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September 18, 2023September 13, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Home, Local Opportunities, Resources

Wild Words 2024: ACW Seeks Writing By North Country Teens

Submissions are now open for the 2024 Wild Words Adirondack Teen Writing Anthology, presented by the Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW). This new print publication is a place for teens … Continue reading Wild Words 2024: ACW Seeks Writing By North Country Teens

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing adkwrites, Announcements, Local Opportunities

Postcard Poems: A Broadside Series for NY Writers

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

May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing, Prompts

The Sounds of Silence by Lourdes Santiago

This may be a title song by Simon and Garfunkel, but to me it is my writing Mantra.  I’m a morning person. “Early to bed and early to rise,” that’s … Continue reading The Sounds of Silence by Lourdes Santiago

May 29, 2023May 30, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing Prompts

Soundtracks by Isabelle Bohl

“Swing low, sweet chariot…” Chris begins his daily practice up in the loft while I claim our one and only table downstairs and begin to write, humming. He continues to … Continue reading Soundtracks by Isabelle Bohl

April 13, 2023June 22, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing Local Opportunities, Resources

Essay Contest: “My Dreams for My Community”

Adirondack Center for Writing and Adirondack Voters for Change are proud to announce a new regional essay writing contest: My Dreams for My Community. The contest offers winners cash prizes totaling $1,400 for a five-page essay on the topics of community and change. Submissions are open now until June 15, 2023.

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Events, Local Opportunities, Resources

5 Tips: Wild Words Submission Advice

Wild Words: Adirondack Teen Writing Anthology is a new publication of the Adirondack Center for Writing, created to give teens a venue to publish their original creative writing. Any teen … Continue reading 5 Tips: Wild Words Submission Advice

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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

September 2, 2021September 3, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities

ACW Finds a Home

At last, a home for all readers, writers, and storytellers in the Adirondacks A place for conversation and discoveryCozy spaces for reading and writing in the company of fellow lovers … Continue reading ACW Finds a Home

May 25, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities, Resources

Call for Submissions: Hindsight

Hindsight is a collection of stories about 2020, written by people just like you. We’re seeking nonfiction stories from people around the world that capture what it was like to … Continue reading Call for Submissions: Hindsight

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Craft a short story or poem that explores the significance of unexpected connections in life. Whether it’s a chance encounter, an unusual friendship, or a twist in a story — how do these connections influence characters or events? What lessons or insights do they bring?

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Tanya Roy, a storyteller at 2023’s Howl Grand Slam, was absolutely not looking for love after her divorce – just someone to drive around Vermont with in a rented convertible, aka someone to do fun stuff with. But when her best friend challenged her to see who could score the most dates on match.com, the competitor in her couldn’t say no. After many dates, she found herself falling head over heels and drunkenly confessing her love in a crowded bar.
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