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.
Visual Poetry: New Vistas ProgramsVisual Poetry: Poetry in Performance, November 28th, 2023 Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm Join us for an enchanting poetry screening and reading event where words spring to life through the voices of gifted poets. Be captivated by the screening of “Compass: A Video/Poem Chapbook,” a collaborative masterpiece by artists Mary Jablonski & Laura Frare, […]
The Hudson Valley Writers Guild is proud to present the 2023 Year in Review at MochaLisa’s Caffè in Clifton Park!Mary Panza hosts the Year in Review, highlighting the ups and downs, highs and lows of the year with featured poets EL and Nathan Smith. Are you inspired by everything that has been going on in […]
Judy (White) Staber will read from her recent biographical-memoir “Rise Above It, Darling the story of Joan White actor, director, teacher, producer and (sometimes) mother.” published 2022.Judy Staber, who was known in the Berkshires before her second marriage as Judy Salsbury, was born into a theatrical family during World War II. Her mother was a […]
Is it too early to talk about spring when winter hasn’t even hit?Not when it means planning ahead for Murderous March! Registration for the annual online conference hosted by the Upper Hudson chapter of Sisters in Crime is now open. The conference is Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9, 2024. We’re delighted to have […]
