An open mic for the writing crowd. Got poems? Stories? Songs? Essays? Some blurb on a page that might be something more one day? We want it all! $5 suggested donation. Hosted by: Adirondack Center for Writing + Bliss & Vinegar 8pm @ Bliss & Vinegar, 2669 Main Street, Lake Placid, NY. Last Wednesday of … Continue reading Beat & Verse Open Mic
Adirondack Writers Conference
The event for all your publishing wonderings, needs, and dreams. Talks with literary agents and editors, and panel discussions with experts. Connect with local literary presses, magazines, libraries, bookstores. Personalized manuscript critiques with agents and editors full of expertise and hunting for the next great book. Keynote speaker: Joseph Bruchac, highly acclaimed children’s book author, … Continue reading Adirondack Writers Conference
Local Spotlight: Adirondack Writing Retreat
Gather for tea, workshops, and hands-on exercises and discussions. You retreat to work on your writing project in creative, rustic, and cozy spaces.You share farm fresh meals in the dining room. You wake to light and space and time simply to write. You do it all over again. Join this 4-day, 3-night intensive writing weekend … Continue reading Local Spotlight: Adirondack Writing Retreat
Applications open for the Anne LaBastille Memorial Writers Residency
INDOOR AND OUTDOOR WRITING SPACES, FAMILY-STYLE MEALS, AND FIRESIDE DISCUSSIONS AT A LAKESIDE LODGE IN THE ADIRONDACKS October 5-19, 2019 The Adirondack Center for Writing offers a two-week residency annually in October to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers at a lodge on Twitchell Lake in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. Six writers … Continue reading Applications open for the Anne LaBastille Memorial Writers Residency
Examining Social Class in the Adirondacks
Examining Social Class in the Adirondacks. We’ll explore our personal, interpersonal, and professional experiences in social class through performance & workshops led by Dialogue Arts Project. In our efforts to make the Adirondacks more welcoming to people from all backgrounds, we need to look at our own biases and problems. Social class is the Adirondack … Continue reading Examining Social Class in the Adirondacks
Godine’s “Adirondack Blackface: A Hidden History” at Whallonsburg Grange
The Whallonsburg Grange Hall in Essex, is set to welcome historian and author Amy Godine to the Lyceum lecture series on Tuesday, April 23 at 7:30 pm. Her lecture will focus on the history of minstrel shows and blackface performances in theaters, Grange halls, churches, schools and other venues in the North Country, and the … Continue reading Godine’s “Adirondack Blackface: A Hidden History” at Whallonsburg Grange
Six Writers at a Pub
Women of Mass Dissemination: Marilyn McCabe, Mary Sanders Shartle, Kathleen McCoy, Elaine Handley, Nancy White, and Lale Davidson What could be more fun than a glass of beer or wine and a six-writer, one-hour reading of original poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and collaborations? If you’re at a loss, note that the six award-winning writers Women of … Continue reading Six Writers at a Pub
Fran Yardley’s “Finding True North” finalist for Foreword INDIES Book of the Year
Fran Yardley's book, Finding True North, has been chosen as a finalist for the 2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Regional Category. Winners will be announced in June. Founded in 1998, Foreword Magazine, Inc. is the only media company completely devoted to independent publishing. It exclusively covers university and independent (non “Big … Continue reading Fran Yardley’s “Finding True North” finalist for Foreword INDIES Book of the Year
Annual Poetry in the Round at Left Bank Cafe
Wednesday, April 17th 5:30pm April is National Poetry Month! Kick off the celebrating at the annual Poetry in the Round event at Left Bank Cafe on April 17. Bring a poem to share or just come to listen. Celebration of Maurice Kenny and Earth Day. Keep the celebration going April 26-May 12, and wander around … Continue reading Annual Poetry in the Round at Left Bank Cafe
