“The retreat brings people together, builds community in the forest, gets participants outside and off their screens, and uses nature sustainably to heal and inspire minds and souls,” stated Great Mountain Forest Executive Director Michael Zafros. Retreat registration closes on July 30.
While the extended conversation, “Writers in the House,” has been cancelled, settle in here for an insightful look at how contemporary writers are looking at and responding to Edith Wharton’s legacy.
Maum calls on more than 150 experts in their respective fields, from agents and authors to editors and publishers, who reveal everything one might want to know about publishing but was afraid to ask.
Newman invites writers from near and far to immerse into their creative muses at the 1791 Hart House in New Marlborough, where individuals will be one of an intimate group of up to six writers.
"The writer is in the business of making discoveries, and whatever we can do to help her make those discoveries is fruitful. But the writer must surprise herself."
-- Poet Jayne Benjulian
In Mrs. Jessica Redman's third grade class at Muddy Brook Regional Elementary School students have been learning about poetry -- and writing some, too , as the above poem attests. After the school assembly on Thursday, June 11, students will return to their classrooms to read their poetry to their families.
Since the rise of the feminist movement, women's voices have become stronger. The words and work of writers and artists have begun to illuminate what has long been silenced.
