Resources

January 22, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing adkwrites, Announcements, Local Opportunities

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 the info below to join in! ACW Executive Director, Nathalie Thill, will be helping to facilitate the initial meeting. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/4484210953 Meeting ID: 448 421 0953Dial … Continue reading New! Virtual Writers Group

January 20, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing adkwrites, Local Opportunities, Resources

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 come to depend on the Utica-based company to distribute books and related products with an Adirondack focus. The company, founded in 1965, had been a … Continue reading Local bookstore owners establish new Adirondack book wholesale and distribution business

January 20, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing adkwrites, Local Opportunities, Resources

ARTS4VETS Group & Meetings

A group of veterans interested in using the arts to heal. This group of veterans who get together at Zaloga, Post 4, Everett Road, Albany, NY and on Zoom/Hybrid every Friday mornings 8:00-10:00am for writing and 10:00am-12:00pm for the other arts. They have craft kits from HHV.org; work on drama pieces, do creative writing - given prompts, some … Continue reading ARTS4VETS Group & Meetings

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities

Readers & Writers Bingo

How Do I Play? Complete the actions in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line of 5 squares to be entered in a drawing to win choice of $15 off a online writing class or $15 certificate to your local bookstore Blackout complete all 25 squares to be entered in a drawing to win choice of … Continue reading Readers & Writers Bingo

January 14, 2021January 19, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities

Writing with Play & Persistence Series with Chris Tebbetts

Designed for any novice and experienced writer to participate from home. Renowned author and educator Chris Tebbetts will lead these virtual, one-of-a-kind events presented by Adirondack Center for Writing. Playing with Story Ideas: A Hands-On Workshop Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 7:00pm Cost: Sliding scale $5-20 What kinds of stories do you love? What settings, … Continue reading Writing with Play & Persistence Series with Chris Tebbetts

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities, Resources

Anne LaBastille Women’s Writing Weekend

Friday, June 25, 2021 4:00pm - Sunday, June 27, 2020 10:00amGreat Camp Sagamore in Raquette Lake Join a group of like-minded women for a reading and writing retreat. Activities will include writing workshops, reflective paddling, arts-based activities, technical writing and experiential learning, and Adirondack-based readings to contemplate the role of sense of place in nature … Continue reading Anne LaBastille Women’s Writing Weekend

November 25, 2020 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities, Resources

Unmute Yourself: Writing Workshops for Teens

SERIES OF RIDICULOUSLY AWESOME WORKSHOPS Perfect for all writers & great extracurricular for college apps! Cost: Zero Dollar$! (Thanks to the Lake Placid Education Foundation). But if you can throw in a few bucks for ACW to continue events like this, please give hereRegistration required, sign up hereFollow @adkctr4writing for updates Emotional Historians with Jon … Continue reading Unmute Yourself: Writing Workshops for Teens

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities, Resources

Finding Your Place: Writing Creative Nonfiction with Annie Stoltie

Perfect for: new and experienced essay writers seeking inspiration from their current environment November 9 – December 13, 2020 via Google ClassroomRegistration: Pay What You Can Class description. Place-based writing allows us to explore our surroundings, understand who we are, where we come from and how we connect with our landscape and community. Join Adirondack Life editor Annie … Continue reading Finding Your Place: Writing Creative Nonfiction with Annie Stoltie

July 23, 2020August 26, 2020 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities

New online class! Writing an Art-Inspired Poem

Experience the Joy of Ekphrastic Poetry! Thursday, August 27, 5:00-6:30pm Registration: $20 If you love words and art, the ancient form of "ekphrastic" (art-inspired) poetry is a rich field of inspiration and collaboration for telling our stories and describing our experiences through poems. As a poet, visual artist and founder of The Poartry Project, instructor … Continue reading New online class! Writing an Art-Inspired Poem

THIS WEEK’S WRITING PROMPT

Collect your writing materials and set a timer. Start a new 10-minute free write with the sentence “Again and again it goes…” At each two-minute mark build in the word below to your writing:
2 min mark “soil”
4 min mark “launch”
6 min mark “steal”
8 min mark “always”
Tip: restart the timer after adding the word so you aren’t looking at the running time constantly. Edit freely to create a new piece of writing. ⏲

Creative writing responses accepted for this prompt until end of day on Sunday, January 24. Send yours in!

ACW FAMILY NEWS

📍Jessica Kane has published Anchors in the Storm, a new picture book written as a comforting tool to help parents be with their children and connect during moments of despair. The book is available digitally www.jessicalaurelkane.com.

📍Alice Gilborn has released a new of poetry, “Apples & Stones” (Kelsay Books), which features poems set in Colorado, the Adirondacks, and Vermont. The book is available from Kelsay Books, the Northshire Bookstore, and Amazon.

📍Stanley A. Ransom, Jr. has published Outskirts Press, Inc. has published America’s First Black Poet; Jupiter Hammon of Long Island (Outskirts Press, Inc.). Kirkus Reviews states: “an essential volume for all libraries interested in Black, and American poetry.” Paperback and Kindle e-book editions are available on Amazon.com.

📍Ronald Berger has just published The Gorge, a thriller based on his experience as

a whitewater raft guide on the Hudson River during the 1990s. Paperback and Kindle e-book editions are available on Amazon.com.

📍Christopher Shaw has published a new book The Power Line, and can be ordered at his website.

📍Howard Kirschenbaum has just published a new book, Coming of Age in the Baby Boom: A Memoir of Personal Development, Social Action, Education Reform and Adirondack Preservation. Paperback and Kindle e-book editions are available on Amazon.com.

📍Brian Heinz‘s newest book, a thriller novel for ‘tweens and teens,’ Peabody Pond, has been published and released by 4RV Publishing.

📍Betsy Folwell has released an extended version of Short Carries as an audiobook for the first time. These essays are about wildlife and wilderness, regional history and small-town life, with keen observations and a touch of humor.