Form creates a structure, which allows the beautiful chaos of expression to unfold + flow with the understanding that it will always be held. When the organic flow of creative expression is held in a container that honors it, this creative expression becomes more magnetic — its energy glows brighter with authentic potency.But what structure […]
Upcoming Sessions at Congregation Gates of Heavenhttps://www.cgoh.org/event/whats-it-all-about.html 1. Wednesday, November 13, 2024 • 12 Cheshvan 5785 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM 2. Wednesday, November 20, 2024 • 19 Cheshvan 5785 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM 3. Wednesday, December 4, 2024 • 3 Kislev 5785 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM 4. Wednesday, December 11, 2024 • […]
What crime or mystery writer wouldn’t love tips from a municipal police officer, county sheriff’s deputy, or state police officer on the verbal and non-verbal techniques they use when interviewing suspects? A little advice from an expert could go a long way to help writers weave a compelling and realistic story.Retired Onondaga County, NY, sheriff, […]
Calling all poets seeking fresh ideas:Join Rhonda Rosenheck for an afternoon playing cARdS POETICA at the Waterford Public Library – a game she designed to wake up your muse and get your creative juices flowing. All are welcome; no prior writing experience is necessary. Please call the Waterford library at 518-237-0891 to register for this […]
COLLAR CITY MUSHROOMS -– WRITE-INSPONSORED BY MENTAL HEALTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT Mental Health Empowerment Project, an organization of mental health peers, invites writers to join the Expressive Writing Group it sponsors at Collar City Mushrooms in Troy, regardless of whether the participants identify as living with a mental health issue. THE GROUP IS OPEN TO EVERYONE […]
BE THE LIGHTSaturday, December 7, 2024 11am – 3pm 21 Weeks Road, Queensbury, NY $50.00 All genres, and skill levels are welcome to our AWA and Expressive Arts inspired writing workshop. If you don’t have any work that’s o.k. too, you will by the end of the day! Writing prompts to take home after the […]
Holidays are usually fun times for families and friends to gather together, eat good food, and catch up with one another. So why are so many murders committed during the holidays? Fictional murders, of course! What is it about the holidays that novelists decide it’s a good time to kill characters?Several authors from the Upper […]
Writing memoir is writing from a place within our minds, hearts, and bodies where the information is so raw, perhaps we haven’t yet processed it fully — the cognitive and analytical mind has not yet taken over to codify, slice, and splice into discernible chunks of story. This raw inner space of emotion and experience […]
Apertures of Intimacy:Voyeur as Witness a 5 week bibliotherapeutic writing series Fridays, 10am – 12pm EST via Zoom January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 2025 $50 USD registration fee, $200 USD balance by Jan 3. (various payment plans & methods are available. What’s App or text Suzanne for more info. No one is turned away. […]
If you’ve heard of the “Golden Gate Serial Killer,” then you may already be aware of Forensic Investigative Genetic Geneaology or FIGG. It’s a groundbreaking forensic tool using crime scene DNA to help investigators track genetic relatives and identify suspects and/or unidentified victims. FIGG has helped investigators solve hundreds of cold cases nationwide in the […]
Have you ever wondered what’s involved in self-publishing a book, or considered publishing your own novel or non-fiction work independently? Syrl Kazlo, Jacqueline Boulden, and Nina Pietrafesa, all members of the Upper Hudson Chapter of Sisters in Crime, will share their experiences, including why they made the move, some of the responsibilities involved, and the […]
An old Malay form revived by Victor Hugo, the pantoum is a circular form with a repeating structure where the first line becomes the last line and the third line becomes the fourth line. It’s a great form for meditating on the obsessions or quandaries of the past. In this workshop, we’ll learn the form of […]
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.
