Trusting God during Difficult CircumstancesSome of our times are harder than others. Whether it’s the loss of a loved one, health issues, financial worries or even positive changes like starting a new relationship, the “not knowing” can be challenging. Poet Rainer Maria Rilke in his famous volume “Letters to a Young Poet” encourages the young poet […]
Women will gather in mid-July to immerse themselves in writing and nature. Two daily classes are followed by free time in the afternoon and readings in the evening. Class choices include poetry, fiction, journaling, memoir and multi-genre.Since 1995, this retreat has embraced and celebrated the talent women bring to writing. Our voices, so often diminished […]
Please join us for Saratoga Senior Center’s poetry/storytelling open mic!Featuring Poet David Graham, author of 6 collections of poetry, most recently The Honey of Earth from Terrapin Books Maybe you have been to or heard about Caffe Lena’s iconic poetry open mic. Our open mic will follow a similar format, but will be held once […]
Poet Avery Stempel will read from his work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets. Avery Stempel is a poet turned mushroom farmer from East Berne, NY. Living in the Capital Region since birth, his poems draw inspiration from life experiences, […]
Short stories may be short, but do fewer words mean less effort by the author? Ironically, economy and efficiency are sometimes achieved only by extra focus on craft. Art Taylor is an associate professor of English at George Mason University, and as the winner of many prestigious awards, he knows a thing or two about […]
Join the NYS Writers Institute on Thursday, January 25, for a pair of conversations with Paul Harding, the first events of our 41st season.Thursday, January 25 4:30 p.m. Craft Talk, Campus Center West Boardroom. 7:30 p.m. Reading/Conversation, Recital Hall, UAlbany Performing Arts Center. Both at the University at Albany Free and open to the public. […]
Independent Press (IPPY) Award-winning author and Saratoga County resident Jacqueline Boulden launches her second novel at Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs at 6 pm on January 30, 2024. Family Ties Family Lies is about a woman who returns to her hometown in upstate New York to care for her ailing mother, and discovers a web […]
Author of the eternally popular how-to book, The Joy of Writing Sex: A Guide for Fiction Writers (1996), Elizabeth Benedict applies her talents to retelling the story of her recent encounter with cancer in Rewriting Illness: A View of My Own (2023).NPR’s Mara Liasson called it “startling, self-aware, and wickedly funny,” and Professor Kathy G. […]
Sandra Guzmán, Afro Indigenous storyteller and literary editor, presents her new anthology, Daughters of Latin America: An International Anthology of Writing by Latine Women (2023), a dazzling collection of essential works by 140 Latin American and indigenous writers— many of them translated into English for the first time. Kirkus Reviews called it, “A significant collection […]
“A Galère of Poetic Autopsies” is held the first Thursday of each month at Hudson’s historic Park Theater. Expect the unexpected as poets, writers, and other creatives from the Hudson area and beyond reveal the inspiration and shadows behind their work.February 1 features: Ifetayo Cobbins, Matthew Hupert, and John K Lawson Hosted and curated by […]
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.
