The first Wednesday of every month is Poetry Night at Caffe Lena. Hosted by Carol Graser, this event includes an open mic reading and a featured poet. The doors open for signups at 6:30 and the readings start at 7 PM. In April, the featured poet is Chase Twichell.The featured reading will also be livestreamed; […]
Due to a change in the author’s schedule, he is no longer able to join us in person. This event will now be available online.Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, breakout bestselling author and UAlbany English Department alum, is the author of the debut novel, Chain-Gang All-Stars (May 2023), the story of two top women gladiators fighting for […]
Woodstock Poetry Society (www.woodstockpoetry.com) is sponsoring the following poetry event as part of the Woodstock “Second Saturdays” Art Events.Poets Darcy Smith and Dennis Wayne Bressack will be featured followed by an open mike when the Woodstock Poetry Society meets in-person at the Woodstock Library and virtually via Zoom (and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoodstockPoetry/) on Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 2pm (Eastern). WPS meetings are held the 2nd […]
Join us for a conversation with two members of the University at Albany faculty discussing the “journey” of making a book, including the joys and challenges of conducting research, making time to write, organizing content, editing, revising, and finding a publisher.4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11 Campus Center West Boardroom (1st Floor) University at Albany 1400 […]
Gish Jen, one of America’s greatest storytellers, is the author of the new book, Thank You, Mr. Nixon (2022), a collection of stories that, together, constitute “a fictional journey through U.S.-China relations, capturing the excitement of a world on the brink of tectonic change.”7 p.m. Wednesday April 12 Reading and McKinney Writing Contest Awards EMPAC […]
Storytelling Open Mic Hosted By Mike De SocioTheme: Justice The idea of justice has been getting a lot of attention lately: Social justice, climate justice, economic justice—worthy causes, all. But justice also has a pretty elemental meaning to most of us. Getting even, righting wrongs, standing up. These are forms of justice, too, that might […]
Celebrate Poetry month and Eastertide by joining Evan Craig Reardon and friends for the poetry of Wallace Stevens on Zoom. The course includes two sessions: April 18 and 25. The workshop is free, but you can show your support for the Cathedral Arts mission by making a donation HERE. For registration please visit this […]
If you’re looking for something a little different to read, Author Jeri Westerson probably has it: Medieval, Tudor, LGBTQ mysteries, Historicals, and Paranormal. Her Crispin Guest Medieval Noir Mysteries have been nominated for thirteen awards. The Los Angeles native currently writes a Tudor series, the King’s Fool Mysteries, and a Sherlockian series, The Irregular Detective […]
Whether you’ve never written a poem, or published your third collection, this workshop is a treat for your inner-poet. Come and learn how to use a variety of simple prompts in a safe, fun environment, where you’ll transform memories, impressions and sensations into powerful poems. Sharing is optional and encouraged.Led by Rhonda Rosenheck, a published […]
Join us for a conversation with award-winning fiction writer and essayist Peter Orner, whose work often celebrates the joy and necessity of reading. His new essay collection, Still No Word from You: Notes in the Margin (2022), is “a unique chain of essays and intimate stories that meld the lived life and the reading life.” […]
Next Year’s Words: a New Paltz Reading Forum and Elting LibraryCelebrate National Poetry Month with featured readers Myra Shapiro, Cynthia Manick, and Timothy Liu on Wednesday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m. LIVE at the Elting Memorial Library’s Steinberg Room and via ZOOM. For National Poetry Month, Next Year’s Words presents the noted and well-published poets […]
Russell Sage College’s Troy Campus hosts a poetry reading, discussion and book signing by published poet and translator: Hajar Hussaini!
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.
