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Virtual Reading | 2026 Edith Wharton & Straw Dog Writers Guild Writers-in-Residence

September 1 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Please join us for a virtual reading featuring the 2026 Edith Wharton & Straw Dog Writers-in-Residence! Writers will share short excerpts from their work developed while in residence at the Mount this past spring. Following the reading, there will be a short Q & A with the writers, who will answer questions about their Residency experience.

Featuring: Sharon DuPree, Ali GoldsteinCaprice Gray, Margaret Jameson, Nina Michiko Tam, Arya Samuelson, and Hafsa Zulfiqar.

 


 

Applications for the 2027 Edith Wharton & Straw Dog Writers Guild Writing Residency open September 1! For more information on the Writing Residency program, visit the Residency webpage.

 


 

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  • This is a virtual program hosted on Zoom. Registration is recommended to receive the Zoom link via email. Join here!

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Date:
September 1
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Price:

FREE

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Forest Bathing & Tai Chi with Mary Hannah Parkman

Ease into the afternoon with Forest Bathing and Tai Chi among the evergreen forests at The Mount. Mary Hannah will guide you in easy-to-follow Tai Chi movements to cultivate peace

$20