Author of the eternally popular how-to book, The Joy of Writing Sex: A Guide for Fiction Writers (1996), Elizabeth Benedict applies her talents to retelling the story of her recent encounter with cancer in Rewriting Illness: A View of My Own (2023).NPR’s Mara Liasson called it “startling, self-aware, and wickedly funny,” and Professor Kathy G. […]
Sandra Guzmán, Afro Indigenous storyteller and literary editor, presents her new anthology, Daughters of Latin America: An International Anthology of Writing by Latine Women (2023), a dazzling collection of essential works by 140 Latin American and indigenous writers— many of them translated into English for the first time. Kirkus Reviews called it, “A significant collection […]
“A Galère of Poetic Autopsies” is held the first Thursday of each month at Hudson’s historic Park Theater. Expect the unexpected as poets, writers, and other creatives from the Hudson area and beyond reveal the inspiration and shadows behind their work.February 1 features: Ifetayo Cobbins, Matthew Hupert, and John K Lawson Hosted and curated by […]
Aaliyah Bilal’s debut story collection, Temple Folk (2023), is a groundbreaking portrait of the lived experiences of Black Muslims—a community rarely featured in U.S. literature—as they grapple with the challenges of faith, family, and freedom in America.Bilal, who grew up in a Black Muslim family outside Washington, D.C., presents a diverse cast of flawed, heroic, […]
St. Rocco’s Readings for the Dispossessed welcomes you to our penultimate reading at the College of Saint Rose Centennial Hall.An afternoon of readings to welcome Ric Royer and his “Niagara Falls, NY” book tour to Albany, with Elliot Teteault and Sof Voet. Surprise musical guest TBA. Gather at 4pm. Readings begin promptly at 4:30pm. At […]
Join us for a lively program to mark the launch of a new temporary exhibit at the New York State Museum.The exhibit will showcase Abraham Lincoln’s preliminary draft of the Emancipation Proclamation (Sept. 22, 1862), the only surviving Proclamation document in Lincoln’s own hand, and an audio recording of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivering […]
It’s February! The Literary Love Continues!Join us for the 4th program of our 10th season at Next Year’s Words, a New Paltz Literary Forum, on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at 7:30 at Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main Street, New Paltz, New York 12561 The featured readers for this community celebration of words at the library […]
Karin Lin-Greenberg is the author of You Are Here (2023), a debut novel about the residents of a small Upstate New York town who must grapple with the impending closure of a once-bustling shopping mall.The novel appeared on numerous “Best of” lists throughout 2023, including Elle magazine’s “Best and Most Anticipated Books of 2023,” the […]
Richard Mirabella is the author of the debut novel, Brother & Sister Enter the Forest (2023), a queer coming-of-age novel about a young man’s relationship with a violent older boyfriend—and how he and his sister survive a terrible crime.The book was named a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, a Washington Post Noteworthy Book, […]
The Hudson Valley Writers Guild will host the Prose Writers Showcase on March 2, 2024 from 1-2:30 pm at the Albany Public Library – Washington Avenue Branch in the Community Room. This event will feature selections from writers David Bushman, Cynthia Stephens, and Mark Marchand, followed by a Q & A from the audience. We anticipate hosting more […]
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.
