Social Justice Writing – Straw Dog Writers

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My interest in writing emerged when I first relocated to Western Massachusetts in 2007. Joining a writing a performance group

Abel Meeropol Social Justice Writing Award 2017 Patricia Smith was awarded the first Abel Meeropol Social Justice Writing Award on

I’ve always been involved in the arts in some way but never would I have ever thought I’d become a

On my first day of service at the Haven House, a transitional housing program for homeless women and children, the

Originally published in Fired Up! Green Fire Writers When the picketing started at Glen Echo Amusement Park, I was 14

At the recent Straw Dog Writers’ Guild roundtable on writing for social justice, we were asked to consider our biggest

Patricia Smith awarded the Abel Meeropol Social Justice Writing Award by SDWG Board President Ellen Meeropol & Robert Meeropol Patricia

I’d like to tell you the story of this award and why Straw Dog Writers Guild created it. Like most