Intensive Workshops

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  Sat, Oct 17

  Slipping Through Time in Memoir and Personal Writing with Jocelyn Jane Cox (Zoom) / 

  Zoom

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  Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

  Zoom

  This class will deal with forward and backward narrative motion, pacing, structure, and scope of project.
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  Sun, Oct 18

  How to Shine at Your Poetry Reading with Diane Tasca (In-Person at HVWC, Tiered Pricing) / 

  Hudson Valley Writers Center

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  Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

  Hudson Valley Writers Center, 300 Riverside Dr, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591, USA

  When you read your poetry to an audience, your poems deserve the very best reader they can get. This class will help you to become that reader. Tiered Pricing is available for this in-person class!
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  Wed, Oct 21

  Conversations in Craft with Richie Hofmann (Zoom) / 

  Zoom

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  Oct 21, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM

  Zoom

  The Hudson Valley Writers Center is proud to present a monthly craft series featuring award-winning writers & beloved teachers.
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  Sat, Oct 24

  Speaking To & Listening To Our Bodies: A Poetry Workshop with Amy Small-McKinney (Zoom) / 

  Zoom

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  Oct 24, 2026, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM

  Zoom

  We will surprise ourselves with poems to & from the body—of love or anger or elegy or fear or gratitude, or whatever we discover while engaged in deep listening and writing.
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  Sat, Oct 24

  Crafting the Cover Letter with Diane Goettel (Zoom) / 

  Zoom

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  Oct 24, 2026, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM

  Zoom

  Diane Goettel, Executive Editor of Black Lawrence Press, reads thousands of cover letters every year--and she wants to help you get yours right.
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  Sun, Oct 25

  The Swerve: Developing Your Poem with Kim Addonizio (via Zoom) / 

  Zoom

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  Oct 25, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Zoom

  In this workshop, we'll explore the interplay between narrative and lyric movement, looking at how to guide a poem from that initial inspiration into new territory.
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  Sun, Nov 01

  Memoir with Susan Hodara (In-person at HVWC, One-Day Intensive) / 

  Sleepy Hollow

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  Nov 01, 2026, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  Sleepy Hollow, 300 Riverside Dr, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591, USA

  For those with a work-in-progress or those starting fresh, this four-hour, in-person class will offer a supportive environment where we’ll be talking about memoir writing, writing in class, and sharing for constructive feedback.
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  Sat, Nov 07

  WRITING FOR COMPOSERS — A CRASH COURSE with Todd Boss (Zoom) / 

  Zoom

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  Nov 07, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

  Zoom

  In this 2-hour crash course, you’ll study texts, learn to read like a composer, gather tips for entering into a true collaboration, and set yourself up to create powerful custom texts that really sing.