Peter Almond

Gloucester Writers Center 126 East Main Street, Gloucester

This 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 […]

He Dreams of Giants

The Cabot 286 Cabot St, Beverly, MA

The 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 […]

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, Gloucester

Let'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 […]