If you’ve read and loved Braiding Sweetgrass, then you have to come to the Kickass Keynote to hear from Robin in person.Join us for the Kickass Keynote on Saturday, June … Continue reading Kickass Keynote with Robin Wall Kimmerer
We’re closing out the 2026 Kickass Writers Festival with a night of stand-up comedy with local favorite Joe Conto opening for Milan Patel. Known for his sharp wit and infectious … Continue reading Kickass Stand-up
Sandra Weber will share historic photos and personal insights from her two newest books about John Brown and his connection to the Adirondacks. A Q&A and book signing will follow … Continue reading John Brown in the Adirondacks with Author Sandra Weber
Learn how and why to keep a trail journal, recording your hikes, bikes, runs, climbs, and other adventures in the great outdoors. Data-focused, filled with poetry, decorated with doodles and … Continue reading The Art of Keeping a Trail Journal
The Howl Story Slam is back for its TENTH season! This year, we'll start with the theme “Whats My Line?” Stories of lines crossed, being on the right or wrong … Continue reading Howl Story Slam at the Cranberry Lake North Shore Hub
The Howl Story Slam is back for its TENTH season! This year, we'll start with the theme “Whats My Line?” Stories of lines crossed, being on the right or wrong … Continue reading Howl Story Slam at Ausable Brewing
Join ACW and The Adirondack Folk School for the second installment of the Kathleen Fagan Adirondack Writer Series. Hear from best selling crime writers with Matt Witten, Lee Matthew Goldberg, … Continue reading Crime Writing
Publish your own Teen Literary Journal! Young writers will work independently on their pieces and also collaboratively to write, design, and produce a teen literary journal with children’s author and … Continue reading Teen Lit Camp for ages 12-16
Adirondack Center for Writing director, Nathalie Thill, will lead a conversation with three legends in the field of journalism: Tom Curley, Peter Pringle, and Eleanor Randolph. Randolph has been on … Continue reading A Night of Stories with Legends of Journalism
Join us for a reading with local author Bethany Adams followed by an open mic where anyone is invited to share up to 5 min of their own writing. Unsupported … Continue reading Unsupported with Bethany Adams + Open Mic
The Howl Story Slam is heading to Lemon Tree Brewery in Speculator, NY. This year, we’ll start with the theme “What's My Line?” Stories of lines crossed, being on the … Continue reading Howl Story Slam in Speculator
This two-session intensive workshop invites participants to explore the intersections of womanhood, identity, and personal history. Inspired by Stockton’s Too Much of Nothing, which traces the arc of her life through vignettes of her mother’s history, her own marriage and academic endeavors. In this workshop, writers will examine how larger historical, cultural, and domestic forces … Continue reading Writing the Self: Feminism, Identity, and Personal Narrative
