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January 16, 2020March 20, 2020 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements

New release from Ra Press, “Lives Lived, Lessons Learned”

LIVES LIVED, LESSONS LEARNED is a collection of essays from eight writers who have close links to the Adirondack Park. Through epiphany, history, memory and oftentimes humor, these skilled authors reveal to the reader their love for this place of forests and ponds, mountains and rivers, hardscrabble villages and tough country folk, ingredients all adding … Continue reading New release from Ra Press, “Lives Lived, Lessons Learned”

May 20, 2019March 4, 2020 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities, Readings & Performances

Beat & Verse

RETURNING IN MAY 2020 An open mic for the writing crowd. Got poems? Stories? Songs? Essays? Some blurb on a page that might be something more one day? We want it all! $5 suggested donation. Hosted by: Adirondack Center for Writing Meet over tea and snacks at Forever Wild Apothecary, 2669 Main Street in Lake Placid … Continue reading Beat & Verse

January 3, 2018 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Resources

“Essay Associated” and “The Promise of a Good Story” start Jan 15

Start off the new year right! We're offering two sessions of classes for our online students to kick of the new year in the genre of their choice. More info [here]. Session 1: Jan 15-Feb 19 Essay Associated: Experiments in Creative Nonfiction with Jessica Hendry Nelson The Promise of a Good Story: Writing Middle Grade … Continue reading “Essay Associated” and “The Promise of a Good Story” start Jan 15

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.