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Writers and Wisdom Keepers:
Illuminating a Path During Dark Times

Woodstock Community Center 56 Rock City Road, Woodstock, NY, United States

Come to Woodstock Bookfest, April 3-6. This panel will take place on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 2PM. Join these three exceptional writers, Janus Adams, Beverly Donofrio, Abigail Thomas, hosted by Gail Straub as they discuss how the wisdom that comes with aging influences their...

$20

Brevity in Form: The Art of the Short Essay

Holy Cross Monastery 1615 Route 9W, West Park, New York, United States

In this workshop, we will take a deep dive into crafting the short essay, a moving and personal form with the emotional impact of a short story and the lyricism of poetry. We’ll read essays from masters and innovators and explore sources of inspiration, from...

Diving Deep: The Art of Memoir

Omega Institute 150 Lake Drive, Rhinebeck, United States

Discover the life-changing potential of memoir writing in a workshop designed to take you deep into your heart and your past, to mine your own life for the stories that need telling. Donofrio believes that writing heals. Writing exercises are designed to stimulate memories, which...

Your Life as Story

Holy Cross Monastery 1615 Route 9W, West Park, New York, United States

Are you stuck, looking for a way in, unable to figure out how to proceed, wondering how to make a compelling read from the raw material that is your life? To master memoirist Beverly Donofrio writing is about diving deep to find your truth, and...

Brevity in Form: The Art of the Short Essay

Holy Cross Monastery 1615 Route 9W, West Park, New York, United States

In this workshop, we will take a deep dive into crafting the short essay, a moving and personal form with the emotional impact of a short story and the lyricism of poetry. We’ll read essays from masters and innovators and explore sources of inspiration, from...