NYS Writers Institute’s 2nd Annual Albany Film Festival

The film festival will feature filmmakers and notable film industry leaders hosting discussions and screenings, a short film contest, and the Ironweed Awards presentation, named after Writers Institute’s founder William […]

Poetry Book Sale

The Friends & Foundation invite you to our first book sale of the year!April is National Poetry Month and you should start your spring right with some new poetry books […]

Invocation of the Muse

Invocation of the Muse, Albany, NY’s open mic for poets, writers, poetry, and the spoken word continues at its new home, Lark Hall!This reading series takes place on the first […]

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Writers Night Out/In

Join the Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday, April 5 at 7:00pm for Writers Night Out/In Open Mic on Zoom with featured readers are Karen Skolfield and Rio Santos. Registration […]

Online Event with Colson Whitehead

In celebration of the 2022 McKinney Student Writing Contest winners at Rensselaer Polytechnic University, the NYS Writers Institute present an Online Event with Colson Whitehead.Registration required for this live-streamed event. Free […]

Poetry Reading

The Albany Public Library and Pine Hills Review have joined forces to present a special National Poetry Month virtual reading featuring the four poets: Lisa Mottolo, Brenda Nicholas, Christian Ortega, […]

Poetic Vibe featuring Ian Macks

Poetic Vibe is back at The Fish Market with featured poet Ian Macks! Doors open and sign up for the open mic starts at 7 pm.This is hosted by D. […]

Reading and Discussion with Tiffany Jewell

Tiffany Jewell is the author of the #1 New York Times Young Adult bestseller, This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work (paperback, 2020), a how-to […]

A Conversation with Nancy Allen

Nancy Allen practiced law for fifteen years as Assistant Missouri Attorney General and Assistant Prosecutor in her native Ozarks, trying over thirty jury cases. She served on the faculty of […]