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January 15, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Home

The Art of Reopening: A Guide to Current Practices Among Arts Organizations During COVID-19

National Endowment for the Arts surveyed arts organizations throughout the country about reopening practices and creative responses to programming in 2020, during the pandemic. They published a report highlighting what they felt were successful responses to the crisis: promising tactics, best practices, and insights through nine selected case studies. The Adirondack Center for Writing was one … Continue reading The Art of Reopening: A Guide to Current Practices Among Arts Organizations During COVID-19

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 Adirondack Center for Writing Home

Prison Writing Program

"This is the only place where I’m not just an inmate. Here, I’m that guy who is a pretty good poet." - Writing class student, Ray Brook Federal Correctional Institute For 18 years, ACW has offered year-round classes in various genres for the student writers at Ray Brook Federal Correctional Institute. At the longest-running federal … Continue reading Prison Writing Program

August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Home, Resources

Calling everyone who loves homemade cakes

Become a Word Warrior, there's cake at stake! Join the campaign, become a Word Warrior now. We're off to a great start, but we need your help to reach our goal of getting 32 more Word Warriors by Labor Day. Keep the campaign sweet by making a monthly donation of $5, $10, $15 or more. … Continue reading Calling everyone who loves homemade cakes

April 11, 2018May 29, 2018 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Home, Readings & Performances, Resources

Summer Events Preview

June Adirondack Literary Awards*. June 3 at Heaven Hill Farm in Lake Placid. Howl Story Slam. June 15 at 7pm at Upper Jay Art Center Recovery Lounge. $5 suggested donation. Theme: "Leap of Faith/Going For It" Local Author Showcase. June 21 at Saranac Lake Artwalk (ACW office), open to ACW members only, sign up ahead of … Continue reading Summer Events Preview

November 20, 2017April 19, 2018 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Home, Local Opportunities, Readings & Performances, Resources

Identity & Belonging Performance and Community Workshop

presented by the Adirondack Center for Writing Are you interested in important issues like race and social identity? This is the conversation you’ve been seeking, and the workshop every community member needs. We want you to join us for a performance, Q&A, and workshop with Adam Falkner and Sofía Snow. Performance poets Adam Falkner and … Continue reading Identity & Belonging Performance and Community Workshop

September 13, 2017September 12, 2017 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Home, Local Opportunities, Resources

WE NEED YOUR HELP: How important are Arts and Culture to you?

How important are Arts and Culture to you? Help us prioritize Arts and Culture in Saranac Lake! The Village of Saranac Lake has engaged AMS Planning & Research, a national arts management consulting firm, to work with a committee* of village arts, education, government, and business representatives to develop an Arts and Culture Master Plan, with funding … Continue reading WE NEED YOUR HELP: How important are Arts and Culture to you?

April 6, 2017January 19, 2018 Adirondack Center for Writing Home

2017 Adirondack Literary Awards

Adirondack Literary Award Winners Announced Streetlights were out and closed signs filled windows of downtown, but writers, readers, and friends prevailed at Heaven Hill Farm in Lake Placid on a brilliantly radiant Sunday afternoon. Laughter and conversation supplemented food and drink before and after the ceremony. Titles published in 2016 were available for purchase, and the … Continue reading 2017 Adirondack Literary Awards

OPEN HOURS AT ACW

MON – FRI | 3 – 5 PM
15 Broadway, Saranac Lake

If you’ve been meaning to make your writing life a part of your daily life, ACW Open Hours is here for you. For just $5 you can use our space to work, unwind, or meet other readers and writers in our community. Get 12 passes for $50 or a single day pass for $5.

Want to purchase passes for someone else? Pay-it-Forward by emailing us at info@adirondackcenterforwriting.org.

Space is limited to give each visitor room to socially distance.

THIS WEEK’S WRITING PROMPT

“A group of first responders is a valiance. A group of peaceful protestors is a dream. A group of special education teachers is a transcendence. A group of neonatal ICU nurses is a divinity. A group of hospice workers, a grace.”
– Kathy Fish

Taking a cue from Kathy Fish’s “Collective Noun for Humans in the Wild,” try writing about an ineffable emotion, such as grief, using a pattern to structure your piece.

S ubmit your response by Sunday, May 22, 2022. All creative writing responses will be shared on @adkctr4writing and adirondackcenterforwriting.org. Note: You are expected to edit your own submission before sending it.

Note: You are expected to edit your own submission before sending it.