Do you have something to say about our pandemic year, or about your hopes for what comes next? Do you have drawings or photos you'd like to pair with words? Are you a poet, a storyteller, an essayist? Are you an experienced writer, or someone just starting out? The Mad River Valley Libraries are seeking submissions of prose, poetry, art and photography for a collection of stories of life in the Mad River Valley during the COVID-19 pandemic. Submissions will be compiled into a publication that will be distributed within the community. If you have a piece of work to contribute, you may complete this form: https://forms.gle/PX1jBpiQmE4WLkPVA and email your work to mrvpandemicstories@gmail.com. Hard copies may be dropped off at your favorite MRV library.
If you are unsure about what you want to write, but want to write something, we have the workshop for you, hosted by writer and educator Laura McCaffrey. In our session, we'll use writing prompts and visual prompts to help you write what you need to write. We'll have materials available, but feel free to also bring your own. We'll have one workshop for younger folks (8-`12) from 1:30-3:00, and one for Teens and Adults from 3:30-5:00 under the tent on the Warren Town Green on Sunday, June 13. Register for a workshop here: https://forms.gle/kPbYZunx7PozYJkC7
For more details about the pandemic story project, visit joslinmemoriallibrary.com, moretownlibrary.com, or warrenlibrary.com, or call your favorite MRV library.
About the workshop host:
Laura Williams McCaffrey's short stories have appeared in Cicada, YA Review Network, and Solstice Literary Magazine, earning such honors as the SCBWI Magazine Merit Award for fiction and a Pushcart Prize Nomination. She's also published three YA fantasy novels, Marked, Water Shaper, and Alia Waking. The former fiction editor at YA Review Network, Laura now teaches at Champlain College and at Solstice, a low-residency MFA program, as well as at Pacem School, an independent school for middle and high school students. For more information about her and her work, visit https://www.laurawilliamsmccaffrey.com
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