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.
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Celebrating a Milestone! HFWW 2023
WE’RE CELEBRATING A MILESTONE! Hobart Festival of Women Writers has been a platform to support women writers since 2013.
HFWW Holiday Gift Guide 2022
Spread Hygge. Support the work of HFWW’s participating writers. Give a gift of knowledge, comfort and joy.
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.
THE PERSONAL NARRATIVE: Finding Beauty in Life-Changing Events Through Words
In the workshop, writers will detail an event through the five senses. Though certain events may feel traumatic only, they can offer opportunities for individual growth. This workshop will begin to open the creative mind for this growth.
Fall Workshops 2021
Announcing A NEW workshop with Breena Clarke: How They Must Have Felt: developing an emotional landscape in historical fiction. This workshop created and led by Breena Clarke is one of six being offered as part of the Hobart Festival of Women Writers’ Fall Workshop Series. We’re entering our ninth year of platforming the work of women writers…
Hobart Festival of Women Writers Virtual Flash Readings
In order to preserve our platform celebrating women authors, we created our first Virtual Flash Readings. Forty writers participated by recording themselves reading their work. The videos were combined into two seamless, beautiful videos by Jessica Vecchione of VECC Videography assisted by Amber Gray. These videos were aired via Zoom on Saturday, September 12th and 13th, 2020.
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.
Highlights and Holidays
What a wonderful weekend we had! View highlights of our sixth great year of celebrating women writers.
Hobart Festival of Women Writers 2018
The Hobart Festival of Women Writers 2018 was held on September 7, 8 &9th Our sixth consecutive year of celebrating the work of women writers in the town of Hobart, New York, The Book Village of the Catskills. It was a glorious weekend! enjoy these photos by Nivea Castro
Hobart Festival of Women Writers 2023 