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.
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, […]
In this poetry workshop, we’ll explore the distinctive qualities of a poem in relation to its speaking voice: the characteristics exhibited by a poetic speaker or narrator, and the actual poet behind them. How does the element called “voice” connect a reader and a poem’s speaker, establishing a relationship between them? How does this “voice” […]
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 […]
103 – D&D: Above and Beyond – What extra steps and tools do Dungeon Masters use to take their games to the next level? Matt will delve into Dungeon Master’s toolbox and discuss homebrewing, worldbuilding, monster stat block tweaking, developing your acting/voices/improv. He will also discuss topics such as how best to use Roll20, maps, music, […]
Join us as we welcome Larry Moore, editor of Broadstone Books, to celebrate the new collections by nine local Broadstone authors! This reading will be presented in person as well as via Zoom. The Zoom link will be sent at the time of registration and again the morning of the reading. Tickets are free, though […]
Playing with Plays April 3-8, 2023 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Grades 4-7 $200 Discover the tools and develop the skills it takes to write your own play! We will watch and read excerpts from published plays and understand the methods in which playwrights work. Focal points will include character motivations, significance of props, setting as a […]
Comedy Improv April 3-8, 2023 1:00 PM-4:00 PM Grades 4-7 $200 Comedy improvisation is the art of acting without a script. This workshop is perfect for anyone wanting to show off their silly side and form new friendships along the way. Students will learn the craft of comedy improvisation through playing warm-up and group-building games […]
If you're looking for a place to write comedic sketches, talk about sketches, and offer feedback to others to make their own sketches better -- all while watching other sketches for inspiration -- then this is the writing workshop for you. There is so much good comedy to explore -- Vic Reeves' Big Night Out, Hey Riddle […]
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 […]
Join a group of adult lifelong learners for a relaxed and thought-provoking journey through the colonial Atlantic World. You will receive the introduction (or one chapter) and join each session having read that section or the entire book. At the class, we will discuss the selection and a few additional related historical sources for an hour to […]
This is a course designed for writers looking to create screenplays, stage plays, and teleplays for television shows. Paramount in this effort, we will focus on an approach which is […]
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 […]
We cherish a chance to share our poetry, on zoom or face-to-face behind a microphone, but what if we’re worried our listeners are sitting in judgement, not on our wavelength, […]
Please note that this workshop is now sold out! However, THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE RECORDED! Purchase the private link to view the class for 2 weeks. Please write to [email protected] […]
Join us for an afternoon of fiction as two local writers share their most recent work with us in person at HVWC. Masks are strongly encouraged for the duration of […]
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. […]
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 starting at 7:30 […]
Find Your Courage to Create the Art and Work you Love 3-hour Interactive Workshop for Artists & Creatives IN PERSON at the Hudson Valley Writers Center For Artists and Creatives […]
From Homer to A.E. Stallings, similes play a vital role in making poetry precise, memorable, and vivid. Sometimes, though similes are as much about unlikeness as likeness - as a […]
Join us as we welcome Martha Rhodes, Ryan Murphy and the Four Way Books team, in person and on Zoom, as we help them celebrate thirty years of independent publishing. […]
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 us at historic Estherwood at the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry as Darren Wood and Miriam Emery, beloved faculty at Masters, introduce keynote, Ilya Kaminsky, as well as Tina […]
Robert Frost said (I’m paraphrasing) that the final poem in a collection is the book itself. In the same way, if a line is a unit of attention in a […]
We’re happy to present another installment in this writing series for teens! Returning students are welcomed back for new prompts and new discussion. New students are encouraged to join Tina’s […]
NB: This class will be taught on Zoom and capped at 10. Link will be sent to email you use to register at the time of registration and again the […]