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 […]
Local poet Jill Crammond will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany, NY on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 7:30PM, with an open mic […]
A laid-back open mic and fun slam at a cafe founded and run by trans and gender non-conforming folks. Allies are welcome and needed! Good food A safe space.Sign-ups start […]
Salon Salvage returns to the Upstairs Arts Collective with Miriam Atkin (poetry), Tyler Barton (multimedia), Alex Chang (harp), and Betsy Fagin (poetry).
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.
