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A hopeful pushback to "The End of Reading." At UAlbany this summer, teenagers spent a week reading, writing and sharing their stories. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/a-forgo... @ualbanynews.bsky.social
‘A Forgotten Art:’ UAlbany Writing Workshop Helps Teens Find Their Voice in the Age of AI
Capital Region teens hone their writing skills at the Discovering Your Voice workshop hosted by the Capital District Writing Project and NYS Writers Institute. By Bethany Bump with photos by Patrick D...
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Applications open for Fall 2026 Community Poetry Writing Salon at UAlbany with Anna Moschovakis www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/applica... @ualbanynews.bsky.social
Applications open for Fall 2026 Community Poetry Writing Salon
Application deadline Friday, August 7.UAlbany Department of English Poet-in-Residence Anna Moschovakis will offer a community poetry writing salon / workshop in Fall 2026 with the New York State Write...
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43 years of great conversations. More to come this fall! Sign up for our email updates at www.nyswritersinstitute.org and then watch your inbox for announcements of our fall 2026 schedule and the Albany Book Festival. @ualbanynews.bsky.social @ualbanyalumni.bsky.social #albany #518
New York State Poet Laureate Kimiko Hahn to debut new poem at "Moon Tree" in NYC park on Thursday. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/state-p... @ualbany @mayor.nyc.gov
State Poet Laureate Kimiko Hahn to debut new poem at "Moon Tree" in NYC park
New York State Poet Laureate Kimiko Hahn will read a poem at Madison Square Park’s Moon Tree Launch Party in New York City on Thursday, July 16, a daylong celebration recognizing the park’s newly-plan...
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NYS Summer Writers Institute's third week of writerly events continues. 8 p.m. Thursday July 9 Caryl Phillips (fiction) and Chase Twichell (poetry) 8 p.m. Friday July 10 Rick Moody (fiction) and Adam Braver (fiction) Full schedule on our website and www.skidmore.edu/summerwriter...
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A list of visiting writers and writers-in-residence for the New York State Writers Institute.
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Catch up on some of the memorable conversations from our spring 2026 season. Videos from several events are now available to view at www.nyswritersinstitute.org
Name me another place-rooted author so beloved in his hometown during his lifetime. (James Joyce? Nope.) Read Paul Grondahl on William Kennedy at 98: www.timesunion.com/news/article...
At 98, William Kennedy enters pantheon of American literature
The first three books of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s Albany cycle have been published in a new Library of America edition, “William Kennedy: The Albany Trilogy.”
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The NYS Writers Institute invites you to join special guests for a program at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, at UAlbany to celebrate William Kennedy and his Library of America edition. >>> www.nyswritersinstitute.org #albany #literature #518 @ualbanynews.bsky.social @ualbanyalumni.bsky.social
The NYS Writers Institute invites you to join special guests for a program at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, at UAlbany to celebrate William Kennedy and his Library of America edition. >>> www.nyswritersinstitute.org #albany #literature #518 @ualbanynews.bsky.social @ualbanyalumni.bsky.social
Online conversation with Kate Zernike and Nancy Hopkins. Noon Friday, May 8. Event details and Zoom link >> www.nyswritersinstitute.org @marlenebelfort.bsky.social @thernainstitute.bsky.social @ualbanynews.bsky.social
Historian and two-time Pulitzer finalist David Nasaw comes to UAlbany on Thursday to discuss The Wounded Generation, a powerful new look at the hidden costs of WWII on veterans and the nation. Free and open to the public; signing to follow. >> www.nyswritersinstitute.org @ualbanynews.bsky.social
Join us! Panel discussion will examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping democracy, education, and public services. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 University at Albany Free and open to the public Details >> www.nyswritersinstitute.org @ualbanynews.bsky.social #ualbany #albany
Heading today to Albany for a reading sponsored by the NY State Writers’ Institute at the Nine Pin Cider Works, 929 Broadway, 7:00 P.M. See you there.
Tonight > A conversation about the Writers Institute podcast w excerpts from Toni Morrison, William Kennedy, Francis Ford Coppola, Seamus Heaney, Lorrie Moore, Mary Gaitskill, and more. 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 27, at UAlbany. www.nyswritersinstitute.org @albany.edu
Announcing PEN America's Character Naming Auction! Bid now to have your name (or a loved one's) featured in an upcoming work from one of these 10 beloved authors. All proceeds support PEN America's new Author Safety Program https://givebutter.com/c/pen-america-name-a-character-auction-gd4zkb/auction
Coming Monday, a conversation about the Writers Institute podcast featuring excerpts from Toni Morrison, Seamus Heaney, Francis Ford Coppola, William Kennedy, and more. 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 27, at UAlbany. @albany.edu www.nyswritersinstitute.org/writersinsti...
Thank you SO much to @nyswi.bsky.social for inviting our own @judithenck.bsky.social to speak about our new book "The Problem with Plastic," and to @sarbetter.bsky.social of @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social for conducting the interview.
A week from today, we're heading off-campus... Join us at Nine Pin Cider Works in Albany at 7 p.m. Wed, April 29, for a conversation with T. C. Boyle. Details >> www.nyswritersinstitute.org/tcboyle-2026 @tcboyle.com @liveright.bsky.social
How's your digital literacy? Join us Wednesday for a conversation with Heidi Boghosian, author of Cyber Citizens: Saving Democracy with Digital Literacy. 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, at UAlbany. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/heidiboghosian @ualbanycehc.bsky.social @ualbanynews.bsky.social
I’ll never retire…” said 98-year old William Kennedy as he was honored today at the LifePath’s 30th Annual Third Age Achievement Awards ceremony. Congratulations! “Keep writing,” says Bill. #novelists #thewritinglife #albany @ualbanynews.bsky.social
NEXT MONDAY > Judith Enck in conversation with Susan Arbetter. 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 20 Page Hall, UAlbany Downtown Campus. Info >> www.nyswritersinstitute.org @ualbanygreenscn.bsky.social @judithenck.bsky.social @ualbanynews.bsky.social @ualbanygradsch.bsky.social @ualbanydaes.bsky.social
Next Thursday >> Andrew Yang in conversation. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16 Page Hall on the @UAlbany Downtown Campus. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/andrewyang Books will be sold and a signing to the follow the conversation and Q&A @andrew-yang.bsky.social
Cultivating the next generation of writers... We're proud to announce that the NYS Writers Institute is once again a co-sponsor of the "Discovering Your Voice" summer writing workshop at @ualbany, presented by the Capital District Writing Project. epay.albany.edu/C21455_ustor...
Looking ahead to next week, we'll present three events: > 2-time National Magazine Award winner Tom Junod, > Pulitzer-winner Hisham Matar, and > a film screening of the 2023 Moroccan film "Sound of Berberia" w online discussion w director Tarik El Idrissi. Details at www.nyswritersinstitute.org
"How many times have two Nobel Prize winners appeared at the University at Albany in the same week?" Google: "Based on available records... there is no record of two Nobel Prize winners appearing in the same week." This is that week... www.nyswritersinstitute.org
See you Saturday! We'll see you tomorrow *Saturday* at the 6th Annual Albany Film Festival. 22 events -- screenings, talks, awards -- in 5 venues. Free and open to the public. www.albanyfilmfestival.org
See that pic? Phil snapped it! Join us Saturday for a conversation with award-winning photographer Phillip Caruso about his experiences on the film set of "Forrest Gump." 3:45 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at UAlbany at the Albany Film Festival > www.albanyfilmfestival.org @ualbanynews.bsky.social
