Events

Upcoming events

2014

WORDS AND MUSIC

A dramatic reading of my story YOU CHOOSE, by Sharron Vaillette, Robert Hansler, pianist
Helen Hills
Smith College
December 6, 2014
3 p.m.

WORDS AND MUSIC
A dramatic reading of my story WHAT A LIFETIME IS, by Sharron Vaillette, with cellist Vernon David
Florence Congregational Church
January 18 at 3 p.m.


New Manuscript Group forming. Please contact me on CONTACT page for more information.


2013

January and February Workshops on Memoir and Short Fiction

March Workshop on Submitting Work for Publication

Spring and Summer workshops: Please contact me for more information.

August: I will be teaching Writing Short Fiction
and From Pen to Periodical
at the Cape Cod Writers Conference in Hyannis MA


2012

I will be offering a workshop on
THE TWELVE BEST-KEPT SECRETS OF THE SHORT STORY WRITER
at the Write Angles Conference at Mt Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA
on October 20, as well as participating in a panel on humor writing in literary fiction.

In September and October I will be offering workshops in HOW TO DESIGN A WRITING LIFE
(see WORKSHOPS page on this website)






2011

November 12, 4 p.m. Helen Hills Hills Chapel. A reading from This Road Will Take Us Closer to the Moon.
Smith College, Elm Street, Northampton, Massachusetts.

Saturday, December 10, 4 p.m.: A Reading in the Afternoon
Northampton, Massachusetts (contact author for details)

Monday, February 20, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Odyssey Book Club, Odyssey Book Store
South Hadley, Massachusetts
Read the book and join the author in conversation. We'd love to have you!

Saturday February 25 at 2 pm
Storrs Library, Longmeadow Massachusetts
Short Fiction: How to Write it, How to See it into Print: author reading from her new collection and sharing ideas about craft and publication. All Welcome.

Saturday, March 10 at 9:30
HOW TO TURN A STORY START INTO A STORY: a morning craft workshop to help you turn those story beginnings into a full-fledged story. Open to all writers. Please contact me for more information.

Past events

November 5. "From Pen to Periodical," Greenfield Library, Greenfield, Massachusetts.

October 22. "Twelve Best-Kept Secrets of Story Creation," Meekins Library, Williamsburg, Massacusetts.

October 8. "From Pen to Periodical: Publishing Tips," Lilly Library, Florence, Massachusetts
September 20, 2011. A reading at The Women's Department, Wheaton, Illinois.

Book groups

I would be happy to attend a meeting of your book group. Please contact me with information.