70 teen writers from across the Adirondacks were celebrated last weekend at the Wild Words Book Launch at the Harrietstown Town Hall in Saranac Lake. Dozens of writers aged 13 – 19 shared their creative writing at the podium before a packed crowd of over 200 attendees. This event signaled the launch of the first issue of Wild Words Adirondack Teen Writing Anthology, a project of the Adirondack Center for Writing and visiting writer, Erin Dorney. [Read more…] about 70 Teen North Country Writers Celebrated at Packed Book Launch
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My Dreams for My Community: An Adirondack Regional Essay Contest
Adirondack Center for Writing and Adirondack Voters for Change have announced a new regional essay writing contest: My Dreams for My Community. The contest offers winners cash prizes totaling $1,400 for a five-page essay on the topics of community and change. Submissions are open now until June 15th. [Read more…] about My Dreams for My Community: An Adirondack Regional Essay Contest
Wild Words Adirondack Teen Writing Anthology
Seventy teen writers from around the Adirondacks are seeing their creative work published in the first Wild Words Adirondack Teen Writing Anthology. [Read more…] about Wild Words Adirondack Teen Writing Anthology
Adirondack Howl Story Slam 2023 Season Schedule
Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) and North Country Public Radio (NCPR) have announced the first six dates of the 2023 Howl Story Slam season. Kicking off in Plattsburgh in March, the Howl Story Slam will also visit Morristown, Newcomb, Lake Placid, Brant Lake, and Ticonderoga, all before July. [Read more…] about Adirondack Howl Story Slam 2023 Season Schedule
‘Fact or Fiction’ Storytelling Game Set For Saranac Lake
The Adirondack Center for Writing will debut a new event called “Fact or Fiction?” a live storytelling game where six performers will take the stage in turn to share short, entertaining tales at The Garagery in Saranac Lake on Friday, February 24th. [Read more…] about ‘Fact or Fiction’ Storytelling Game Set For Saranac Lake
Adirondack Center For Writing Awarded $50k
The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) has received a grant award totaling $49,500 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the recovery of the nonprofit arts and culture sector over the next three years. [Read more…] about Adirondack Center For Writing Awarded $50k
Northern New York Howl Story Slam ‘Grand Slam’ January 7th
The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) and North Country Public Radio (NCPR) will celebrate the end of the Howl Story Slam’s sixth season in Northern New York with the Howl Grand Slam, held at the Harrietstown Town Hall on Saturday, January 7th. [Read more…] about Northern New York Howl Story Slam ‘Grand Slam’ January 7th
A Virtual Writing Workshop for Everyone
The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) will host “A Writing Workshop for Everyone,” a free, virtual drop-in writing workshop for attendees of any experience level (age 16+) set for Thursday, December 15th. [Read more…] about A Virtual Writing Workshop for Everyone
Submitting Writing for Publication: An Adirondack Workshop
The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) will expand its First Friday offerings on Friday, December 2nd with “SOS: Where Can I Publish This?” a program including a free, drop-in workshop on the subject of submitting creative writing for publication to magazines, websites, and other publications. [Read more…] about Submitting Writing for Publication: An Adirondack Workshop
Adirondack Feminism Historian Lorraine Duvall
The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) has announced the November installment of Barkreaders, a bi-monthly reading including an open mic, providing the public the opportunity to share up to 5 minutes of writing live before an audience, is set for Wednesday, November 9th. [Read more…] about Adirondack Feminism Historian Lorraine Duvall