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Scholar in Residence Weekend featuring Jordan B. “Gorf” Gorfinkel

Temple Beth Abraham 25 Leroy Avenue, Tarrytown

Friday and Saturday, March 28 & 29 Judaism is Your Superpower with Jordan B. “GORF” Gorfinkel. GORF is the graphic artist and veteran editor of DC’s “Batman” comic books and the author of “The Passover Haggadah Graphic Novel” and “The Koren Tanakh: Esther Graphic Novel” Join us for his dynamic presentations: Friday, March 28 at 7:30pm during Reform Kabbalat Shabbat (Welcoming the Sabbath) Service “Exodus – The Dark Knight and Being a Superhero” Saturday, March 29 9:00am during Conservative Shabbat Service: “TorahVision” […]

$10
Event Series Revision Is the Story: a six-week short story workshop with Bethany Ball (In Person at HVWC)

Revision Is the Story: a six-week short story workshop with Bethany Ball (In Person at HVWC)

Hudson Valley Writer's Center 300 River­side Drive, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United States

I like to think of a first draft as the block of marble we’ve dragged up from the quarry into our studio. The first draft might be roughly the size and shape of our story but without revision, we cannot bring out the unique qualities that will cause a story to leap off the page and grab a reader by the throat. In this class we will use generative exercises to create new work and lovingly workshop stories so we can […]

Howard Meyer: Raising the Ground, Lowering the Sky

Hudson Valley Writer's Center 300 River­side Drive, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United States

Join author Howard Meyer in discussion of his book, Raising the Ground, Lowering the Sky.   About the Book: This memoir offers a deeply personal and honest account of growing up in a family shaped by mental illness, navigating the chaos of a father’s Bipolar I disorder and the author's own battle with depression. It sheds light on the struggles, resilience, and healing process, offering hope to those facing similar challenges. Through the support of medical professionals, therapists, and spiritual […]

Free

Event Series The Best Match: Poetry for Literary Journals with Amy Holman (6-week class, In person at HVWC)

The Best Match: Poetry for Literary Journals with Amy Holman (6-week class, In person at HVWC)

Hudson Valley Writer's Center 300 River­side Drive, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United States

In this class, Amy Holman will teach you how to match the poems you write to the best possible literary journal editors. She will teach you quick ways of assessing what is published by answering a set of questions about each poem. This will, in turn, help you assess your own poetic style. Literary journals can also be creatively inspiring, and in this class you will be encouraged to write new poems that are influenced by the poets we read, […]

Event Series Revision Is the Story: a six-week short story workshop with Bethany Ball (In Person at HVWC)

Revision Is the Story: a six-week short story workshop with Bethany Ball (In Person at HVWC)

Hudson Valley Writer's Center 300 River­side Drive, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United States

I like to think of a first draft as the block of marble we’ve dragged up from the quarry into our studio. The first draft might be roughly the size and shape of our story but without revision, we cannot bring out the unique qualities that will cause a story to leap off the page and grab a reader by the throat. In this class we will use generative exercises to create new work and lovingly workshop stories so we can […]

Open Write (via Zoom ONLY)

via ZOOM

Please join us for our warm and welcoming Open Write Nights, recurring monthly. Your hosts Cassie Cartaginese and Cassie Valencia will facilitate an evening of generative writing, story swapping and community building. April's Open Write will take place the FIRST Saturday and via Zoom only.   Open Write is $10 or FREE to members. If you are a member you should have received a coupon code you can apply at checkout so this event cost will deduct to zero. Don’t […]

Submission Sunday

via ZOOM

Submission Sundays is a free service to members of HVWC. Space is limited so please reserve your spot.   This group will meet online via Zoom. The host will email the Zoom link the day of the event.   One Sunday a month, 12:30-2:30 pm. Join host Anne Graue for two hours of insider information on where and how to send your best work to literary journals. Members can reserve a seat at the table of like-minded writers with a room of […]

Poetry of the Wild with Ana Flores (In Person at HVWC)

Hudson Valley Writer's Center 300 River­side Drive, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United States

Poetry of the Wild is an environmental art project created by Ana Flores that has travelled throughout the United States since 2003. The core of the project is focused on the creation of poetry boxes made by the community and then installed as a trail through the local landscape. Each box includes a poem, often featuring local writers, plus a journal. The poets involved in the project through the years have been both published and unpublished, ages 9 through eighty […]

Event Series The Best Match: Poetry for Literary Journals with Amy Holman (6-week class, In person at HVWC)

The Best Match: Poetry for Literary Journals with Amy Holman (6-week class, In person at HVWC)

Hudson Valley Writer's Center 300 River­side Drive, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United States

In this class, Amy Holman will teach you how to match the poems you write to the best possible literary journal editors. She will teach you quick ways of assessing what is published by answering a set of questions about each poem. This will, in turn, help you assess your own poetic style. Literary journals can also be creatively inspiring, and in this class you will be encouraged to write new poems that are influenced by the poets we read, […]

Event Series Revision Is the Story: a six-week short story workshop with Bethany Ball (In Person at HVWC)

Revision Is the Story: a six-week short story workshop with Bethany Ball (In Person at HVWC)

Hudson Valley Writer's Center 300 River­side Drive, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United States

I like to think of a first draft as the block of marble we’ve dragged up from the quarry into our studio. The first draft might be roughly the size and shape of our story but without revision, we cannot bring out the unique qualities that will cause a story to leap off the page and grab a reader by the throat. In this class we will use generative exercises to create new work and lovingly workshop stories so we can […]

Event Series The Best Match: Poetry for Literary Journals with Amy Holman (6-week class, In person at HVWC)

The Best Match: Poetry for Literary Journals with Amy Holman (6-week class, In person at HVWC)

Hudson Valley Writer's Center 300 River­side Drive, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United States

In this class, Amy Holman will teach you how to match the poems you write to the best possible literary journal editors. She will teach you quick ways of assessing what is published by answering a set of questions about each poem. This will, in turn, help you assess your own poetic style. Literary journals can also be creatively inspiring, and in this class you will be encouraged to write new poems that are influenced by the poets we read, […]