Where can you discover new North Country writers and also share some work of your own? BarkReaders takes place every other month here at ACW in Saranac Lake, NY. Each reading will include an open mic and feature a North Country author presenting a recent book publication.
Kim Van Alkemade will read from her latest historical fiction novel, Counting Lost Stars, about a pioneering woman computer programmer in 1960 who helps a Holocaust survivor discover his mother’s fate. Open mic to follow: anyone can sign up to share a short piece of writing. We'll end with a book sale and signing
Poet Richard Levine (Seward, NY) will read from his newest collection of poems, Now in Contest (Fernwood Press, 2023), and then we'll host an open mic where anyone can share up to 5 minutes of writing at the mic. There will be a book sale and signing following the reading.
Andrew Weatherhead will read from his newest book of poems, Fudge, which has been called "terse, funny, stupid, stupid-brilliant." After, we’ll host an open mic where anyone can share up … Continue reading Barkreaders: Andrew Weatherhead
Roselyn Elliott will read from her book of poems, The Pause Between Inhale and Exhale. After, we’ll host an open mic where anyone can share up to 5 minutes of writing at the mic. There will be a book sale and signing following the reading. Roselyn Elliott is the author of The Pause Between Inhale and Exhale a full-length … Continue reading Barkreaders: Roselyn Elliott
Join us for a special reading of Jane Boxall's new collection of experimental haiku, followed by an open mic reading of poems featured in Poem Village 2024. If you're a … Continue reading Barkreaders: Jane Boxall + Poem Village Celebration
Wednesday, July 31, 7 PM - ACW - FREE Killion will share his story and read from his book, Portrait of a Bank Robber. The event will conclude with an open mic … Continue reading Portrait of a Bank Robber with Danny Killion & Matthew Klane
with Sophie Morelli+ Open Mic Wednesday, October 16 - 7 PM - ACW - FREE In 1933 Mabel Smith Douglass took a row boat across Lake Placid and never returned. You've probably heard her referred to as "The Lady in the Lake", but in Fathom (Bottlecap Press, 2024), Sophie Morelli asks: who was Mabel Smith Douglass, and what can we … Continue reading Lady in the Lake
With Carla Stockton & Laurie Spigel Wednesday, November 13, 7 PM, Free to attend Adirondack Center for Writing (15 Broadway, Saranac Lake, NY 12983) Join Saranac Lake graduate Carla Stockton and her colleague Laurie Spigel – both female authors who published their first books after age 50 – for a discussion on publishing, feminism, educating children … Continue reading Debut When It’s Right For You: A panel on publishing later in life
Join us for a reading, Q&A, open mic, and book signing with poet Leslie Sainz (Middlebury, VT), author of HAVE YOU BEEN LONG ENOUGH AT THE TABLE (Tin House, 2023). … Continue reading Notice to Appear with Leslie Sainz + Open Mic
Author Chris Shaw will read from and discuss his latest novel, The Manager. The Manager is Christopher Shaw's third Adirondacks book since his novel, The Power Line, came out in 2020. He is a former editor of Adirondack Life, and the author of Sacred Monkey River: A Canoe Trip With the Gods (W.W. Norton, 2000), and The Crazy Wisdom: Memoir of a … Continue reading Reading & Discussion with Chris Shaw
Join us at ACW for an open mic featuring Betsy Lynch. Betsy will read from her debut book of poems, Ground Effect After Spin Recovery. "If you think that you have to be a pilot to read and understand Ground Effect After Spin Recovery: Poems by Betsy Lynch, you would be missing her luminous vision … Continue reading Open Mic featuring poet Betsy Lynch
