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!
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 […]
“The first step toward mastery is recognition,” writes Ellen Bryant Voigt in The Art of Syntax. Do you recognize the patterns in your own work? In the work of other […]
In this class, we would learn how to write about personal experiences through the lens of detachment, sparseness, and minimalism. We will study the works of Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux […]
What is the nature (and ethics) of taking on a persona in writing? How are the subject and tone of the poem altered by an unexpected voice? This workshop from […]
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, […]
Writers know, restraints on language create powerful poems. They focus the attention of a writer's monkey-mind—which actively avoids a deep exploration of the heart of the poem they're trying to […]
“The image is the bridge. The image is what activates the body of the reader, and connects the writer to the person reading. It allows readers to join in and […]
Creativity Camp (In-person at HVWC) Grades 3-5 August 19-23 9:00am - 4:00 pm Join teaching artist Misty Yarnall for a week of fun at Hudson Valley Writers Center! Participants will […]
In this class, we'll put aside the sonnet and sestina and look to more quotidian modes for poems--think personal ads and dictionary definitions, emails and Amazon reviews. Be prepared to […]
Sometimes our best words, lines, and phrases are keeping the poem from blooming. How can we take a fresh look at our writing to find the poem under the poem? […]