Category: Guild News
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This November, We Turn the Page
Written by Kyra Wilson Cook, Founding Director of the MetroWest Writers’ Guild We’re a community that came together starting back in 2018 when MetroWest Massachusetts needed regional leadership for a beloved November writing challenge. This matters, because we wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for that beautiful idea that writing is more fun when there…
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Save the Date! We’re Celebrating Books and Writing in December!
Last December, we welcomed HUNDREDS of readers and writers to the Writers’ Loft in Hudson for a day of book launches, book sales, and joyful celebration of all things literary! We’re doing it AGAIN on Saturday, December 7th! Save the date! We are so excited to do this event again and we hope you’ll join…
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You Don’t Have to Use It All
By Daphne James Huff It’s taken me almost seven years and over a dozen published books to realize one very simple thing: You don’t have to use it all. Sounds simple, but it’s been a long road to get there! What’s taken me the longest to accept is that you don’t have to use all of…
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A Great End-of-Year for the Guild!
The Guild celebrated the launch of the Fiddlehead Folio with a Literary Extravaganza celebration in partnership with the Writers’ Loft! The Guild also received two grants at the end of the year! The Guild is deeply grateful for the Writers’ Loft in Hudson, MA for hosting us for our 1st annual Literary Extravaganza and Book…
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Fiddlehead Folio Preview: Meet Sean Zinn!
Sean Zinn’s story, A Selkie Love Story, is the longest in this year’s Folio and it’s worth your time and attention. If you’re looking for something to read that’s grounded in the here and now, but with a twist of something a little different, this one is for you. What inspired you to write your…
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Fiddlehead Folio Preview: Meet Cassie Duncanson!
Cassie Duncanson contributed our most unique story in the Folio. As soon as I read it, I had a vision for its 2-page spread! You’ll find it at the very end of the Folio. A lingering image that we hope will get you excited for our 2024 volume! What inspired you to write your story?…
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Fiddlehead Folio Preview: Meet C. N. Jeffrey!
C. N. Jeffrey contributed one of the longer stories of the inaugural Fiddlhead Folio. As the editor putting up this post, I will write a short confession: I was really, *really* hoping that she would submit this piece and that we’d have the chance to publish it. I am proud we’ve given it a place…
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Fiddlehead Folio Preview: Meet Lindsay Clark!
Lindsay Clark is a Guild leader and one of the authors of the 2023 Fiddlehead Folio! We’re excited to feature her store, The Tiger, as part of the journal. What inspired you to write your story? How does that inspiration manifest in this work? The seed of my story was formed in January 2023, when…
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Fiddlehead Folio Preview: Meet Robin Mayer Stein!
Robin Mayer Stein is one of the authors featured in the 2023 volume of the Fiddlehead Folio! Her story, Make a Wish, is a thoughtful day-in-a-life story that you will enjoy cozying up to. We asked her a few questions about her story. Want to learn more about Robin? Her website is robinsteincreative.com. What inspired…
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Fiddlehead Folio Preview: Meet E.A. Brady!
E.A. Brady is one of the authors featured in the first volume of our literary journal, The Fiddlehead Folio! Her short story, Superhero in Aisle Six, is a touching read that we know you will enjoy. What inspired you to write your story? How does that inspiration manifest in this work? The seed for this…