The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) is pleased to announce that we are now open for submissions to our Postcard Poems broadside series. Writers based in New York state are … Continue reading Postcard Poems: A Broadside Series for NY Writers
ADK Writes: Judi Merriam
Judi Merriam published Empty Shoes by the Door: Living After My Son’s Suicide on May 16, 2022. On the afternoon of December 23, 2011, Judi Merriam’s eighteen-year-old son, Jenson, took … Continue reading ADK Writes: Judi Merriam
ADK Writes: Roger Kessel
Roger Kessel published The Hedges: The Story of 12 Precious Acres on Blue Mountain Lake. Like the smooth entry of an Adirondack guideboat, The Hedges transports the reader to the … Continue reading ADK Writes: Roger Kessel
ADK Writes: Natalli Amato
PoemVillage contributor and attendee of ACW publishing conferences, Natalli Amato, is celebrating the release of her full-length collection of poetry, Burning Barrel (Finishing Line Press, 2022). Purchase at Bookshop.org ACW … Continue reading ADK Writes: Natalli Amato
ADK Writes: Lauren Whitehead
Lauren Whitehead, former resident and current ACW advisory board member, was named a finalist for the prestigious playwriting award, the 2022 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. ACW values the power of … Continue reading ADK Writes: Lauren Whitehead
ADK Writes: George J. Bryjak
George J. Bryjak’s new book, Life on the Dark Side: Short Stories and Plays, was published in October, 2021 and is available for purchase. ACW values the power of words … Continue reading ADK Writes: George J. Bryjak
ACW’s Impact on the Next Generation of Adirondack Poets
Jesse Patrick ACW (15 Broadway St, Saranac Lake NY) Saranac Lake local Jesse Patrick is an aspiring spoken word poet who embraced his love of writing in High School. “I … Continue reading ACW’s Impact on the Next Generation of Adirondack Poets
New! Virtual Writers Group
A meeting of writers will be meeting over Zoom on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 7:00pm for their first meeting. Open to anyone in the North Country region, just use … Continue reading New! Virtual Writers Group
Local bookstore owners establish new Adirondack book wholesale and distribution business
LAKE PLACID—The announcement in late October that North Country Books would close at the end of January 2021 sent dismay through the ranks of authors, publishers, and retail accounts who’d … Continue reading Local bookstore owners establish new Adirondack book wholesale and distribution business