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NYS Writers Institute
Sep 12, 20233 min read
Leah Thomas awarded the Bruce Piasecki and Andrea Masters writing award
Award will be presented at the NYS Poet and NYS Author Induction ceremonies on Friday, Sept. 22, at the University at Albany, a kickoff...
NYS Writers Institute
Sep 12, 20234 min read
Albany Book Festival online workshops open for registration
Registration is open for online workshops to take place next week in advance of our Albany Book Festival on Saturday, Sept. 23, at the...
NYS Writers Institute
Sep 7, 20223 min read
Albany Book Festival special event: Tribute to Hunter S. Thompson
“A Tribute to Hunter S. Thompson” will be one of the premier events of our upcoming Albany Book Festival on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the...
NYS Writers Institute
Aug 3, 20213 min read
Announcement: 4th Annual Albany Book Festival
The 4th Annual Albany Book Festival, presented by the NYS Writers Institute at the University at Albany, will be held Saturday, September...
NYS Writers Institute
Sep 25, 20201 min read
Sister Helen Prejean: Activist and author of "Dead Man Walking"
“When you're writing a book, you're not really alone... When I wrote Dead Man Walking and I began to dig into the case of Pat Sonnier, I...
NYS Writers Institute
Sep 23, 20201 min read
Matthew McElligott: Children's book author/illustrator
“Of course, who isn't a Maurice Sendak fan. Where the Wild Things Are is the classic of picture book literature. I do a whole thing with...
NYS Writers Institute
Sep 22, 20202 min read
Edwidge Danticat and Kali Fajardo-Anstine: The Joys of the Short Story Form
“I did not set out with any agenda with my work. I obsessively wanted to tell stories and there were certain things from my home life,...
NYS Writers Institute
Sep 21, 20201 min read
Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin on the climate crisis
“A green new deal is an absolute essential for human survival." —Noam Chomsky, in an interview with co-author Robert Pollin on their new...
NYS Writers Institute
Sep 18, 20201 min read
Albany Book Festival: One week down, one to go!
Updates on Week Two of the Albany Book Festival Hundreds of book lovers have viewed online videos of author events posted on our YouTube...
NYS Writers Institute
Sep 10, 20203 min read
Albany Book Festival: J. Courtney Sullivan, Thursday, starting at 1 p.m.
Hello Friends, We're thrilled to launch our third annual Albany Book Festival with today's event: Novelist J. Courtney Sullivan in...
NYS Writers Institute
Sep 9, 20203 min read
Albany Book Festival: What you need to know
"Books possess a transformative power, perhaps more so during lockdowns and quarantine. Books can open our hearts. Books can change our...
NYS Writers Institute
Sep 8, 20202 min read
Free writing workshops at the Albany Book Festival!
One of the many awesome features of this year's Albany Book Festival -- kicking off Thursday and running through Thursday, Sept. 24 -- ...
NYS Writers Institute
Sep 7, 20202 min read
Albany Book Festival: "Global Green New Deal" discussion with Noam Chomsky
"The dissidence now is much wider and more deeply rooted, and it’s found in sectors of the population that were excluded from the...
NYS Writers Institute
Sep 3, 20202 min read
Albany Book Festival: Sierra Crane Murdoch & David Treuer
One is a detective story, the other offers an updated history. Both feature Native American life and culture as the core of their...
NYS Writers Institute
Sep 2, 20206 min read
Albany Book Festival: National Book Award winner Colum McCann
We're delighted to have National Book Award winner Colum McCann join us (online) for our upcoming Albany Book Festival September 10-24....
NYS Writers Institute
Sep 1, 20202 min read
Coming to the Albany Book Festival: Sister Helen Prejean
It's September 1 and that means it's Albany Book Festival month! Our third annual Albany Book Festival kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 10,...
NYS Writers Institute
Aug 27, 20202 min read
Albany Book Festival author spotlight: Edwidge Danticat and Kali Fajardo-Anstine
One of the most anticipated events at the Albany Book Festival -- coming to you online September 10-24 -- will be an author-to-author...
NYS Writers Institute
Aug 25, 20202 min read
Albany Book Festival author spotlight: Former child soldier Ishmael Beah
We're using this space to highlight authors and books that'll be featured at our upcoming Albany Book Festival coming to you online...
NYS Writers Institute
Aug 20, 20204 min read
Albany Book Festival Pick of the Week: "The Resisters" by Gish Jen
We're using this space to highlight authors and books that'll be featured at our upcoming Albany Book Festival coming to you online...
NYS Writers Institute
Aug 18, 20202 min read
Announcing the 3rd Annual Albany Book Festival...
HAPPENING A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY THIS YEAR The NYS Writers Institute’s 3rd Annual Albany Book Festival will be held September 10 through 24...
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