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.
Please note that this workshop is now sold out! Thanks for all the interest. If you want to be put on the waiting list for this workshop, or have questions […]
Due to the overwhelming response to the Saturday February 25 class, Karen Finley is offering the class again on Sunday February 26. In this creative writing workshop Finley will create […]
We are thrilled to welcome Claudia Rankine and Emily Skillings to read on Zoom for the Hudson Valley Writers Center. Please join us on Zoom for this very special event! This reading is a fundraiser for HVWC and your support is much appreciated. All reading registrants will be entered to win a copy of the […]
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 […]
In this generative workshop, we will be looking at epistolary poems as a way to tell secrets and truths on the poetic line. By studying “letter poems” from Emily Dickinson […]
“Living the Poet’s Life: A Generative Poetry Workshop, and More” It’s one thing—a marvelous thing!—to write a poem, but how do you keep writing poems? How do you sustain that energy and engagement? In this update of a popular workshop, learn practical tips for living your most productive poetry life. Expect to generate surprising […]
Submission Sundays is a free service to members of HVWC. Space is limited so please reserve your spot. This group will meet online via Zoom. The host will email the Zoom link in the day leading up to the event. Please email [email protected] with any questions. One Sunday a month, 12:30-2:30 pm. Join host M.A. Scott for two hours […]
The Wide World: Translating Poetry, an ongoing monthly workshop with Sarah Arvio (via Zoom) There is nothing so beautiful as transforming a poem from a foreign language into your own […]
Please note that this workshop is now sold out! Thanks for all the interest. If you want to be put on the waiting list for this workshop, or have questions about other memoir workshop options, please email [email protected] Are you inspired to record the transforming events of your life? Are you drawn to explore the circumstances […]
Please note that this workshop is now sold out! Thanks for all the interest. If you want to be put on the waiting list for this workshop, or have questions about other memoir workshop options, please email [email protected] Are you inspired to record the transforming events of your life? Are you drawn to explore the circumstances […]
Please note that this workshop is now sold out! Thanks for all the interest. If you want to be put on the waiting list for this workshop, or have questions about other memoir workshop options, please email [email protected] Are you inspired to record the transforming events of your life? Are you drawn to explore the circumstances […]
This class session begins March 9, but students can join even after it is underway, on a pro-rated basis. Please see ticket types below or write to [email protected] for more […]
This class session begins March 9, but students can join even after it is underway, on a pro-rated basis. Please see ticket types below or write to [email protected] for more […]
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 […]
Please join us for our warm and welcoming Open Write Nights, recurring monthly on the Second Saturday of each month. This group will take place in HYBRID FORM, meaning that there will participants in person at HVWC as well as joining on the big screen via Zoom. Your hosts Michelle Thomas and Cassie Cartaginese will facilitate an […]
Write your personal politic. In this generative workshop we will read, discuss and write poems that use lyric to complicate the discourse of politics: the politics of desire, death, family, identity, the body... Do you remember your first curiosities? Your first disappointments? Your first unadulterated joys? Let’s explore your early poetics and the ethos that […]
This class is to inspire and support poets who want to return to writing, try new ideas, and refine their voices, whether for their own pleasure or to share with […]
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 […]
Natalie Tsur and Mariah Lanzer will facilitate an evening of generative writing, as well as an informal exchange between attendees' writing experiences, practices, and recent reads. In doing so, we hope to cultivate an intimate writing community (at no cost!) with the participation of other writers their age (18-25). Therefore, the Young Adult Open Write […]
Please note that this workshop is now sold out! Thanks for all the interest. If you want to be put on the waiting list for this workshop, or have questions about other workshop options, please email [email protected] PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE RECORDED! If you cannot attend due to timing or because it […]
101 – So you want to be a Dungeon Master - What is the role of the Dungeon Master? Where do you start? What steps should you take to ready your first Dungeons and Dragons game? What tools should you use to set up your games and keep your players excited and interested? How do you […]
Join us on Zoom as we welcome Monica Youn & Joshua Bennett to read from their latest poetry collections, From From (Graywolf, March 2023) and The Study of Human Life (Penguin, September 2022). About From From: “From From is equal parts comic and tragic, clinical and wrenching. Monica Youn’s parables and studies are devastating meditations on the sadism of […]
This course will run for six Wednesday evenings via Zoom, 6:30-8:30pm EST, beginning on March 22. Mystery is at the heart of every story. Whether you want to write mystery, […]
This is a 6-week class meeting Wednesdays from 7 – 9pm (Eastern time), starting March 22 for six Wednesdays. Please note that class will not meet on April 5. This class will be taught online via Zoom. Login details will be sent via email from the instructor a few days before class begins. Please email […]
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 […]
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MARCH 2023 EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON A DIFFERENT DATE -- MARCH 24 -- SO AS TO AVOID CONFLICT WITH ST. PATRICK'S DAY EVENTS. We are excited to hold Open Mic Night in hybrid form, both in-person at HVWC and virtually! Physical and virtual doors open at 7:20 pm for event […]
Under Your Wonder: a 4-hour children's writing intensive with author of BLUE: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky (Knopf) The things you wonder about are maps to the wonder of the unique way you experience life and the world we share. In this 4-hour workshop, through prompts and […]
NB: This class will be taught on Zoom and capped at 15. Link will be sent to the email you use to register at the time of registration and again the day before the class. Please make sure to read our course policies page regarding workshop conduct and logistics before registering for any class at HVWC. Scholarship […]
Letting go, holding on, remembering, recollecting, forgiving ourselves and others is a process that can be nurtured by expression. This creative workshop is intended to inspire, imagine, refocus and engage with compassion, sympathy, restoration, the tensions, the conflicts, the grace of elevated language that is part of creating complex verse. It is in the search for meaning, in […]
102 - How to Run Your Best Adventure - How do you prep for your games? What's the secret to having either a great one-shot or an epic campaign? How does adventure structure work? How can you ensure combat encounters will be fun and balanced? How do you create memorable non-player characters? How can you keep […]
Please join the Slapering Hol Press co-editors as they welcome the 2022 chapbook winner, Tara Flint Taylor, IN PERSON for the annual Sanger-Stewart Memorial Reading. She will be joined by Broadstone poet Ann Lauinger for a reading and Q&A about the process of putting together a first collection. Tara & Ann will be reading live, […]