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 … Continue reading Howl Story Slam at Iron Horse Grill
Join us to celebrate the launch of the 2024 Wild Words Adirondack Teen Writing Anthology. Featuring 70 contributors from towns all over the North Country, the book launch will feature … Continue reading Wild Words Anthology Book Launch
Five years ago, we were voted most fun gala by all the gala-goers. You know we can throw a great party so join us, and let’s do it again! The story continues...Help us celebrate 25 years of ACW with an open beer and wine bar, LOTS of hors d'oeuvres, games, and plenty of good company. … Continue reading 25th Anniversary Gala
Join us for a special reading of Jane Boxall's new collection of experimental haiku, followed by an open mic reading of poems featured in Poem Village 2024. If you're a poet who contributed to Poem Village 2024, you're invited and encouraged to get on the mic and share your work aloud! Jane Boxall is an … Continue reading Barkreaders: Jane Boxall + Poem Village Celebration
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 UJAC
Note: This workshop is held at The Richards Library in Warrensburg, NY. Join Visiting Writer Erin Dorney from the Adirondack Center for Writing to learn more about ACW’s Poetry Machine—the kind you might spend two quarters to get a bouncy ball, sticky hand, or small plastic alien from in the vestibule of a convenience store. … Continue reading Cut-Up Poetry Workshop
This event is part of the 2024 Kickass Writers Festival featuring writers, poets, comedians and other creatives from across the country. The festival is a celebration of how writing and storytelling — in all of their forms — are essential to art, entertainment and social change and includes readings, workshops, a publishing panel, special performances, a book fair, an … Continue reading Kickass Kickoff – readings with Denice Frohman and Patricia Spears Jones
This event is part of the 2024 Kickass Writers Festival. Click here to learn more. THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT, but the Stand-up Show on Saturday evening at 8 PM at the Waterhole still has tickets available Comedy expert Nathan Hartswick will work with storytellers to turn their real-life tales into hilarious stand-up. No comedy experience required! … Continue reading Stand-up for Storytellers
This event is part of the 2024 Kickass Writers Festival. Click here to learn more. Discover books from small presses, independent authors, and regional literary organizations from across New York State. BOOKFAIR TABLE SPACE IS SOLD OUT 2024 BOOKFAIR VENDORS: Aurora PfaffNonfiction, history, memoir Caperton Tissot BooksPoetry, prose Christopher MeleMystery, fiction CLASH BooksLiterary fiction, non-fiction, poetry, literary … Continue reading Kickass Bookfair
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 a blank white page, let your words sprout from the brilliant palettes of natural objects like flowers and rocks. This generative pop-in workshop will offer … 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.
