PoemVillage Love poems from your 12 year old self. Odes to your favorite snack. Haikus about your first boat ride. Whatever it is, PoemVillage welcomes work from everyone. Residents and visitors of all ages submit poems and visit them in windows throughout April and May. Sponsors names and logos are featured on 200+ poems and on … Continue reading Event Sponsorship
Howl Grand Story Slam is back
Don’t miss the great story showdown! Join us as regional winners compete with true, personal stories at the Howl GRAND Story Slam on Dec 1st, 7pm at Pendragon Theatre in Saranac Lake. True stories, told locally. Ticket sales open at 5:30pm at the door. $10 event charge. We are planning to sell out, so if you … Continue reading Howl Grand Story Slam is back
Local web series ZBURG Released
Local web series ZBURG Released ZBURG is a web series shot in Ogdensburg, NY with cast and crew of locals co-created by Mark Valley and Ethan Henry. Zburg Synopsis ZBURG is a web series, an offbeat crime mystery, about a detective and the local characters who’s lives intersect or collide during a murder investigation. It's … Continue reading Local web series ZBURG Released
Call for Beta Readers Group
An open call for participants in a beta reader group from one of our members, Larry Loebell: Perhaps, like me, you are finishing a collection of short stories or a novel. You have workshopped your story and rewritten it several times, and now it feels like it is on the verge of being publication … Continue reading Call for Beta Readers Group
In Memoriam of Paul Pines
We are saddened to announce the passing of Paul Pines, a beloved friend of the Adirondack Center for Writing and longtime champion of the larger arts community. Paul was a volunteer and educator for ACW for many years, and we are so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with him. He will be … Continue reading In Memoriam of Paul Pines
Local Opportunity: Copy Editor Wanted
The American Management Association based in Saranac Lake is hiring! Job Description: Hardcopy/electronic editing of content Minimizing number or editorial rounds where possible Enforce in-house templates, style and design Communicate/consult with IDs, Subject Matter Experts (“SMEs”), Project Management, and Learning Solutions regarding questions of instructional design, level of content presentation, consistency of content, and other editorial … Continue reading Local Opportunity: Copy Editor Wanted
New Event Alert! ACW Mini Book Fairs
Calling all local writers with work to sell. Saranac Lake Art Walks showcase visual, performing, and literary arts throughout the summer, every third Thursday. We have long been the representative for the literary arts in the region, and we're excited to create an opportunity for residents and visitors to engage with local writers. We want to get everyone excited … Continue reading New Event Alert! ACW Mini Book Fairs
Listen Festival: Performance Poets
April 25 at 7pm in the Pine Room at Paul Smith’s College April 26 at 7pm in S-19 at North Country Community College Presented by Adirondack Center for Writing & Planned Parenthood of North Country NY. Larger than life performance poets Mahogany L. Browne, Carlos Andrés Goméz, Jon Sands, and Sofía Snow will perform their … Continue reading Listen Festival: Performance Poets
#PoemVillage hits Saranac Lake on April 2!
POEMVILLAGE. Open mic night, poetry performances, pub crawls & more! All events are free and open to the public. PoemVillage Begins. April 2. Poems posted in downtown windows in Saranac Lake. Pocket Poetry. April 14. Hunt for poems across town! All poems are printed on postcards and scattered across the village. Will you find a poem … Continue reading #PoemVillage hits Saranac Lake on April 2!
