“The Hudson Valley Writers Center presides over a great river of language, heart, and imagination.”
-Fred Marchant
The staff and the board of the Hudson Valley Writers Center are dismayed by the horrific violence against innocent people, especially Black and Asian Americans. The dual viruses that are sweeping the country—coronavirus and systemic racism—are both emphasizing the undeniable inequality that exists in our society.
Here at HVWC we believe in the importance of creative writing and the empathy and creativity it offers to the world. But we also believe that writing without action will not contribute to the change that is sorely needed. In our thirty year history, HVWC has been committed to amplifying diverse readers in our reading series, hiring teachers from diverse backgrounds, and through Slapering Hol Press, the small press imprint of the Hudson Valley Writers Center, to publishing poets of diverse ethnicities. In our roles as writers, editors, and administrators we can always do more. Words matter but they matter most if they are paired with decisive action. We are now offering two scholarships to students of color in each and every one of our one-day classes and are committed to expanding this program. We stand in solidarity with those who are suffering and those who are outraged at this injustice and inequality.
Workshops
Year of Your Book: Poetry Manuscript Revision (Wednesday session) with Jennifer Franklin (Spring Session #3)
April 14 @ 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Year of Your Book: Poetry Manuscript Revision with Jennifer Franklin (Friday, Spring Session #3)
April 16 @ 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
The Art of Dramatic Writing for Stage, Screen, and Television with Bill Bigelow via Zoom
April 16 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Events
An evening of new fiction with Russell Banks & Sigrid Nunez (via Zoom)
April 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Open Mic (via Zoom)
April 16 @ 7:20 pm - 9:30 pm
An Evening with Elana Bell, Deborah Paredez, and C.Dale Young (via Zoom)
April 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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