yWrite’s 2025 Writers’ Conference Scheduled for Nov. 1

AGAWAM — The yWrite Podcast will host the 2025 yWrite Conference on Saturday, Nov. 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Agawam Senior Center, 954 Main St., Agawam.

The theme of this year’s conference is “yWrite Your Story Your Way!” Open to beginner as well as experienced writers, this in-person, all-day conference will offer guidance on a variety of topics. Participants can choose from a morning class on memoir writing or learn to write legacy letters with members of the International Women’s Writing Guild.

Nzima Hutchings, poet laureate of Enfield, Conn., will present a morning of poetry writing with a workshop called “The Jazz of Contrapuntal Poetry,” and for writers who want to publish their work, New York literary agent Jan Kardys will offer two classes as well as the opportunity for writers to have their query letters reviewed for a nominal fee.

Afternoon sessions include workshops in matrilineal lineage: “Finding Character Voices from Your Life,” “Getting an Audience & Building Buzz,” “Writing Nonfiction,” and “Successful Query Letters.”

Lunch with the keynote speaker, veteran Western Mass. journalist G. Michael Dobbs, is included in the conference registration fee of $79. More information is available at yWrite on Facebook. Vendors and many yWrite podcast guests will have books, gifts, and items for sale. The day will conclude with an open mic and raffles.

Register at www.y-write.com or at www.eventbrite.com. Save $10 with promo code WMASS413.