Poet Elizabeth Poreba, longtime New Lebanon resident, will read from her newly published book, New Lebanon. Signed copies of the book will be available for purchase at the reading.Poreba will be joined in the reading by poet Katrinka Moore, author of Diminuendo, inspired by her home in Schoharie County.
Hudson Valley Writers Guild presents PROSE WRITERS SHOWCASE featuring novelist, translator, & editor IAN ROSS SINGLETON, writer & editor CHRISTY O’CALLAGHAN, and author KEITH W. WILLIS.Ian Ross Singleton is a writer of fiction and criticism and a translator of Russian and Ukrainian literature. He teaches Writing and Critical Inquiry at SUNY Albany and serves as the Nonfiction Editor of Asymptote. His debut […]
Midday Write Ins are a free, shared space to write. No fee, no minimum, no programming. Just a free space to write alongside other writers. Join poet and writer Rhonda Roseneheck at Mochalisa’s Caffe every second and fourth Wednesday of the month, starting October 25th from 12:30-2:30 p.m.Sponsored by the Hudson Valley Writers Guild, Albany […]
Join Mochalisa’s Caffe and local authors for book talks and sweet treats on October 29th from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at their Book-or-Treat event. See what local authors are attending in more info.
Join us for the 2023 Hudson Valley Writers Guild Annual Meeting at the Washington Avenue branch of the Albany Public Library on Saturday, November 4.At this meeting, we will present our annual report to the members of the HVWG and look forward to the year ahead. If you want to join the HVWG team, we […]
Northshire Saratoga: S. Rancourt and Jay Rogoff – Songs of Archilochus and Becoming PoetryPoet S. Rancourt and poet, critic, and scholar Jay Rogoff will share their latest works. Rancourt will read from her new collection, while Rogoff will speak to his essays, which explore how we understand and evaluate great poetry.
A conversation with award-winning author Karin Lin-Greenberg, Siena College Associate Professor of English.Karin Lin-Greenberg‘s first story collection, Faulty Predictions, won the 2013 Flannery O’Connor Award in Short Fiction from the University of Georgia Press and won gold in the Short Story category of Foreword Reviews’ INDIE Book of the Year in 2014. Her second story […]
A panel discussion, sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., on understanding the consequences of book banning and their impact in a modern society at the Pine Hills branch of the Albany Public Library in the large meeting room.Bring a banned book to donate to The Red Bookshelf! Scheduled participants include: Dr. Kimberly Wilkins – Retired […]
Please join us for our first poetry/storytelling open mic! Featuring Poet Elaine Handley, three-time winner of the Adirondack Center for Writing Best Book of Poetry.Participants have five minutes to read two short poems or one long one; storytellers have 5 minutes to tell, narrate or perform their piece. Don’t be afraid to come out and […]
Join Claverack Giant project curator Dr Kate Laity for a talk about the history of the giant, its discovery and all the strange lore behind its various interpretations. This digital collage project invokes local history of the Hudson Valley around an archeological discovery in 1705, and the interpretations of its significance since.There will be some […]
Do you know what your rights are as a writer, or how to read that contract you’ve tried so hard to get? What about the differences between Copyright, Trademarks, Patents, and Service Marks? Jodé Millman, attorney and author, will answer these questions and more at the next meeting of the Upper Hudson Sisters in Crime […]
Local poet and songwriter, Laura Beth Johnson, is releasing a folk record at Caffe Lena on November 28th at 7pm! The record is about religious heritage and queer love.
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.
