Category: Theater

Women At Work

Participating writers for Hobart Festival of Women Writers are a prolific group. We celebrate them 365 days /year. During Women’s History Month we are highlighting their recent published work in poetry, fiction, non-fiction and memoir.

A Bumper Crop of Books

Join us in the Hobart Book Village for a glorious celebration of women writers. Our writers have published a stunning variety of books. There are story collections, poems, and novels. We are pleased to promote these new publications by our 2022 authors.

Welcome Festival Participating Writers for 2022

We’re already celebrating! Spring is here and The Hobart Festival of Women Writers is returning to an in-person gathering on the weekend of September 9, 10 & 11, 2022. We’re ecstatic to be able to return to our signature weekend of celebrating the work of women writers. We’ve invited a stellar group of Participating Writers who’ve published their work in all genres and styles. They will offer workshops, will read from their work and their books will be available for purchase. Join us in the Hobart Book Village for a glorious celebration of women writers.

Women’s History Month

Hobart Festival of Women Writers has, since 2013, brought together an array of writers of poetry, fiction, essay, and theater for a weekend celebrating the work of women writers.

Announcing Festival 2020

We have poets, fiction writers, essayists, dramatists, and artists. Join us for this special weekend of readings, workshops, a public conversation and, of course, book sales.

Spotlight: Breena Clarke and Stephanie Nikolopoulos

Books symbolize a desire to preserve history, to dream, to create, to share, and even if I can’t read the language they’re written in I believe in their power. Though aspects of our cultures may differ, when we read we discover that we’re all looking to be seen and understood, to be loved, and to feel like our lives are meaningful.

Spotlight: Words & Images

It was a childhood of inspiration and creativity. Some summers were spent in the mountains of upstate New York, helping my grandmother at the tourist home she owned on Main Street waiting tables and hanging crisp white sheets on the line, singing and entertaining guests after dinner. At college, I had the opportunity to spend my junior year in Siena, Italy. My early experiences gave me exposure to a world of creative minds and alternative life styles. 

Spotlight: The New Writers

Get to know the New Writers joining Hobart Festival of Women Writers 2019    Stephanie Nikolopoulos, Hobart Festival of Women Writers blogger and Participating Writer, speaks to the women joining The Festival for the first time. Link to her Q&A.  SPOTLIGHT on Marilyn McCabe – http://bit.ly/2VDXP5S SPOTLIGHT on Ellen Meeropol- http://bit.ly/2wz16tj.                 SPOTLIGHT…

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Spotlight: Margot Farrington

I never consider how I’ll read a poem while writing it. When reading it to listeners, the greatest gift I can give them is spontaneity. Something in the read or recited poem should always remain fluid, open to surprise.

Spotlight: Linda Lowen

The integrity of your voice is important. So is delivering a well-crafted piece of prose. Clarity and readability are essential if you want to be understood — and read.