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 a reading by winners in the recent Guild essay contest. The meeting is free and open to the public, members and non-members alike. The annual […]
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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. Members of the Guild served as judges of the contest, which was coordinated by Albany writer Jan Tramontano. The winner in the humor category is
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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 – $75 Joan of Arc by Rene´ Houtrides, Brooklyn, NY Third Place Winner – $50 A Job of National Importance by Mary Ann Ronconi, Berne, NY Honorable Mentions
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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 winning story at a special Guild program in the fall of 2013. First Prize – $100 Second Prize – $75 Third Prize – $50 Eligibility: All
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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. The poetry contest was open to writers living in New York State and was judged by Cecele Krause, Dawn Marar and Thom Francis. The final
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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 during a Community of Writers program in the fall. This year’s contest is in poetry. Check out submission guidelines here. We’re looking forward to reading
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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 / “Why I Can’t Write” Pamela Clements, Albany / “Tuna in Truro” Faye Silton, Albany / “Muse, Mystery and Music” Memoir Winner Judy Staber, Old
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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 updated our resources page to reflect her findings. You can find the current page here. The page also includes information about what a peer group
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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 be judged in three categories, personal essay, humor and memoir, and we are pleased to announce our judges: Personal Essay – Jan Marin Tramontano Jan
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[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 sponsored by the Hudson Valley Writers Guild and was free and open to the public. The world of literary journals, famous and small, new and
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Covered here in the Times Union The Hudson Valley Writers Guild recognized the winners of its 2010 Short Fiction Contest at a reading on Saturday, April 2, at 1 p.m. at the East Greenbush Public Library. The first, second and third place winners, respectively, are Ken Holland, Fishkill; Jo Salas, New Paltz; and Carol Derfner,
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The Board of the Hudson Valley Writers Guild will meet on Monday, March 7, at 7 p.m. in the Training Conference Room at the William K. Sanford Town Library (the Colonie Library), 629 Albany Shaker Road, Loudonville. The meeting is open to all members of the Hudson Valley Writers Guild, however, only Board members may
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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.
