Winning and final poems from the 2017 Stephen A DiBiase Poetry Prize contest will be read on Sunday, May 7 at the Colonie Town Library.
Stephen A DiBiase Prize Winners and Finalists to Read at Colonie Town Library Read More »
Here’s a look at all of the poetry and spoken word events, open mics, readings, slams, and workshops coming up this week in the region.
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of April 9, 2017 Read More »
Here is a look at the great week poetry and spoken word readings, open mics, events, and slams coming up in the region.
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of June 26, 2016 Read More »
The Hudson Valley Writers Guild writing contest alternates genres annually and this year’s contest is for writers of short fiction.
HVWG Fiction Contest Read More »
Here is a look at the great poetry events, readings, open mics, and slams that are coming up in the region.
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of May 15, 2016 Read More »
Local poet Dawn Marar took first place in the first annual Stephen A DiBiase poetry contest for her poem ‘Beyond the Naupaka Hedge.’
Stephen A DiBiase Poetry Contest Winners Announced Read More »
Dan Wilcox went to the November edition of Poets Speak Loud at McGeary’s in downtown Albany, featuring local poet J.L. Weeks, and here are his observations.
Poets Speak Loud!, November 30 Read More »
Did you miss the 2nd Sunday @ 2 poetry and prose open mic at The Arts Center last week? Find out who and what you missed.
2nd Sunday @ 2: Poetry + Prose, November 8 Read More »
PSL is always a high-powered event with a heavy dose of outrageousness, but tonight promised to be over the top with the feature Tim Verhaegen.
Poets Speak Loud!, October 26 Read More »
“64 Changes” is a collection of poems, based on the “I Ching”, by Alan Casline just out from FootHills Publishing.
Book Launch Party for 64 Changes, August 30 Read More »
The 2015 Albany Word Fest has been great and we have two more great events: the Word Fest Open Mic & 3rd Annual Word Fest Invitational Slam.
Last Two Days of the 2015 Albany Word Fest Read More »
The December Poets Speak Loud was an old-school open mic, no featured poet, plenty of old regulars, with our host Mary Panza keeping order.
Poets Speak Loud!, December 29 Read More »
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.
