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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, […]

An Afternoon of New Poetry with Bridget Bell, Matthew Gellman, Jennifer Jean & Michelle Whittaker (in person at HVWC)

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

Bridget Bell teaches composition and literature at Durham Technical Community College in Durham, North Carolina. All that We Ask of You Is to Always Be Happy is her debut poetry collection. Matthew Gellman’s first book, Beforelight, was selected by Tina Chang as the winner of the 2023 A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize and was published by BOA Editions, Ltd. in 2024. A 2023–2024 National Endowment for the Arts Fellow, Matthew has also received awards and honors from Brooklyn Poets, Adroit Journal’s Djanikian Scholars Program, the Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, […]

Free

Craft Lecture with Diane Seuss (Via Zoom)

via ZOOM

The Hudson Valley Writers Center is proud to present a monthly craft series featuring five award-winning poets & beloved professors. Each poet will share the insights about craft that they have gleaned from decades of devoting themselves to studying the art of poetry. Unlike a workshop environment that prioritizes student work and student-led conversation in one-off or weekly sessions, these monthly lectures will provide the much-desired chance to listen to some of today’s most renowned writers’ valuable wisdom, uninterrupted, and […]

Sanger-Stewart Memorial Reading featuring 2024 Slapering Hol Press Chapbook Contest Winner Jemma Leigh Roe

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

Please join us for the 2024 Slapering Hol Press Chapbook Contest Winner Jemma Leigh Roe as she reads from her new book Running with the Hare, along with along with Aaron Caycedo-Kimura & Sally Bliumis Dunn. This reading will be held in person at the Hudson Valley Writers Center and live streamed via Zoom. Audience members will receive a reminder email with the Zoom link on the day of the reading.   Purchase Running with the Hare   Jemma Leigh […]

Free

Teen TV Writers Room

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

Teen TV Writers Room Sunday, July 13, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM Have you ever wondered how your favorite TV show got to the screen? Want to try your hand at writing a script made for TV? In this camp you will learn techniques to writing screenplays and collaborate with your peers on writing a pilot episode for a TV Series. We will generate ideas, learn to use the three-act structure, and operate as if we were in our own […]

A Reading with Bonni Brodnick (in person at HVWC)

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

A Reading with Bonni Brodnick (in person at HVWC) Please join us in person at the Hudson Valley Writers Center as we feature  Bonni Brodnick reading from her new work,  My Stroke in the Fast Lane: A Journey to Recovery,  in conversation with HWVC’s beloved memoir instructor Susan Hodara. Bonni Brodnick is the author of My Stroke in the Fast Lane: A Journey to Recovery and Pound Ridge Past: Remembrances of Our Townsfolk, now in its second edition. Formerly with Condé Nast Publications' […]

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Event Series Fiction Fun! (Grades 5-8)

Fiction Fun! (Grades 5-8)

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

Fiction Fun! with Misty Yarnall July 14-18, 2025 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Grades 5-8   Have you always wanted to write stories? Or written so many stories and don’t know what to do with them? This workshop provides young writers a space to bring forth their creativity, explore new stories, and meet friends with the same passion. We will explore character and plot through a variety of prompts and writing games. Each student will finish off the workshop with […]

Event Series Fiction Fun! (Grades 5-8)

Fiction Fun! (Grades 5-8)

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

Fiction Fun! with Misty Yarnall July 14-18, 2025 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Grades 5-8   Have you always wanted to write stories? Or written so many stories and don’t know what to do with them? This workshop provides young writers a space to bring forth their creativity, explore new stories, and meet friends with the same passion. We will explore character and plot through a variety of prompts and writing games. Each student will finish off the workshop with […]

Event Series Fiction Fun! (Grades 5-8)

Fiction Fun! (Grades 5-8)

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

Fiction Fun! with Misty Yarnall July 14-18, 2025 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Grades 5-8   Have you always wanted to write stories? Or written so many stories and don’t know what to do with them? This workshop provides young writers a space to bring forth their creativity, explore new stories, and meet friends with the same passion. We will explore character and plot through a variety of prompts and writing games. Each student will finish off the workshop with […]

Event Series Fiction Fun! (Grades 5-8)

Fiction Fun! (Grades 5-8)

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

Fiction Fun! with Misty Yarnall July 14-18, 2025 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Grades 5-8   Have you always wanted to write stories? Or written so many stories and don’t know what to do with them? This workshop provides young writers a space to bring forth their creativity, explore new stories, and meet friends with the same passion. We will explore character and plot through a variety of prompts and writing games. Each student will finish off the workshop with […]

Event Series Fiction Fun! (Grades 5-8)

Fiction Fun! (Grades 5-8)

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

Fiction Fun! with Misty Yarnall July 14-18, 2025 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Grades 5-8   Have you always wanted to write stories? Or written so many stories and don’t know what to do with them? This workshop provides young writers a space to bring forth their creativity, explore new stories, and meet friends with the same passion. We will explore character and plot through a variety of prompts and writing games. Each student will finish off the workshop with […]

Event Series Theater, Improv, and Play! (Grades 5-8)

Theater, Improv, and Play! (Grades 5-8)

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

Theatre, Improv, and Play! with Misty Yarnall July 21-25, 2025, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM  Grades 5-8   Through movement-based improv games and collaborative writing prompts, students will gain a better understanding of how plays go from the page to the stage. We will learn about character motivations, use of props, scene structure, and the rehearsal process. Students will end the workshop with a performance to showcase.   This camp is in collaboration with the Tarrytown Arts Camp. Register Here: […]