WELCOME TO THE HVWC CALENDAR: home of all our upcoming readings, events and workshops. You can view by list or calendar (see right menu to choose). Click the colored tabs below to show only specific options. Our workshops run as multi-session series or one-day “intensives.” Note, we list the multi-session courses on the first day they meet only. The full dates of the session are described in the course descriptions. You would need to scroll back to the start date if you needed to enroll for something already underway. But do let us know if you want to join something in midstream since we need the blessing of the instructor. Questions? Email us.
Workshops – This category encompasses all one-day and multi-week classes, whether in person or via Zoom.
Readings – Our readings are in many different genres and take place in person, on Zoom, or both!
HVWC Recurring Events – This category encompasses such regular favorites as Open Mic, Open Write, and Submission Sunday.
Special Events – These other creative experiences are sure to interest our creative community!
In Pure Critique we range far and wide in our discussions. To give you a sense of the creative fervor, the maelstrom of imaginative popcorn, the synaptic jumps and quantum leaps, […]
Flannery O'Connor once said “Anyone who survived childhood has enough material to write for the rest of his life.” In this course participants will learn how to use their true […]
What keeps the reader engaged? How does voice pull us into the fictive world? How can setting create tension and atmosphere? What makes a story one that we can’t put […]
In this class, we will learn how to write stories focusing purely on dialogue without over using description as well it’s opposite: how to write a story with no dialogue […]
Teen Speculative Fiction Writing Workshop Saturday, August 10 12:30-2:30 via Zoom Are you ready to embark on a writing adventure where dreams come to life, galaxies collide, and magic pulses […]
In this course we will explore the various ways we can approach creating a story. This will entail free writes, short readings and sharing the work we generate in class, […]
Teen Murder Mystery Madness Creative Writing Workshop Saturday, August 24 12:30-2:30 in person End your summer right with this 1-day Murder Mystery workshop located in person at the Hudson Valley […]
How can I evoke a world/situation/character/emotion swiftly and potently? This is a question that fiction writers are always asking, but flash fiction brings particular urgency to it. Participants will examine […]
“Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting over and over announcing your place […]
In what ways is "The Little Mermaid", "The Shadow", or "The Fisherman and His Soul" also about one choosing one’s own fate regardless of brutal consequence? How can we see […]
