At the beginning of June, Straw Dog Writers Guild officially launched its Emerging Writers Fellowship with an online event. The inaugural recipient of the fellowship, Amina Jordan-Mendez beamed as she was introduced and thanked everyone involved with setting up the fellowship. She went on to read some of her workMore
If anyone knows what it takes to be a successful writer, it’s Dori Ostermiller. She has worked for over 25 years as an editor and has taught writing and literature at the University of Massachusetts, Westfield State College, Springfield College, Holyoke Community College and Bay Path College. She has alsoMore
In the face of copyright laws, there has always been this niggling question in many creative minds; “What if we could share some elements of creativity and use them as enablers for the greater creative movement? What if we could create things and put them into the ether for othersMore
The Write Angles Conference takes place every year at Mt Holyoke College in South Hadley and has been in existence since 1987. It brings together writers new and experienced for a day of inspiration and idea-sharing. Panelists this year included Martín Espada, Mary Bisbee-Beek, Tzivia Gover, Ronald Gerber, James McGinniss, GinaMore