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.
Andrea Rogers will give a reading from and answer questions about her Walter Award-winning YA horror book, Man Made Monsters at The Station in Onchiota, NY.
Drafting an essay takes creativity, but revising it often requires vision, risk, and guidance. Take your writing to the next level with the help of author Athena Dixon, and get your stories in their best shape before you send them out.
The Howl Story Slam is a live storytelling competition. Anyone can sign up to tell a story the night of the event.
The rules: true stories, no notes, under 5 minutes
Theme: FALLING FOR IT
McManus will present the third and final book in the series, One of Us is Back, at Flanders Park in Tupper Lake, NY. McManus will also talk with NCPR's Mitch Teich, answer audience questions, and sign copies of her book. Don't miss this chance to meet a wildly popular YA author whose book series was recently turned into a hit TV show!
Join NCPR and Adirondack Explorer for a conversation about how both organizations can do a more comprehensive job of covering issues of diversity, inclusion, and racism in the North Country.
Debut author Kate Doyle was a 2020 resident at our annual Anne LaBastille Memorial Writing Residency on Twitchell Lake. Hear her read from her collection, I Meant it Once (Algonquin Books, 2023) and converse with fellow Anne LaBastille resident and ACW's visiting writer, Erin Dorney.
Meet writer and performer Theresa-Xuan Bui, who is currently an artist in residence at Craigardan in Elizabethtown, NY.
The Howl Story Slam is a live storytelling competition. Anyone can sign up to tell a story the night of the event.
Students in Adirondack Center for Writing's week-long Story Publishing Camp will explore the fundamentals of narrative (characters, plot, setting, and more) and draft an original multi-page creative writing piece with the help of YA author Francesca Padilla.
Join us on Monday, August 28, as we gather to honor the remarkable achievements of the winners of the "My Dreams for My Community" Essay contest. In collaboration with Adirondack Voters for Change, we hosted this contest to inspire the young people of the North Country to share their visionary ideas for enhancing our community.
The Howl Story Slam is a live storytelling competition. Anyone can sign up to tell a story the night of the event.
