NYS Writers Institute5 days ago2 minMadeline Miller, international bestselling author of "Circe" and "The Song of Achilles"A conversation with Madeline Miller, international bestselling author of Circe and The Song of Achilles, about re-imaging mythology and balancing motherhood ...
NYS Writers Institute7 days ago11 minWords of advice for the Class of 2020Recognizing that commencement ceremonies for colleges -- and high schools -- have been cancelled across the country, we asked a selection of authors, poets, ...
NYS Writers InstituteMay 151 minPoetry in the age of coronavirus, with NYS Poet Alicia OstrikerNYS Poet Alicia Ostriker talks with NYS Writers Institute Director Paul Grondahl about poetry in the age of coronavirus and her own quarantine routine. She a...
NYS Writers InstituteMay 61 minHow 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 class. We spoke with a ...
NYS Writers InstituteMay 12 min"Living in the Long Emergency" interview with James Howard KunstlerAn #indiebookstoreboost post to support independent bookstores in the Capital Region during the time of coronavirus An #indiebookstoreboost post. A NYS Write...
NYS Writers InstituteApr 291 minVideo: Gregory Maguire, author of "Wicked," interviewed by Paul GrondahlJust a pair of UAlbany alumni sitting down for a conversation... New York State Writers Institute director Paul Grondahl (M.A. in English, Class of 1984) int...
NYS Writers InstituteApr 282 minJoining forces to support the Capital Region’s indie bookstores with #IndieBookstoreBoost#IndieBookstoreBoost Independent bookstores are communal gathering places that are central to a vibrant village, town or city. They are the heart and soul of...
NYS Writers InstituteApr 82 minTalking Teddy with novelist Jerome CharynWe were disappointed these COVID-19 protocols forced us to postpone the April 2 Writers Institute event with Jerome Charyn, author of more than 50 books, inc...
NYS Writers InstituteApr 62 minCatching up with sportswriter Rick ReillyWe emailed Rick Reilly to find out what he's up to since he visited us in February. One of America’s preeminent sportswriters, Rick was named "National Sport...
NYS Writers InstituteMar 265 minDispatches from 'solitary confinement' in a local nursing homeDonald Black, 97-year-old World War II vet and Writers Institute contributor, contemplates the coronavirus pandemic in isolation in a Niskayuna, N.Y. nursing...
NYS Writers InstituteMar 132 minMessage from Paul GrondahlThe New York State Writers Institute at the University at Albany is postponing its inaugural Albany Film Festival, scheduled for March 28, as an appropriate ...
