PRE-SALE TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT ARE SOLD OUT - THERE WILL BE A LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR, SO IF YOU WANT TO BUY A TICKET AT THE DOOR, ARRIVE AT 6:30. Fact or Fiction is a fun, live storytelling game where performers tell stories and the audience asks questions in order … Continue reading Fact or Fiction: A Live Storytelling Game
$10 Whether you're the author of books for young readers or you aspire to be, this talk and q&a with Rebecca Donnelly will give you specific insights to the writing, submitting, and publishing process. Bring your questions big and small to get answers directly from the author of over 30 books for young readers, including … Continue reading Writing for Children with Rebecca Donnelly
Online class: 5 weeks 3/11 - 4/12Class begins: Monday, March 11Weekly Live Virtual Meetings: Mondays, 8 PM (EST)Sliding scale registration fee: $50 to $250 Fugues, sonatas, ballads, blues stanzas, the bop—all human … Continue reading Online Class – Hitting a New Note: Musical Forms for Poetry Writing (Section 2) with Alina Stefanescu
Roselyn Elliott will read from her book of poems, The Pause Between Inhale and Exhale. After, we’ll host an open mic where anyone can share up to 5 minutes of writing at the mic. There will be a book sale and signing following the reading. Roselyn Elliott is the author of The Pause Between Inhale and Exhale a full-length … Continue reading Barkreaders: Roselyn Elliott
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 Olive Ridley’s
Through generative writing exercises, students will create dialogue, set scenes, and write stage directions. With prompts, individual participants will create short solo monologues, and the group will also devise scenes collaboratively based on a short play reading. Laura-Jean Schwartau is a member of Actors’ Equity and SAG-AFTRA. As a director, actor, and choreographer, LJ has worked in Minneapolis, MN and … Continue reading Devising Dialogue: Writing from Plays with LJ Schwartau
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 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 readings of work by teen writers. This event is at Harrietstown Town Hall, at 39 Main St. Saranac Lake, NY 12983. All are welcome. The … 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
