Events

What is happening in The Room?

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Join us for our quarterly Writers and Illustrators 

Meet & Greet on Wednesday, 24th 6:00-8:30pm

Cravings at Colonial Spa in Wakefield, MA

Join in the art!

The Room to Write & Arts Collaborative of Wakefield 

collaborate for "Tell Me a Story"

 Art Exhibit & Sale in April!


Exhibit Dates:

Albion Cultural Exchange 

9 Albion Street, Wakefield, MA


Fridays: April 5, 12, 19 & 26 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Saturdays: April 6, 13 & 20 - 11:00am - 2:00pm


Opening Reception: 

Friday, April 5 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Closing Reception: 

Friday April 26 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm 


See the schedule and mark your calendars for 

Family Friendly Storytime Art Hour below!

Download and print the flier here:)

We are participating in April's art exhibit in three ways: 

1. An exhibit pairing 13 written pieces with 13 pieces of art.

2. Local Author Table featuring authors living all around us.

3. 3 Family Friendly Storytime Art Hours featuring 6 local authors.

** For a dowloadable flier, click here! **


Writers participating in the Artist/Writer collaborative exhibit are: 

Marilyn Lamkin, Cate Daniels, Susan Jepson, Sally Chetwynd, Eddie Brophy, Jennifer Revill, Kerri Leonard, Linda Malcolm, Sara Desmond, Eileen Worthley, PJ Carmichael, Janie Smith, & Alice Getty

Family Friendly Storytime Art Hours


Watercolors and kids don't always mix well, but we're hoping to change that with our Family Friendly Storytime Art Hours at the Albion Cultural Exchange during the Arts Collaborative of Wakefield's April "Tell Me a Story" Art exhibit.


The Room to Write has set aside three hours (with two authors per hour) during the month of April when the crowds will be gone, the art will be up, and kids will have an opportunity to listen to stories written by local authors while parents and caregivers can enjoy the art exhibit. What a wonderfully creative space to hear a locally sourced story told within and kids can join their parents after story time to view the art at their own pace!


The Room to Write will raffle off a copy of each story time book as a door prize:) See schedule below and mark your calendars!


To learn more about the Art Collaborative of Wakefield visit: https://www.artscollaborativeofwakefield.com/

Fri, April 12th:

1:00pm - 

Christine Ricci-McNamee

Logan and the Missing Crown Jewels

Pre-purchase the book!

1:30pm - 

Karin Gertsch 

Flora Has an Adventure

Pre-purchase the book online!

Also available at: 

The Book Shop in Beverly Farms 

The Bookstore of Gloucester

In person $10 cash or check

Wed, April 17th:

9:00am - 

Andrew Hacket

Ollie, the Acorn, and the Mighty Idea

Pre-purchase the book!

9:30am - 

Tina Hart

The Hart of the Home

Pre-purchase the book!

Fri, April 26th:

1:00pm - 

Joy Wieder

The Passover Mouse

Pre-purchase the book!

1:30pm - 

Ralph Tufo

True Friends Indeed

Pre-purchase the book!

$5 discount on in-person book sales day of event:)

Thanks to local artist Joy Schilling for the accompanying image above. This 2'x4' acrylic painting was part of Creatures & Critters, the Arts Collaborative's fall exhibit at the Albion Cultural Exchange.

Writers and Illustrators Meet & Greet 

Thursday, January 18th  

8:00am to 10:00am 

Brothers Deli - Restaurant

404 Main Street, Wakefield, MA

We started the year and the day off in a creative direction at our quarterly Meet & Greet. Adult writers and illustrators of all genres and levels were invited to meet up and share goals, ideas, and information with each other. Read our blog recap of the event here:)

This was our first-ever early-bird timeslot, so attendees stopped by for a muffin, cup of coffee, and some creative inspiration for the journey! 

If you have anything you’d like to share: a published book, a poem written on a napkin, an art portfolio, sample of your creative work in any form, a flier for an upcoming event—be sure to bring it along to share and celebrate. If you do not have any of those things or do not wish to share, just show up! 

Another Great Local Author Fair

This is the second year in a row the Wakefield Library, The Room to Write and Whitelam Books came together to support local authors and readers alike. This year fifteen different authors were available selling and signing their books as well as answering questions from readers. 

Click here to read more and see photos from this year's fair.

There was a little of everything, from picture books for the youngest among us, to middle grade and young adult novels, as well as a variety of fiction for adults.

It was a wonderful opportunity for readers to connect with authors, but also for authors to connect with each other!

Link to the authors: Margarita Barresi, JR Giuliano, Regina Mouradian, Christine Ricci-McNamee, Taylor Tyng, Kerry Crisley, Ali Kaden, Tim O'Leary, Lisa Stringfellow, Kip Wilson, Karin Gertsche, Gail Lowe, Sarah Lynne Reul, Doughlas L. Heath & Alison C. Simcox.

Past Events from The Room?

Writers and Illustrators Meet & Greet: Click the link to the left to see photos and follow-up from meet & greets held on: 

Library Author Fair:

Writing Workshops:

Writers' Critique Group: Click the link to find out about our monthly critique groups.

Festival by the Lake: Click the link to the left for recaps on all the fun we've had at the festival. Festival by the Lake is an annual festival held in June in Wakefield with crafters, nonprofits, food, music and fun!

Write After Dinner Series: Click the link to the left to see photos and follow-up from events held on:

Seniors to Seniors: 

Professional Headshot Fundraiser:

If you have an idea, please contact The Room to Write.

For more information about all the wonderful things happening in Wakefield check out the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, the Albion Cultural Exchange and the Events Planning Committee websites.