The Gloucester Writers Center is a place for working writers in a working town
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Gloucester Writers Center 126 East Main Street, GloucesterA Reading from spoKe six
Gloucester Writers Center 126 East Main Street, GloucesterA reading from spoKe six including David Rich reading from his essay on Gerrit Lansing, James Cook reading from his essay on Sam Cornish, poems by John Mulrooney, Jim Dunn and Amanda Cook. Hosted by Karina Van Berkum and Kevin Gallagher. David Rich worked as the poet Gerrit Lansing’s archivist from 2017 to 2018, […]
Peter Almond
Gloucester Writers Center 126 East Main Street, GloucesterThis event will be closed to the public. Please join us for the live stream on Facebook! Peter Almond is a documentary and narrative filmmaker, whose career includes work on public issues as a journalist and in public policy with both US and international projects. Current work include a drama set in the lead up […]
POSTPONED Writers Resist: Write the Vote Cape Ann
Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church 10 Church Street, Gloucester , MA, United StatesThis event has been postponed until the fall.
He Dreams of Giants
The Cabot 286 Cabot St, Beverly, MAThe GWC is a community Partner with Salem Film Festival again this year. The Guardian says, "...a moody plunge into the anguish of the artistic process...By the end of this movie you’ll realize that Gilliam’s struggles are humanity’s struggles." In 2000, when he Terry Gilliam first attempted a screen adaptation of Cervantes’ masterpiece, Don Quixote […]
A word from the Gloucester Writers Center
In order to keep our community safe, the Gloucester Writers Center has postponed our events for the next month. Looking for something to do? We have a wealth of readings and events archived at gloucesterwriters.org. Visit our media archives to listen to podcasts of our readings or watch videos of past events. We will evaluate […]
POSTPONED: An Evening with Jacquelyn Mitchard
The Azorean 133 Washington Street, GloucesterPlease stay tuned for updates.
Ongoing Virtual Events
Click on down and join us for our first social distance event Join us @ www.facebook.com/GloucesterWritersCenter/ for Let the People Pick the President Jesse Wegman is a member of the New York Times editorial board, where he has written about the Supreme Court and legal affairs since 2013. Our interviewer is GWC Advisory Board member, lawyer […]
Who’s A Class Traitor Now? On Being A Working-Class Writer or a Miscreant Artist in New England
Gloucester Writers Center 126 East Main Street, GloucesterLet's have a conversation together about the specifics of being a class traitor in New England. We can define it together. Public figures like Eileen Myles (Arlington, Massachusetts), Carl Andre (Quincy, MA), and Marsden Hartley (born in Maine; painted in Gloucester) will serve as touchstones. Together, we will break down how often (but not always!) […]
Stay Safe
Dear Friends, During this time of mass isolation we are hunkering down with our Board to explore, regroup and reimagine how we can best serve the community while moving sustainably into our this unpredictable future. To do this we are temporarily suspending our live programming and events until the invisible storm passes. We want […]
Zoom – Virtual Open Mic
virtual Roger Davis invites you to a scheduled Zoom meeting for the monthly Gloucester Writers Center Open Mic. As usual, each reader will have five minutes to read a piece of prose, fiction, or poetry. In lieu of […]
Anna Solomon
Mark the Date. Watch the Stream. Ask a the Author. Wednesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION DETAILS. Anna Solomon & Charlotte Gordon discuss Anna's new book. Here's what Publisher's Weekly had to say: "Fresh and tantalizing, with fascinating intergenerational discussions about desire, duty, family, and feminism, as well as a surprising, […]
Fish Tales: Redo
Join our Storyteller in Residence, Casey Breton for our first Virtual Fish Tales on May 22nd thru May 31st. Like so many non-profits in order to continue our mission to the community and keep in touch with our friends we are moving into the virtual. We look forward to be with you LIVE. In the […]
Open Mic
Host Roger Davis invites you to our second Zoom OPEN MIC. Monday June 1st Sign in at 7:15pm here https://us02web.zoom.us/j/71829688421?pwd=UURXYXF0RXVwZTFGYUF5cmgzb2hHZz09 and chat before reading Bring your words get heard. Anyone needing help with Zoom sign in can email Roger at Rdavis@gmail.comMeeting ID: 718 2968 8421 Password: words
Open Mic
Join host Roger Davis on Zoom Bring your words get heard. Sign in at 7:15 below and chat before reading https://us02web.zoom.us/j/71829688421?pwd=UURXYXF0RXVwZTFGYUF5cmgzb2hHZz09 Anyone needing help with Zoom sign in can email Roger at Rdavis@gmail.com Meeting ID: 718 2968 8421 Password: words
Summer Scriptwriting Class with Peter Almond
Tuesdays July 21, 28, Aug 4 & August 11 7pm EST Peter Almond is a film producer and writer in both documentary and narrative genres. He is currently filmmaker/Writer-in-Residence at the GWC. He wants to give a ZOOM Screenwriting Workshop as a contribution! All proceeds from the workshop will all go to the GWC. These […]
True-Life Tales w/ a Twist
Join Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons, producer of the nonfiction series No, YOU Tell It! (noyoutellit.com), for this generative storytelling workshop. Participants will turn out and trade true tales to examine what makes a powerful, affecting, and expressive story on the page or stage. Have a Fish Tales story you want to hone or a new tale you’ve […]