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Category: Announcements

January 18, 2023January 26, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements

Sharing Space with Russell Banks by Nathalie Thill 

Russell Banks was one of our greatest American authors, so you’d think I’d remember the first time I met him. But, the truth is I don’t.  What I remember is … Continue reading Sharing Space with Russell Banks by Nathalie Thill 

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January 13, 2023January 26, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Resources

Writer Websites 101

Guest post by ACW Visiting Writer Erin Dorney In addition to building and maintaining my own author website for seven years, I have helped grocery stores, music festivals, nonprofit nature … Continue reading Writer Websites 101

January 11, 2023January 11, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements

Introducing Russell Banks by Tyler Barton

As I explain in the following introduction to the reading we hosted for Russell Banks at ACW in September 2021, Russell Banks has long been a guiding influence on me … Continue reading Introducing Russell Banks by Tyler Barton

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements

Creative Aging writing workshops for Plattsburgh’s Lake Forest Senior Living Community

"Writing crystallizes a life, distills a person’s life story." - Marita, workshop participant This fall, we partnered with Lake Forest Senior Living Community in Plattsburgh to bring an 8-week writing … Continue reading Creative Aging writing workshops for Plattsburgh’s Lake Forest Senior Living Community

December 14, 2022December 21, 2022 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements

ACW bring “Wild Words” workshops to over 250 AuSable Valley students

To spread the word about Wild Words: an Adirondack Teen Writing Anthology, ACW visited over 250 students at AuSable Valley Central School. Our communication manager Tyler Barton and intern Maggie … Continue reading ACW bring “Wild Words” workshops to over 250 AuSable Valley students

November 29, 2022November 29, 2022 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements

My first year at ACW (in 2 minutes) by Tyler Barton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfc5EajX9-o Tyler here, sharing a fun video that tells the story of my first year at Adirondack Center for Writing (in TWO minutes). Okay, it's closer to three minutes, but … Continue reading My first year at ACW (in 2 minutes) by Tyler Barton

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Featured Writing

Students tell a story in 100 words

Congratulations to Eric Bennett's sophomores and the winners of the Saranac Lake Central High School & ACW 100-Word Story Contest! We awarded Heaven LaFever (right), Jenn Audlin (middle), and Wyatt … Continue reading Students tell a story in 100 words

November 15, 2022November 16, 2022 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Readings & Performances

Recap: 2022 High School Writing Retreat

ACW's 18th annual High School Writing Retreat kicked off this past October at Paul Smith's College. We welcomed over one hundred students from ten different North Country high schools (and homeschools) for two days of poetry performances, workshops, and collaborations.

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November 1, 2022October 31, 2022 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements

Survey: We Want to Hear From You

For over 20 years, the Adirondack Center for Writing has been serving communities throughout the entire Adirondack Park. Even if you’re not sure what we do, or have never participated … Continue reading Survey: We Want to Hear From You

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The prompt: Write about a bird or birds you’ve spotted in winter, or else write about a time you discovered an animal in an unexpected place.

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Greg Barris is reading “Amor Cringe” by K Allado-McDowell, a half traditionally-written and half AI-generated "deepfake autofiction" novelette about a TikTok influencer that seeks God, created with the intention to be "as cringe as possible.” The result is a painfully self-aware series of encounters that exfoliate the repulsive and fascinating aesthetics of romantic life under social media.
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