Just released! 🎉 Join us for virtual workshops, one-day and multi-week, reading events, and more this fall - start reading here: mailchi.mp/pioneervalleyw…

Feeling creatively stuck? Or maybe you have ideas swirling but can’t quite get them down? This Saturday, October 4th, tap into fresh ideas, unlock your writing flow, and leave with renewed energy! Learn more and sign up: pioneervalleywriters.org/service-page/s…

Tomorrow! Start the weekend with some dedicated creative time at our monthly Community Writing, led by Leonora Desar! Free to attend, or pay what you can to participate - sign up to receive the Zoom link here: pioneervalleywriters.org/event-details/…

This Saturday, October 4th, tap into fresh ideas, unlock your writing flow, and leave with renewed energy for your craft with Sarah Levine - now 50% off and only $30 to attend when you use the promo code SPARK50! Sign up: pioneervalleywriters.org/service-page/s…

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Big congratulations to @lauragreen517 on the release of Sister Creatures today! Laura was a part of Blair Hurley’s 10-Month Manuscript Program cohort last year and we're so thrilled to see a member of our community thriving. Find her novel at your local bookstores, or online!

Dialogue is more than just what’s said—it’s how characters reveal themselves, hold power, hide truths, and connect. Explore how to write dialogue that feels lived-in and necessary in this one-day workshop! Link to sign up: pioneervalleywriters.org/service-page/w…

We're so excited to share Mary's new poetry collection The Show Must Go On (Fernwood Press 2025)! Congratulations, Mary! 🎉 fernwoodpress.com/2025/06/18/the…

Tonight! Support PVWW instructors Michael Mercurio and July Westhale at What The Universe Is: A (Virtual) Reading Series at 8pm ET on Zoom. Register here for the link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Save the date for next Wednesday! Local author Allegra Hyde will be moderating an upcoming science fiction and fantasy author panel with members of The Traveling Science Fiction and Fantasy Festival. More information here: smith.edu/news-events/ev…

This Saturday, October 18th, bring more authenticity and tension to the voices on your page at Writing Authentic Dialogue - now 50% off and only $30 to attend when you use the promo code SPEAK50! Learn more: pioneervalleywriters.org/service-page/w…

Congratulations to Manuscript Program instructor Amie Whittemore for being named a finalist for the Last Syllable Book Award in Poetry! 🎉 We're thrilled to welcome Amie as our Poetry/Hybrid instructor - applications are open to work with Amie next year! pioneervalleywriters.org/application-fo…

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🎉 Starting soon! Learn how to use traditional forms like the sonnet, ghazal, pantoum, villanelle and newer forms like the duplex and golden shovel at this 4-week virtual #poetry workshop: More info here: pioneervalleywriters.org/service-page/t…

Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshop is seeking an experienced writing instructor interested in leading our Memoir section in 2026. Please send a letter of interest briefly outlining past experience to Joy at [email protected].

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🎉 Starts 11/3 with @celiajeff - Financial aid available! To register: Click on the registration link and choose the payment option you can afford: pioneervalleywriters.org/service-page/r… Full Payer (supports PVWW): $275 Financial Aid (25% Aid): $205 Financial Aid (50% Aid): $135

Finished final edits last night on my forthcoming short story in One Story! It will be the December issue! If you subscribe, I can't wait for you to read it! I think it adds something interesting (and new) to the AI conversation. If you don’t subscribe, see comment below!

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