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April 19, 2019April 17, 2019 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities

Godine’s “Adirondack Blackface: A Hidden History” at Whallonsburg Grange

The Whallonsburg Grange Hall in Essex, is set to welcome historian and author Amy Godine to the Lyceum lecture series on Tuesday, April 23 at 7:30 pm. Her lecture will … Continue reading Godine’s “Adirondack Blackface: A Hidden History” at Whallonsburg Grange

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities

Mary Sanders Shartle & Jane Agee to present on “Saints & Scalawags”

The Saratoga Springs Heritage Area Visitor Center and the Saratoga Springs Public Library launches the spring Brown Bag Lunch Series. March 14: "Saints and Scalawags: Stories from Bethesda's History," presented … Continue reading Mary Sanders Shartle & Jane Agee to present on “Saints & Scalawags”

March 4, 2019 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements

Local Author, Dr. Rick Henry Publishes Sixth Book “Letters”

SUNY Potsdam Professor Dr. Rick Henry’s latest novel, “Letters,” was recently published by RA Press. His sixth published book is set in a rural area of upstate New York, a … Continue reading Local Author, Dr. Rick Henry Publishes Sixth Book “Letters”

November 1, 2018April 29, 2019 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Resources

Adirondack Literary Award Winners

The Adirondack Literary Awards has come to an end, and we are celebrating the books of our region in a new event. The Local's Book Fair June 8, 2019. 6:00-7:30 … Continue reading Adirondack Literary Award Winners

February 14, 2018February 14, 2018 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements

Blacks in the Adirondacks: A History by Sally Svenson now available

Blacks in the Adirondacks: A History by Sally Svenson With an Afterword by Alice Paden Green Syracuse University Press Traces the extensive but little-known history of blacks in the Adirondacks. … Continue reading Blacks in the Adirondacks: A History by Sally Svenson now available

THIS WEEK’S WRITING PROMPT

In Second Place, the recent novel by Rachel Cusk, a woman opens her guest house (“The Second Place”) to an artist for three months, hoping he’ll find a connection between her home and his work. What actually happens is much more confusing and unsettling.

Try writing about a memorable house-guest you’ve had at some point in your life, whether it’s your ex-pat uncle who visited once when you were nine or a visit from an old friend that sparked a new adventure. Remember, fiction is your friend (especially if you’ve got a house-guest story that caused, as the guest in Cusk’s novel did, substantial turmoil).

S ubmit your response by Sunday, August 15, 2022. All creative writing responses will be shared on @adkctr4writing and adirondackcenterforwriting.org. Note: You are expected to edit your own submission before sending it.