Ongoing Events:
The Mahopac Writers Ongoing Workshop – Event Type: Weekly ZOOM workshop for writers. Start Time: 6:45 PM End Time: 8:45 PM Description: A self-managed/peer support writing workshop. No age limit. No genre limits. (There may be some limit on taste, ie, in favor of ‘good taste’, in language and subject matter.) Bring your writing, read and discuss it with other writers. –You might be limited to six minutes for reading and five minutes for discussion, as per time limitations. We also discuss general writing issues. Contact: Vin Dacquino 845-206-7703 Presenter: Vincent Dacquino
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Dacquino to Present at BOCES Master Class Dec. 7 at BOCESDecember 7, 2022
The plan is for editors to receive students’ writing prior to the editing sessions to allow time to read and review their drafts for Dec. 7, 2022 at BOCES Center in Yorktown. Each editor will work with 3-4 students for 30-minute conferences. The time frame of the Master Class would be from 8am-2:15pm. Editors will be working with students from approximately 9:30am-1:00pm with a 30-minute break for lunch. Rather than a key-note speaker, editors will work with students on a small group writing activity from 1-1:45pm? Students will be specially selected by various school districts in the Westchester/Putnam area. Editors are chosen from various professional fields in writing.
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Mahopac Writers DAY GROUPDecember 28, 2022
The Mahopac Writers Group is a 25 year old organization, founded by Vincent Dacquino, which helps writers improve their craft and connect with other authors. The group meets weekly on line and bi-weekly in person at D'Berto's Pizzeria on Route 6 in Mahopac, NY for lunch meetings from noon to 2 pm. to share articles, new books, short stories and poems since its inception. For further information contact Group Leader Vincent Dacquino (vtd1234@aol.com) or Zoom Host John F McMullen (johnmac13@gmail.com).
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The Mahopac Writers GroupDecember 28, 2022
The Mahopac Writers Group is a 25 year old organization, founded by Vincent Dacquino, which helps writers improve their craft and connect with other authors. The group meets weekly online every Thursday evening at 6:30 Eastern time. Members come from locations throughout the United States and have published over 150 books plus countless articles, short stories and poems since its inception. For further information contact Group Leader Vincent Dacquino (vtd1234@aol.com) or Zoom Host John F McMullen (johnmac13@gmail.com).
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Dacquino to Return to Desmond Center on April 5, 2023April 5, 2023
Vin Dacquino will be returning to the Center after his successful lecture Oct 18 on "Hauntings of the Hudson River Valley." On April 5, 2023 from 10:30 to noon, Dacquino will discuss the life and legacy of Sybil Ludington based on his 2019, "Patriot Hero of the Hudson Valley." The center is located at 6 Albany Post Road, Newburgh, NY
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Dacquino to Address Students at Young Authors ConferenceMay 2, 2023
Author, Vin Dacquino, will address high school students at this year's Young Authors Conference on May 2, 2023. The workshop, A NOVEL WAY TO WRITE NOVELS will focus on how to use your life experiences to write Diary Poems that can be written as a novel. The event will be held on the BOCES campus in Yorktown, NY for 9 to 12:45.
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