This event is part of the 2024 Kickass Writers Festival. Click here to learn more. Hear readings by Ra Press (2001 – 2023) authors and founder Dave Donohue to honor the press’s over two decades of independent North Country publishing. The mic will also be open for any festival attendee to share a short reading or poem.
This event is part of the 2024 Kickass Writers Festival. Click here to learn more. “Every day I will give you a color.” -- Marge Piercy. Instead of starting with … Continue reading Color Foraging: Writing with Flowers, Feathers, and Stones
This event is part of the 2024 Kickass Writers Festival. Click here to learn more. Vice President and Executive Editor of W.W. Norton, John Glusman will be in conversation with former editorial director of Publishers Weekly, Michael Coffey to discuss the opportunities and challenges of the contemporary publishing landscape.
This event is part of the 2024 Kickass Writers Festival. Click here to learn more. As part of the 2024 Kickass Writers Festival, ACW presents the Regional Author Showcase! We've selected a … Continue reading Regional Author Showcase
Part of the 2024 Kickass Writers Festival Hear keynote readings by GennaRose Nethercott, author of Thistlefoot, and Megan Mayhew Bergman, author of How Strange a Season, two kickass authors with … Continue reading Kickass Keynote with GennaRose Nethercott + Megan Mayhew Bergman
This event is part of the 2024 Kickass Writers Festival. Click here to learn more. Cap off your Festival with a night of laughs from THREE hilarious comedians. With Nathan Hartswick of … Continue reading Kickass Stand-up at The Waterhole
Mix it up! Toss an illustration into your personal narrative. Bring a current writing project or develop a new one at this event. No drawing experience is necessary. How can … Continue reading Sketch it Out! A Writing (& Drawing) Workshop with Lauren McGovern
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: Risky Business No tickets needed. Admission is a suggested $10 donation at the door. Your donation supports Adirondack Center for Writing and North … Continue reading Howl Story Slam at Indian Lake Theater
A Forever Wild Affair: a benefit for PSC students trip to Grand Tetons Wednesday, June 26, 7 PM Adirondack Center for Writing (15 Broadway, Saranac Lake) Enjoy short presentations of music, poetry, … Continue reading A Forever Wild Affair
Note: This workshop is held at Adirondack Experience in Blue Mountain Lake. Free with the price of museum admission. Join Visiting Writer Erin Dorney from the Adirondack Center for Writing … Continue reading ADKX Cut-Up Poetry Collage Workshop
Saturday, June 29, 12:30-2:30 PM - ACW - $10 Suggested donation In this workshop–informed by Queer Nature: A Poetry Anthology (Autumn House, 2022)–students will interact hands-on with a variety of … Continue reading Queer Nature: A Writing Workshop with Elliot Pecora
Saturday, June 29, 3-5 PM, ACW, $10 Suggested donation The queer community is bursting with inspiring, harrowing, hilarious, and moving narratives. But, how do you turn an interesting anecdote into a compelling story with a great hook and a clear beginning, middle and end? Better yet: how do you perform it? In this workshop, attendees … Continue reading Every Queer Story Starts Somewhere: A Live Storytelling Workshop
