Jay McInerney wrote the decade-defining novel of the 1980s, Bright Lights, Big City (1984), the story of an ambitious young man adrift in New York City’s cocaine-fueled “yuppie” scene.7 p.m. […]
Conversation followed by a book signing with…Erin E. Adams is the author of Jackal (2022), the story of a young Black woman who returns— reluctantly— to her very white hometown […]
Get out of the cold and join us for a special open mic in Downtown Troy.HVWG’s very own Mary Panza hosts an afternoon of poetry and spoken word to shake […]
Ruth Franklin, acclaimed biographer, is the author of The Many Lives of Anne Frank (Jan. 2025). The book explores the transformation of Anne Frank (1929-1945) from ordinary teenager to cultural […]
On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, Caffè Lena will present a poetry reading by Adonis Richards. An open mic poetry reading will follow. Doors open for sign-ups at 6:30 pm and the readings will […]
Featuring Sean Allison, billy cancel and Genevieve Fernworthy; Sasha Pearl.“A Galère of Poetic Autopsies” is a monthly series at Hudson’s historic Park Theater on the first Thursday of each month. […]
Joseph LeDoux will read from his novel The Realms of Existence and play songs with Colin Dempsey.Brunch will be available to order. Ahu Terzi, owner of The Hound Books will […]
Join us for a conversation with Rigoberto González, award-winning poet and director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Rutgers Newark, and editor of a major new anthology, Latino […]
Tony Tulathimutte, fiction writer and humorist, is the author of Rejection (2024), an acclaimed story collection that explores the many ways of being rejected— by lovers, friends, housemates, society, even […]
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 […]
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 […]
INVOCATION ALBANYALBANY NY’S POETRY OPEN MIC FOR THE SPOKEN WORD Returns! An Independent Poetry Event For Writers & Poets of All Backgrounds & Styles! HOSTED BY POET R.M. ENGELHARDT Now […]
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.
