Writer and dramaturg Lauren Whitehead will perform readings and songs that demonstrate how musicality and rhythm give power to the spoken word. Lauren Whitehead is an Assistant Arts Professor at … Continue reading The Sound Of What You Say
Whether you've taken this workshop before or not, you will find something new to learn and write about! What I Want You to Know: A Legacy Writing Workshopwith poet Marilyn McCabeAdults age 55+Heaven Hill Farm: 304 Bear Cub Rd, Lake Placid, NY 129468 weeks: Tuesdays, Oct 7 - Nov 25, from 10:00am - noon There … Continue reading 8-week Legacy Writing Workshop
A Workshop for All Creative Practices with Zoë Ruiz This process-oriented workshop focuses on two common creative blocks and offers practical solutions to overcome them, inspired by mindfulness, intersectional thought, … Continue reading How to Start Writing Again
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
Got mysteries in your family history? In Storylines and Bloodlines, author Suzanne Samuels shows how to turn unanswered questions and missing pieces into fiction. This generative, hands-on workshop invites participants to draw on memory, imagination, and research to bring family lore to life. Through guided prompts and short writing exercises, you’ll explore how stories evolve … Continue reading Storylines & Bloodlines Workshop
**CLASS FULL** Beloved. Holden Caulfield. Tom Sawyer. Most of us recognize these character’s names even if we haven’t read the corresponding novels in which they appear. What makes certain characters … Continue reading Crafting Memorable Characters – 5 week online course
**CLASS FULL** Though the formal constraints of poems, stories, and essays might be different, one could argue that the access points are not. You open the door to something remembered, … Continue reading Rewriting Your Life: A 5-week Online Multi-Genre Workshop
**CLASS FULL** Join ACW for an 8-week creative writing workshop for adults ages 55+, led by Elaine Handley. Legacy writing encompasses what we wish for our loved ones to know … Continue reading 8-week Online Legacy Writing Workshop
Have you ever wanted to journey down the road to find your voice, craft your personal storytelling, or write creative fiction? In this two-part workshop led by Carla Stockton, we … Continue reading Creative Truth and Absolute Fiction: An Online Two-Part Workshop in Nonfiction/Memoir and Fiction Writing
** CLASS IS FULL ** The body is a vessel, a home that gives us permission and access to navigating life. So too, the body can also be a site … Continue reading The Language of the Body: Writing As a Pathway for Healing (5-wk Online Class)
A two-hour writing and revision workshop with Marilyn McCabe Do you ever stare at the blank page and not know where to begin? Or maybe you’ve written something and it’s … Continue reading Always With the Questions: Writing + Revision Games
5-6:30PM: Workshop7PM: Reading & Talk w/ Kate ACW & The Adirondack Folk School Present a workshop with Kate Fagan, The Debut Novel: From Idea to Publication, followed by a reading. There's no right way to do it - as we've all heard - but there are certain concepts (developmental draft) and junction points (first feedback!) that … Continue reading Workshop & Reading with Kate Fagan
