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2012-01-18T12:10:00.000-05:00

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An Evening of Stories and Songs at The Ridgefield Library

2011-02-15T10:39:00.001-05:00

COFFEEHOUSE CANTATA

(Saturday, March 5, from 7-9 PM)

Presented by

The Ridgefield Writer's Guild

and Camerata D'Amici choral music group

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Join the ghosts of Kerouac, Ginsberg, Burroghs and the like as the Ridgefield Writers Guild hosts their second literary event at the Ridgefield Library on Sat, Mar 5, from 7-9 PM.

Writers, poets and musicians invite you to sip coffee and recall an era that revolutionized American culture and transformed future generations with literary standards that resonated to a different Beat.

New works by Ridgefield Writers Guild members, including satirist Lauren Salkin and memoirist Aurora Cancino Lopez, as well as award-winning author Linda Merlino and writer Adele Annesi, who will read from their novels in progress.

Also featured is guest poet Doris Henderson and other guest writers from our friends in New York.

Feel free to dress in tune with the Beatnik generation!

Please register as space is limited.

Snow date is Saturday, March 12.

Location: Dayton Program Room

Click here to go to the Ridgefield Library calendar

Website Dedicated to Classic Short Stories

2011-02-14T12:32:00.003-05:00

For a variety of short stories to engage the mind and soothe the soul, visit Classic Short Stories. Rediscover the art of the short story.

The Public Query Slushpile: Read This Before Submitting

2009-10-28T22:52:00.000-04:00

This was originally posted at Janet Reid's blog. Janet Reid had created an outline for a class she taught on Query Letters.

Highly recommended reading.

The Public Query Slushpile: Read This Before Submitting

2007-11-05T22:44:00.000-05:00

The Ridgefield Writer's Guild would like to thank

every one who participated in or attended our public
reading, "An evening of Literary Latte," at Starbuck's
last Thursday, October 4th.
Event photos can be viewed at
http://picasaweb.google.com/lasalk/Starbucks

The event was emceed by actor and award-winning writer Jack Schmidt

Special guest readers included …

Peter Selgin

Peter's stories and essays have appeared in dozens of literary magazines, and he is the author of By Cunning & Craft: Sound Advice and Practical Wisdom for Fiction Writers, and articles for Poets & Writers Magazine.

Cortney Davis

Cortney's poetry collection Leopold’s Maneuvers won the Prairie Schooner Book Prize. Her poems appear in various literary journals, and she is a three-time Pushcart Prize nominee.

Doris Henderson

Doris' poems have appeared in various literary journals, and she is a Pushcart Prize nominee. Doris is also president of the Danbury area chapter of the Connecticut Poetry Society.

Patricia D'Ascoli

Patricia is an author, and the writer and publisher of the prestigious "Connecticut Muse." She is also a feature writer for area newspapers.

Shawn M. Casey

Shawn is an award-winning author of mainstream fiction and mystery.

Selections from the Ridgefield Writer’s Guild, included:

Belly of the Whale by novelist Linda Merlino

"Novel Fatigue" by essayist Lauren Salkin

Gwenllian's Keep by writer Eileen Hackett

"It's a Buyer's Market" by playwright Mariana Corrado

Where Do the Colors Go at Night by children's writer Dawn Buthorn

The Far Side of the Sound by award-winning writer Adele M. Annesi

"Tina and the Drunken Giants" by award-winning actor and writer Jack Schmidt

Children's Author/Illustrator Jamison Odone to Speak at Nov. 20th Meeting

2007-11-01T10:05:00.003-04:00

The Ridgefield Writer's Guild welcomes guest speaker and Ridgefield resident, Jamison Odone, to the History Room of The Ridgefield Library on Tuesday, November 20th at 7:00p.m, where Mr. Odone will talk about the creative process of writing and illustrating his children's picture book, "Honey Badgers."

"Honey Badgers" received a wonderful review in Publishers Weekly.
(text version included below)

Publishers Weekly Review
(scroll down PW web page to view)

February 19th, 2007:

Odone's debut book makes a deep bow to Maurice Sendak, with its somber palette and heavily crosshatched, pen-and-ink and watercolor wash illustrations. But the affectionate, dreamy text is his own.

"I get along well with honey badgers," the boy narrator begins. "In fact, I was raised by a pair-Maurice and June. They are good parents," he adds. On the opposite page June, in a warm red overcoat, holds out her arms to a naked, Sendak-style foundling. (Honey badgers are carnivorous African mammals, making Maurice and June's solicitousness particularly heartwarming.)

Telegraphic sentences on the left-hand pages ("We have a small stream nearby to sip from") accompany framed pictures on the right; here, the boy and Maurice, sporting warm sweaters to ward off the chill, drink on hands and knees, surrounded by a forest of gnarled trees. Visual references to myth (empty boats), fallen civilizations (Mayan stone sculptures), and wealth and education (velvet drapes and leather-bound books) give the story elegant resonance without weighing it down. "It is late now," the boy says. "I think I'll go to bed."

Maurice and June stand guard as he sleeps under an enormous canopy. Odone, tapping into a powerful vein of fantasy (what child would not rush to move into a cozy den with two gentle, furry parents-) has created the kind of book certain children will cling to, years after they abandon the rest of their picture book collections.

Ages 4-up.(Apr.) Copyright © 1997-2005
Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.
All rights reserved.

For further information concerning the event, please e-mail: rwg.info@yahoo.com.

2007-09-03T22:45:00.001-04:00

Ridgefield Writer's Guild Presents

An Evening of Literary Latté at Starbucks

Thursday, October 4th at 7:30PM

For more information, contact event coordinator
Adele Annesi at a.annesi@sbcglobal.net

Reading - Scribes and Troubadours: An Evening Serenade.

2007-01-09T09:43:00.000-05:00

"Scribes and Troubadours:

An Evening Serenade"

7p.m., Fri, Mar 5

Ridgefield Library

Ph (203) 438-2282

Inspired by the theme of Venetian Carnival

On the topic of "Passionately in Love With ..."

Select writers from the Ridgefield Writers Guild, the Memoir Writing Group, poets and singers will read their work, and singers will sing love songs in a soirée-style gathering.

The mixed performance of writers, poets and singers in costume is intended to connect the various artistic communities and develop future interdisciplinary projects.

Light refreshments, wine and cheese will be served. Registration for the event is required. Please contact library program director Lesley Lambton.

Please join us!

For this memorable evening inspired by the theme of Venetian Carnival on the topic of "Passionately in Love With."

Look for more information to come ...

Date: Friday, March 5

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: Ridgefield Library, Dayton Room

472 Main Street

Ridgefield, CT 06877

Contact:

Lesley Lambton

Ph (203) 438-2282