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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

REASON NO. 1 TO APPLY

to the Anne LaBastille Memorial Writers Residency: “What really stands out for me about this residency was how, from the very first moments of the residency on, we were invited into an experience of ease, play and kindness. It wasn’t that the act of writing wasn’t taken seriously, it was. But the sense of acceptance and warmth I felt made me feel so welcomed and free. And I think this had a real effect on my writing. I took my time with what I wrote, really listened to it, took risks” – 🖌 Fay, 2019 Alumnus

ACW FAMILY NEWS:

📍George Drew has just released a new book of poetry, Drumming Armageddon.

📍Rick Henry‘s forthcoming book from Finishing Line Press, Colleen’s Count is available for pre-order. 50% of the royalties will be donated to the Saint Lawrence County SPCA in Ogdensburg.

📍The Eric Hoffer Book Awards has selected Samuel Dean‘s book: An Untamed Sea story as a 2020 finalist for the Mystery/Crime category. Book is available from local sellers in Saranac Lake and in Lake Placid.

📍Linda Marshall has published a new book “Saving the Countryside: The Story of Beatrix Potter and Peter Rabbit” from Little Bee Books.

📍Candy J Cooper has a released a new book, “Poisoned Water” from Bloomsbury.

📍Marilyn McCabe has published a new chapbook, “Being Many Seeds”. Watch her videopoem here

📍Eudora Watson has published a new flash fiction piece, “On Going Into the World, Instructions for a Bookworm”