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!
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 […]
Join Life Coach and Author, Naomi Vladeck and Author and Artist Jenny Laden in a special author conversation on Saturday, September 23 at 5pm. During this event, Naomi will share […]
Metaphors are often thought of as the domain of poets, a rarefied and purely linguistic trope. But metaphors are everywhere – when we have meetings coming up, when you find […]
Learn how to write the contemporary American sonnet with Oliver de la Paz, author of The Diaspora Sonnets. NB: This class will be taught in person at HVWC before Oliver […]
Nick Flynn’s most recent books include: This Is the Night Our House Will Catch Fire (Norton, 2020); and Stay: threads, collaborations, and conversations (Ze Books, 2020), which documents twenty-five years of his collaborations with […]
A generation ago, Bertold Brecht claimed that to talk about a tree was a betrayal because it was to be silent about injustice. Now a "nature" poem cuts to our […]
In this two hour workshop, teens will learn all about flash fiction: what it is, what makes it unique, and why it's a great form for beginners and experts alike. […]
Documentary poetics, verse journalism, lyric essay--these and creative practices inspired by research can produce poems that are as dry as newsprint and chalk dust unless we tap into the sources […]
Winter Break 3-Day Creativity Camp In-person at HVWC Grades 3-5 February 21-23, 2024 9:00am - 4:00 pm Join teaching artist Misty Yarnall for 3 days of fun at Hudson Valley […]
Join us IN PERSON at Hudson Valley Writers Center for this 1-day TV Writers Camp for teens. Students will participate in their own TV Writers Room, learn about 3-act structure, […]