Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities, Resources

Find the Lit Mag for You: Publishing One-on-One Sessions with Amy Holman

Every writer faces the great hurdle of narrowing where their writing belongs in the vast literary marketplace. ACW is excited to announce this new service with Amy Holman to help alleviate the pressure of finding the right fit for unpublished writing!  This service from Adirondack Center for Writing is available from February 22, 2021-March 19, … Continue reading Find the Lit Mag for You: Publishing One-on-One Sessions with Amy Holman

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In The Media: National Endowment for the Arts “Chairman’s Corner: December 10, 2020” podcast

@adkctr4writing · National Endowment for the Arts "Chairman's Corner - December 10, 2020" Chairman's Corner podcast A weekly podcast with National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Mary Anne Carter. This week, the chairman gives us a sneak peak at the new report The Art of Reopening. @NEAarts Excerpt of transcript Mary Anne Carter: That's right, Jo, and … Continue reading In The Media: National Endowment for the Arts “Chairman’s Corner: December 10, 2020” podcast

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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”

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Sign up NOW! The 24th Chronicle Book Fair is Sunday, Nov. 3!

Hello, all! Autumn Leaves: The 24th annual Glens Falls Chronicle Book Fair is Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Queensbury Hotel in downtown Glens Falls. We hope you can join us! Now is the time to sign up officially!The table fees are the same as last year: • $30 for a half of an … Continue reading Sign up NOW! The 24th Chronicle Book Fair is Sunday, Nov. 3!

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New book of poetry released from David Graham

Praise for The Honey of Earth How can I—or anyone—not adore David Graham’s new collection? The tone throughout is hospitable, wry, and affirming even while acknowledging that loss and suffering are ever present. The honey of earth “comes and goes at once,” Wallace Stevens wrote, and these poems embody that paradox in vivid detail and compelling … Continue reading New book of poetry released from David Graham

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ACW Bookmobile is hitting the road, and wants your books on board

The newest, cutest pop-up bookstore is here and coming to a town near you this summer! Sign up to stock your books in the ACW Bookmobile. ACW is bringing the books to the people at pop-up events throughout the region. The goal is to expose small towns that don't have their own bookstores books from … Continue reading ACW Bookmobile is hitting the road, and wants your books on board

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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. "Svenson’s work is filled with thought-provoking and evocative stories of African Americans in the Adirondacks. The book’s restoration of their memory is a significant feat. … Continue reading Blacks in the Adirondacks: A History by Sally Svenson now available