups in the Greater Capital Region. HVWG member Therese Broderick has completed an overhaul of the list, and we have

HVWG announces judges for non-fiction contest

The Hudson Valley Writers Guild has released guidelines for its 2011 writing contest. This year, the Guild will read Non-Fiction entries, and the postmark deadline is August 31. Entries will

HVWG hosts poetry publishing workshop

[slideshow] Daniel Nester, associate professor of English at The College of St. Rose, conducted a free workshop on “Getting Your Poems Published in Journals,” Saturday, April 9. The workshop was