LAVA will continue to offer online programming, through the pandemic and beyond!
FIRST MONDAYS: Poets and Writers Virtual Café
Poets and writers of all stripes are invited to gather on Zoom with others to share short samples of their work, talk craft, and see where the conversation leads. 7–8:30 p.m.
Advance registration is required; click here to register.
SECOND MONDAYS: Online Playwrights’ Circle
Playwrights are invited to gather on Zoom to share short samples of their work, request readings of short pieces of work by others in the group, discuss topics of interest and importance to the playwriting community in general. 7–8:30 p.m.
Advance registration is required; click here to register.
THIRD MONDAYS: Online Book Club
7–8:30 p.m.
Advance registration required; click here to register.
- October 17: The Sentence (Louise Erdrich)
- November 21: The Inconvenient Indian (Thomas King)
- December 19: How Long Till Black Future Month? (NK Jemisin)
- January 16: Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin (Jill Lepore)
- February 20: Horse (Geraldine Brooks)
- March 20: Midnight’s Children (Salman Rushdie)
- April 17: Under a White Sky (Elizabeth Kolbert)
- May 15: The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Volume 1 (Anaïs Nin)
- June 19: The Seven Daughters of Eve (Bryan Sykes, Michael Page, et al.)
FOURTH MONDAYS: new Online Fiction Critique Group
This peer critique group offers fiction writers a way to support each other in producing excellent, publishable fiction. In addition to critiquing, we will share tips, resources, and ideas, and occasionally do exercises.
It is led by Karen Shapiro Miller, whose stories and articles have been published in a variety of venues, including NASA websites, Northeast Magazine, and the Montague Reporter. In addition to writing, Karen served for many years as a Contributing Editor at Galileo Magazine, has taught fiction writing, and published a small-press mystery magazine.
Meetings from 7–9 p.m. every fourth Monday. For more information, or to see if there are openings, email karen@thelavacenter.org.
