Hudson Valley Writers Center
Located at the Philipse Manor Station (still an operating local stop on Metro-North Hudson East line, but we inhabit the historic building!) the Hudson Valley Writers Center offers unique classes and a versatile performance space.
January 2019
Memoir Writing with Susan Hodara, Tues AM
Are you inspired to record the transforming events of your…
Find out more »Memoir Writing with Susan Hodara, Tues PM
Are you inspired to record the transforming events of your…
Find out more »Year of Your Book: Fiction with Kirsten Bakis
How long have you been saying you want to write…
Find out more »Year of Deep Revision: Poetry with Jennifer Franklin
Part 1 of a year long class. You have written…
Find out more »Writing, Revising & Publishing Short Fiction with Beth Hahn
Writing, Revising, and Publishing Short Fiction: In this six-week workshop,…
Find out more »Workshop in Pure Critique with Peter Bricklebank
Whether writing in a garret, ivory tower, or a fever…
Find out more »Where to Publish Your Marvelous Poetry Collections with Amy Holman
The goal of this class is to gather, create, and…
Find out more »Year of Your Book: Poetry with Jennifer Franklin
This is a six week workshop. Part 1 of a…
Find out more »Writing for Stage, Screen, and Television with Bill Bigelow
This is a course designed for writers looking to create…
Find out more »Creative Writing for Teens
Love to write? Join us for multi-genre creative writing classes…
Find out more »An Evening with Rachel Hadas, Gardner McFall, & Safia Jama
Rachel Hadas is the author of numerous collections of poetry…
Find out more »YA & Children’s Book Agent Panel sponsored by SCBWI & HVWC
For many authors, finding the right literary agent is key…
Find out more »Advanced Year of Your Book: Fiction with Kirsten Bakis
MUST APPLY w/ten page sample send to jennifer@writerscenter.org for review…
Find out more »Essay Writing with Herbert Hadad
Herbert Hadad is an award-winning essayist and former reporter for…
Find out more »February 2019
On the Path of Illness: A Two-Day Poetry Workshop, Fred Marchant
We've all been ill before, we will be ill again,…
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Great Speakers Are Made, Not Born with Bill Buschel
Who needs a class on how to become a better…
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Revising Your Fiction with Kirsten Bakis
This is a workshop on revision for writers who have…
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An Evening with Kaveh Akbar & Sarah Ruhl
Kaveh Akbar founded and edits Divedapper, where he interviews major voices…
Find out more »Productivity Clinic with Peter Andrews
The session will begin by working with students to diagnose…
Find out more »March 2019
An Evening with Donna Masini, Lynn McGee, and Daniel Tobin
Donna Masini is the author of three books of poems—4:30…
Find out more »Defining and Assembling Your Memoir with Susan Hodara
You’ve been writing memories and stories and chapters for a…
Find out more »Reading Poetry: The American Poet: a Seminar with Michael Collins
Join poet and scholar, Michael Collins for a seminar on…
Find out more »On Personal History and the Lyric with Nathan McClain
According to Louise Gluck, "Poems are autobiography, but divested of…
Find out more »Monday Night Poetry with Kathleen Ossip
Long-time HVWC teacher returns to the Center to teach her…
Find out more »The Element of Surprise with Andrés Cerpa
Join Andrés Cerpa for a two hour Master Class on introducing…
Find out more »April 2019
Picnic, Lightning: Transformative Strategies for the Short Poem with Sharon Kennedy-Nolle
“Picnic, Lightning”: Transformative Strategies for the Short Poem This workshop…
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