On Wednesday, February 7, 2024, Caffè Lena will present a poetry reading by Samira Sangare and SG. An open mic poetry reading will follow. Doors open for sign-ups at 6:30 pm and the […]
Aaliyah Bilal’s debut story collection, Temple Folk (2023), is a groundbreaking portrait of the lived experiences of Black Muslims—a community rarely featured in U.S. literature—as they grapple with the challenges […]
Poetry/Storytelling Open MicFeaturing Poet Jay Rogoff, Author of seven books of poetry, including The Cutoff, which won the Word Works Washington Prize, and, from Louisiana State University Press, The Long […]
St. Rocco’s Readings for the Dispossessed welcomes you to our penultimate reading at the College of Saint Rose Centennial Hall.An afternoon of readings to welcome Ric Royer and his “Niagara […]
Poet Kathleen Anne Smith will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for […]
Women’s Issues and the Arts” is a new group that will meet on the third Thursday each month. Discussions will concern past and contemporary women’s issues and the methods through which writers and […]
Join us for a lively program to mark the launch of a new temporary exhibit at the New York State Museum.The exhibit will showcase Abraham Lincoln’s preliminary draft of the […]
Half-day contemplative writing retreat alternating sessions of mindfulness meditation, walking meditation, and writing with optional prompts. Suitable for writers of all genres. Meditation instruction will be provided for anyone new […]
Plot. If it works well, you may have a great book. If your plot falls flat, well, you need to find the problems and fix them. Elena Hartwell Taylor is […]
It’s February! The Literary Love Continues!Join us for the 4th program of our 10th season at Next Year’s Words, a New Paltz Literary Forum, on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at […]
Karin Lin-Greenberg is the author of You Are Here (2023), a debut novel about the residents of a small Upstate New York town who must grapple with the impending closure […]
The Hudson Valley Writers Guild presents an afternoon fiction writers workshop with Moriah Hampton.Join us for an exciting workshop on exploring the art of creating compelling backstories in fiction! Whether you’re […]
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.
