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January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Adirondack Center for Writing Local Opportunities

Local event spotlight: Midwinter Retreat in Westport

Midwinter Retreat February 14-18, 2020 You deserve it. Get away. Spend time on yourself -- your writing, your art, your creativity. Find friends, fellow writers and artists, a new point of view in a relaxed, beautiful, and productive setting. We may start the day with gentle yoga, make art, be inspired with creative prompts, share … Continue reading Local event spotlight: Midwinter Retreat in Westport

July 23, 2018 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Resources

Deadline soon: Artist Entrepreneur Bootcamp at LPCA

In September, the LPCA will partner with the New York Foundation for the Arts and the New York State Council for the Arts to present an Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp. This four-day boot camp is a hands-on intensive workshop to help artists think of themselves as a small business. There are sessions on marketing, … Continue reading Deadline soon: Artist Entrepreneur Bootcamp at LPCA

July 3, 2018June 28, 2018 Adirondack Center for Writing Local Opportunities, Resources

Calling all artists!

April 30, 2018April 30, 2018 Adirondack Center for Writing Local Opportunities, Resources

Writing Workshop: Seeing with Words

Marilyn McCabe returns to lead this popular workshop, this time with a focus on artist Rockwell Kent. Participants will be guided through a series of writing and editing exercises inspired by Rockwell Kent: Prints from the Ralf C. Nemec Collection and Paintings from North Country Collections. Perfect for all experience levels and art enthusiasts interested in writing … Continue reading Writing Workshop: Seeing with Words

October 4, 2017October 12, 2017 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements

Adirondack Film Society presents: A Quite Passion

The next installment of the Adirondack Film Society (AFS) Screening Series at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts (LPCA) brings “A QUIET PASSION,” in which Cynthia Nixon, who is probably best known for her work in the film and TV versions of “Sex in the City,” delivers a triumphant performance as the great American … Continue reading Adirondack Film Society presents: A Quite Passion

ACW FAMILY NEWS

📍 A Prison in the Woods: Environment and Incarceration in New York’s North Country by Clarence Hall traces the long history of incarceration in the Adirondacks. Published by University of Massachusetts Press, copies are available here.

📍 Written during the Pandemic of 2020 LAMENT FOR US ALL is Carlos Reyes‘ 13th full-length collection. Available for purchase at the author’s website here.

📍Herb Terns has a new Adirondack novel, Iron Sharpens Iron, available for purchase here.

📍Eric Mondschein has published a new short story, Dinner at Grandma’s published by Something or Other Publishing LLC, in their short story anthology 25 Servings of SOOP: literary Journeys into Life, Meaning and Love.

📍Jessica Kane has published Anchors in the Storm, a new picture book written as a comforting tool to help parents be with their children and connect during moments of despair. The book is available digitally www.jessicalaurelkane.com.

📍Alice Gilborn has released a new of poetry, “Apples & Stones” (Kelsay Books), which features poems set in Colorado, the Adirondacks, and Vermont. The book is available from Kelsay Books, the Northshire Bookstore, and Amazon.

📍Stanley A. Ransom, Jr. has published Outskirts Press, Inc. has published America’s First Black Poet; Jupiter Hammon of Long Island (Outskirts Press, Inc.). Kirkus Reviews states: “an essential volume for all libraries interested in Black, and American poetry.” Paperback and Kindle e-book editions are available on Amazon.com.

📍Ronald Berger has just published The Gorge, a thriller based on his experience as

a whitewater raft guide on the Hudson River during the 1990s. Paperback and Kindle e-book editions are available on Amazon.com.

📍Christopher Shaw has published a new book The Power Line, and can be ordered at his website.

📍Howard Kirschenbaum has just published a new book, Coming of Age in the Baby Boom: A Memoir of Personal Development, Social Action, Education Reform and Adirondack Preservation. Paperback and Kindle e-book editions are available on Amazon.com.

📍Brian Heinz‘s newest book, a thriller novel for ‘tweens and teens,’ Peabody Pond, has been published and released by 4RV Publishing.

📍Betsy Folwell has released an extended version of Short Carries as an audiobook for the first time. These essays are about wildlife and wilderness, regional history and small-town life, with keen observations and a touch of humor.