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Guild Announcements: HVWG to host 1-day workshop to combat writer’s block June 4 Guidelines for the 2016 HVWG Fiction Contest Member Announcements: Richard Gotti play to be part of Short Play Festival in Rhinebeck May 6-8 New York Times blog features HVWG member Barbara Traynor New press and chapbook add to local poetry and prose

IN THIS ISSUE Guild Announcements: Guidelines for the 2016 HVWG Fiction Contest Member Announcements: Harvey Havel to host poetry and prose reading April 18 Keith Willis’ debut fantasy novel now available in paperback Publication news from Alan Catlin Results of the first annual Stephen A. DiBiase poetry contest This Is Not A Literary Journal to host

IN THIS ISSUE Guild Announcements: Website help wanted Member Announcements: Pauline Bartel’s “Learn the Art of Writing Personal Essay” starts March 3 Judith Prest offers visual journaling workshop on March 12 Harvey Havel shares review of his novel The Orphan of Mecca Don’t you deserve at least one day to write? Pauline Bartel’s “No Excuses: Writing

Guild Announcements: Meeting notes from the executive board 2015 year-end membership report Member Announcements: Next “Write 4 a Day” retreat February 20 Area Announcements: Caffè Lena to feature Alan Casline & Stephen Lewandowski February 3 Arthur’s Poetry Open-Mic features Margaret Bryant February 10 New literary website hosts writing contest — deadline February 14 Third Thursday

Hudson Valley Writers Guild Newsletter Important note: Do not submit news items for future newsletters by replying to this email. INSTEAD, please send news items to hvwgnews@gmail.com. Thank you! IN THIS ISSUE Guild Announcements: Message from the President (that is, of the Hudson Valley Writers Guild): Annual Meeting November 15 Schenectady Community of Writer’s Program November 22

IN THIS ISSUE Guild Announcements: Winners of HVWG poetry contest to be honored November 15 Save the Date: HVWG Annual Meeting November 15 Member Announcements: Pauline Bartel offers course on book writing and publishing Alan Catlin to present Edgar Allan Poe lecture October 30 Area Announcements: An update from Misfit Magazine Pine Hollow Arboretum open

IN THIS ISSUE Guild Announcements: Community of Writers Reading September 13 Member Announcements: Champagne Books to publish Traitor Knight by Keith W. Willis Upcoming events promote James Schlett’s A Not Too Greatly Changed Eden: The Story of the Philosophers’ Camp in the Adirondacks Pauline Bartel presents “Gone With the Wind’s Rocky Road to Atlanta” September 18 “Your Body’s

IN THIS ISSUE Guild Announcements: REMINDER: Hudson Valley Writers Guild Poetry Contest deadline is August 15 HVWG 2015 mid-year membership report Member Announcements: Down & Out Books to publish Welcome Back, Jack by Liam Sweeny News from M.E. Kemp NPR’s “All Things Considered” features James Schlett’s newly released book New issue of Misfit Magazine now live online Area Announcements:

Hudson Valley Writers Guild Newsletter IN THIS ISSUE Guild Announcements: HVWG poetry contest open for entries through 8/15 Member Announcements: French version of Hollis Seamon novel wins literary award, releases new edition Latest chapbook from Alan Catlin is Beautiful Mutants James Schlett launches Northeast book tour Area Announcements: Rolling admission for NYS Summer Writers Institute

Hudson Valley Writers Guild Newsletter Important note: Do not submit news items for future newsletters by replying to this email. INSTEAD, please send news items to hvwgnews@gmail.com. Thank you! IN THIS ISSUE Member Announcements: Misfit Editor Alan Catlin reports on upcoming misfit magazine Leslie Neustadt to facilitate writing & collage class starting June 17 Around and Into the