Youth Grades 3-5 The Wonders of Writing: Journalism, Fiction, & More!

The Wonders of Writing: Journalism, Fiction, & More! August 5-9 9:00am-4:00pm Participants will learn from a journalist and author two different facets of writing. Over a week, students will learn […] Read more »

Poetry and Conversation with Mary Jo Bang and Rowan Ricardo Phillips (IN PERSON)

Please join us on Sunday, May 5, at 4 PM IN PERSON at the Hudson Valley Writers Center in Sleepy Hollow, NY (Philipse Manor Station) for NEW POETRY and conversation […] Read more »

Writing with Oven Mitts: Nurturing the Creative Spark of the Writer/Mother (In Person at HVWC)

Writing with Oven Mitts: Nurturing the Creative Spark of the Writer/Mother Writing and motherhood are courageous acts of creation, requiring patience, love, dedication, and faith. But too often the demands […] Read more »

Slapering Hol Press Presents 2023 Chapbook Contest winner Russell Karrick & mentor Renée Ashley (In Person at HVWC)

Please join the Slapering Hol Press co-editors as they welcome the 2023 Chapbook Contest winner Russell Karrick. He will be joined by his mentor, Renée Ashley, for a reading and […] Read more »

Youth Grades 5-8 World Building 101

World Building 101 July 8-12 9:15am-1pm Do you love reading adventure books with fantastical settings and magical elements? Have you ever wanted to write a story set in a place […] Read more »

Local Writers Series Presents: A Reading with Bonnie Jill Emanuel, Martin Torgoff, and Gillian Lynn Katz (in person at HVWC)

Join us in person at the Hudson Valley Writers Center as we welcome Bonnie Jill Emanuel, Martin Torgoff, and Gillian Lynn Katz as they read from their most recent books. […] Read more »

Youth Grades 5-8 Fiction Fun

Fiction Fun July 15-19 ​​9:15am-1pm Have you always wanted to write stories? Or written so many stories and don’t know what to do with them? This workshop provides young writers […] Read more »

Youth Grades 5-8 Theatre, Improv, & Play

Theatre, Improv, and Play July 22-26 ​​9:15am-1pm Through movement-based improv games and collaborative writing prompts, students will gain a better understanding of how plays go from the page to the […] Read more »

Local Book Launch for Francesca Genco ~ Singing the Body into Being: Healing Yourself and Community through Song (2nd edition)

Join us in celebrating the release of the second edition of this deep and playful book! Francesca will share about her journey of writing it, read a bit, answer questions […] Read more »

Poetry and Conversation with Tom Sleigh and Daniel Lawless (IN PERSON)

Please join hosts Sally Bliumis Dunn and Estha Weiner in person on Sunday, April 28, 4 PM at HVWC in Sleepy Hollow, NY, for Poetry and Conversation with Tom Sleigh […] Read more »