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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?...
NYS Writers Institute
Mar 24, 20212 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 25, 20201 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 25, 20202 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...
NYS Writers Institute
Jul 30, 20203 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...
NYS Writers Institute
May 6, 20201 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...
NYS Writers Institute
Apr 2, 20203 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...
NYS Writers Institute
Mar 26, 20205 min read


NYS Writers Institute
Mar 13, 20201 min read
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