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!

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“I had a friend who…”: Writing Friendship with Chen Chen (via Zoom)

Hudson Valley Writers Center Philipse Manor Station, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United States

Inspired by recent cultural discourse on the complex power of friendship, this multi-genre generative workshop explores a variety of approaches to writing about/from friendship. We’ll start with a discussion of Mary Ruefle’s Pushcart Prize-winning essay “Dear Friends” (one of her best, most moving prose pieces, I think) before taking a look at a handful of […]

$150.00

Open Write (via Zoom)

Hudson Valley Writers Center Philipse Manor Station, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United States

Please join us for our warm and welcoming Open Write Nights, recurring monthly on the FOURTH MONDAY of each month. This month's theme: Celebration Your host Sarah Rizzuto will facilitate an evening of generative writing, story swapping and community building via ZOOM Open Write is $10 or FREE to members. If you are a member you […]

$10.00

Monday Night Poetry Joan Kwon Glass (via Zoom)

Hudson Valley Writers Center Philipse Manor Station, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United States

Monday Night Poetry with Joan Kwon Glass: The World Has Ended Many Times: Writing Poems In the Wake of Trauma & Tragedy In her book SALT, Nayyirah Waheed writes: “I don't pay attention to the / world ending. / it has ended for me / many times / and began again in the morning.” For […]

$335.00
Event Series Somatic Meditation Group (Every Friday, in person at HVWC)

Somatic Meditation Group (Every Friday, in person at HVWC)

Hudson Valley Writers Center Philipse Manor Station, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United States

Somatic meditation views the body as the fundamental arena of meditation practice. Through specific practices, we observe how the body’s wisdom can serve as a guide in our everyday lives. In this regular group gathering, we’ll explore the view of somatic practice, practice meditation together, and discuss our experiences. This group will be facilitated by Paul […]

$20.00

The SHAC SHAKE! drop in class with Josh Lewis

Hudson Valley Writers Center Philipse Manor Station, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United States

The SHAC SHAKE! is an ongoing weekly drop-in early childhood music, movement, and story-time workshop presented in partnership with the Sleepy Hollow Arts Collective (SHAC). AGE GROUP: toddler – kindergarten COST: $20 suggested donation INSTRUCTOR: Josh Lewis WHEN: Fridays, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Josh Lewis is a director, writer, performer and Founder and Artistic […]

$20.00

Poetry-as-Process Spring Workshop with Jane Huffman (via Zoom)

Hudson Valley Writers Center Philipse Manor Station, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United States

NB: This class will be taught on Zoom and capped at 15 students. You will receive the link as soon as you register to the email you give us. Please read our course policies page before signing up for any class. Students are invited to bring a poem of any kind, in any form, to […]

$130.00

Special Open Mic with Westchester Poet Laureate, Phylisha Villanueva

Hudson Valley Writers Center Philipse Manor Station, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United States

Embark on a poetic journey as we celebrate the Westchester 30-Day Poetry Challenge. This initiative celebrates creativity and community, led by the Poet Laureate of Westchester County, Phylisha Villanueva. Join us on April 27th from 6 pm to 8 pm for a captivating in-person poetry reading at the Hudson Valley Writer Center in partnership with […]

Free – $25.00

Letters as a Literary Form (Prose & Poetry) with Teow Lim Goh (via Zoom)

Hudson Valley Writers Center Philipse Manor Station, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United States

Letters are intimate correspondences between senders and recipients. They are rich with the obsessions, conflicts, and confidences of shared private lives. In this class, we will study how some contemporary writers use letters as a literary device to illuminate relationships, slant perspectives, and play with revelation and tension in their stories. We will also discuss […]

$130.00

Poetry and Conversation with Tom Sleigh and Daniel Lawless (IN PERSON)

Hudson Valley Writers Center Philipse Manor Station, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United States

Please join hosts Sally Bliumis Dunn and Estha Weiner in person on Sunday, April 28, 4 PM at HVWC in Sleepy Hollow, NY, for Poetry and Conversation with Tom Sleigh and Daniel Lawless. Tom Sleigh is the author of eleven books of poetry, including his most recent book, The King’s Touch, winner of the Paterson […]

Free – $25.00