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
Join us Wed, Oct 23, at 7 PM for a night of live storytelling with the theme “Close Call.” Anyone can sign up to tell a story at the beginning of the … Continue reading Howl Story Slam at Caffe Lena
SOLD OUT On Thursday, October 24 & Friday, October 25, the Adirondack Center for Writing will present the 20th annual High School Writing Retreat at Paul Smith’s College. In addition … Continue reading 2024 High School Writing Retreat
with Omar Holmon, Roya Marsh, GennaRose Nethercott & Jon Sands Thursday, October 24, 7 PM, FREE, @ ACW Hear the 2024 High School Writing Retreat instructors in action at ACW. … Continue reading Writers on Broadway
$10 - $50 sliding scale Saturday, November 2, 12 - 3pm, @ ACW Learn the basics of cartooning and storytelling with graphic novelist Sumit Kumar, owner of Bakarmax animation studio. Kumar will … Continue reading Comics 101 Seminar with Sumit Kumar
Thursday, Nov 7, 6 PM, @ ACW What if Nature was on the Board of Directors of every nonprofit in the Adirondacks? What if businesses listened to the voice of … Continue reading Nature Governance in the Adirondacks with Talking Rivers
Armstrong Room of the High Peaks Resort Should you adapt your book into a screenplay? And if so, how? Whether you’re writing a novel, memoir, short story or creative nonfiction, … Continue reading The Art of Adaptation
Join us Tue, Nov 12, at 7 PM for a night of live storytelling with the theme “Close Call.” Anyone can sign up to tell a story at the beginning of the … Continue reading Howl Story Slam at Raquette River Brewing
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
Join us for a casual reading of the book and lyrics at ACW! This will be a cozy presentation of a work-in-progress, a glimpse into the writing process, and the … Continue reading Jane Eyre, A New Musical
Maybe you always wanted to write. Maybe your new year's resolution is to return to a stalled writing project. Maybe you just want to meet other writing-curious people in the region. This workshop is where you belong. Join novelist Julie Canepa for an accessible, no-experience-necessary creative writing class that will get your pen moving and … Continue reading Pen to Paper: (Re)starting Your Writing Practice with Julie Canepa
