Wednesday, December 27, 2017

January 2018 Calendar of Writing-Related Events

Hello, Fellow Writers!

Is there anyone out there who would like to take over producing the monthly calendar of writing events? If so, please contact CJ at whitesborowriters@gmail.com.

Below is a sampling of some of the writers groups and free events taking place in the area that you may wish to attend. Drop us a line if you know of others we can include, or any errata. whitesborowriters@gmail.com

Check back periodically because we update these posts as we become aware of other events.

And be sure to check out the library's events calendar for more events of all kinds.

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Thursday, January  4,  Noon to 2 PM


The Remsen Writers’ Group 

--meets at the Didymus Thomas Library. Group members participate in area open mics, hold an annual evening of member’s readings, and publish short works monthly in the Rural Star. Any one interested in writing, young or old, is welcome to attend; however, the library is not handicap accessible. Facilitating the group is Sheila K. Harris, who can be reached at tellingtimes@roadrunner.com for more information.

 This will be our ANNUAL BIRTHDAY PARTY meeting. Please bring a snack that can be shared neatly and your own drink. This is a favorite occasion always looked forward to by our members. We reconnect in conversation over food as we anticipate our upcoming birthdays in the new year. You can also bring writing, ideas , and goals to share. 
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   Monday, January 8, 2018,  6:30-8PM

 Canastota Public Library Writers MONDAY Group  

--meets the second and fourth Monday at 6:30 PM in the Canastota library. Facilitated by Beth Totten.
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Tuesday, January 9, 3-5 PM 

CANASTOTA TUESDAY WRITERS GROUP  - 

meetings are held in the Canastota Library every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month.
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Thursday, January 11 - No Plotters Ink Meeting this month.

PLOTTERS INK FICTION WRITING GROUP will return in February. Please visit our blogazine in the meantime. 

 
-- We PUBLISH your ORIGINAL FICTION on our online blog-azine: PLOTTERS INK
( Publication is NOT  mandatory- submit your piece for publication, if desired. You may submit stories even if you do not attend meetings. Send submissions to whitesborowriters@gmail.com)
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Saturday, January 13, 10:30 AM - 


Poetry Plus 

Meets 2nd Saturday of each month in the Dunham Library Boardroom, facilitated by Lorraine Kreimeyer. Bring poems of your own or others you like, to read and enjoy.
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Monday, January 22,  6:00-8 pm 

MONDAY WRITERS GROUP (Whitesboro) 

-- WE PUBLISH YOUR ORIGINAL PROSE!*

The Monday Writers Group – held in the Boardroom of the Whitesboro Dunham Public Library  - is a group of amateur writers of all ages and skill levels. Writing assignments should be prose, either fiction or non-fiction, approximately 400-500 words or the side of one page. The writing prompts for this month are either AMBUSHED or UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
This event is open to adults. For more information, call 736-9734.

Please visit our online blog-azine:  http://dplmondaywriters.blogspot.com/ 
Publication is NOT  mandatory- submit your piece for publication, if desired. You may submit stories even if you do not attend meetings. Send submissions to whitesborowriters@gmail.com. 
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 Canastota Public Library Writers MONDAY Group  
Monday, January 22, 6-8 PM

--meets the second and fourth Monday at 6:30 PM in the Canastota library. Facilitated by Beth Totten.
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 Tuesday, January 23, 3-5 PM  (Call to verify)

CANASTOTA TUESDAY WRITERS GROUP  - meetings are held in the Canastota Library every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month.
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 UTICA WRITERS CLUB 

Wednesday, January 24 - 6-8:45 PM

Utica Writers Club monthly meeting at 6 PM in the Kirkland Library, Clinton, NY.

Meetings are conducted in "round table" style, in which member and visitor readings are presented to the group for constructive comments. All varieties of writing, regardless of genre, are discussed and encouraged by the Club.

President Monica Reid will facilitate the group.

(Contact information pending- call the Kirkland library at (315) 853-2038  for now.)



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