The term writer’s block was first coined in New York City in 1947 by Edmund Bergler, a well-known disciple of Sigmund Freud. Bergler, an Austrian psychiatrist called writer’s block a form of “psychic masochism, the unconscious wish to defeat one’s…
This publication by the Green Mountain Writers Group (GMWG) in Underhill, Vermont introduces an innovative model of consensus leadership. As a community of writers, we believe that everyone’s voice deserves to be heard. The consensus model ensures that every GMWG…
When: Apr 30, 2023, 10 AM to 4 PMWhere: Historic District 5 Schoolhouse, 32 Pleasant Valley Road, Underhill, VT The Green Mountain Writers Group (GMWG) will host the 1st Annual Vermont Poetry Festival in Underhill Center at the Historic District…
Fear of robots has been sweeping the ranks… Today, I opened the Edge browser, which I rarely use. That’s the browser which is linked by default to open the screen prompts that appear when the Windows operating system on my…
We are compiling poetry for the release of the first Green Mountain Writers Group (GMWG) print publication intended to showcase the work of our established and emerging member poets from around Vermont and the world. GMWG is currently requesting the…
#BookTok is a hashtag used by authors and digital content creators who feature book recommendations, reviews and memes. Professor Sut Jhally, founder of the Media Education Foundation once said, “Advertisers (authors) have to go to where the audience is if…
Two Vermont writers can win $1,250 and be published in VERMONT Magazine if they win the Vermont Writers’ Prize for Prose or Poetry. The prize celebrates writing about all things Vermont and is a collaboration between Green Mountain Power (GMP)…
What are your thoughts on the existence and contents of the collective unconscious? We’d like to provide an opportunity in the form of a writing prompt that encourages you to take a deep dive into the collective mind to see…
November is National Novel Writing Month. The “official” challenge is to write the first draft of a new, 50,000-word novel in 30 days. Rules, rules, rules… you can follow the official ones if you want to but I just want…
On September 6, 2022, we presented a multi-media poetry reading by Vermont poet Jerry Johnson. He is the author of two celebrated books, Up the Creek Without a Saddle and Noah’s Song. Jerry lives in a century-old schoolhouse he restored…