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Memoir writing workshop offered and challenge grant update

NYS Writers Institute

Mar 24, 20212 min read

Memoir writing workshop offered and challenge grant update

Has this year of pandemic lockdown made you more introspective? Have you always wanted to write a memoir, but did not know how to start?...

Sister Helen Prejean: Activist and author of "Dead Man Walking"

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...

Albany Book Festival author spotlight: Former child soldier Ishmael Beah

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...

Q&A with Nick Flynn: "Absorb as much as possible"

NYS Writers Institute

Jul 30, 20203 min read

Q&A with Nick Flynn: "Absorb as much as possible"

We checked in with Nick Flynn for advice on how to cope and be productive during these unsettled times. Nick is author of the bestselling...

How are college students coping in a time of pandemic?

NYS Writers Institute

May 6, 20201 min read

How are college students coping in a time of pandemic?

University at Albany Distinguished Professor Dr. Jeffrey Berman helps students express, discuss grief, trauma and loss in his English...

Sister Helen Prejean, author of "Dead Man Walking," checks in from New Orleans

NYS Writers Institute

Apr 2, 20203 min read

Sister Helen Prejean, author of "Dead Man Walking," checks in from New Orleans

We asked Sister Helen Prejean for words of inspiration. She came back to us with incredible answers. Author of the international...

Dispatches from 'solitary confinement' in a local nursing home

NYS Writers Institute

Mar 26, 20205 min read

Dispatches from 'solitary confinement' in a local nursing home

Donald Black, 97-year-old World War II vet and Writers Institute contributor, contemplates the coronavirus pandemic in isolation in a...

In these days of social isolation, which book are you most looking forward to reading?

NYS Writers Institute

Mar 13, 20201 min read

In these days of social isolation, which book are you most looking forward to reading?