Friends Author Talk: Michael Sinclair
Michael Sinclair discusses & reads from his latest novel, a 1920s mystery, Darker Than The Night at the Washington Ave branch of the Albany Public Library. Open to all ages.
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Poetry/Storytelling Open Mic
Please join us for Saratoga Senior Center’s poetry/storytelling open mic!Featuring Poet David Graham, author of 6 collections of poetry, most recently The Honey of Earth from Terrapin Books Maybe you have been to or heard about Caffe Lena’s iconic poetry open mic. Our open mic will follow a similar format, but will be held once […]
Third Thursday Poetry Night Featuring Avery Stempel
Poet Avery Stempel will read from his work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets. Avery Stempel is a poet turned mushroom farmer from East Berne, NY. Living in the Capital Region since birth, his poems draw inspiration from life experiences, […]
Long Story Short Workshop
Short stories may be short, but do fewer words mean less effort by the author? Ironically, economy and efficiency are sometimes achieved only by extra focus on craft. Art Taylor is an associate professor of English at George Mason University, and as the winner of many prestigious awards, he knows a thing or two about […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Paul Harding
Join the NYS Writers Institute on Thursday, January 25, for a pair of conversations with Paul Harding, the first events of our 41st season.Thursday, January 25 4:30 p.m. Craft Talk, Campus Center West Boardroom. 7:30 p.m. Reading/Conversation, Recital Hall, UAlbany Performing Arts Center. Both at the University at Albany Free and open to the public. […]
Jacqueline Boulden Book Launch
Independent Press (IPPY) Award-winning author and Saratoga County resident Jacqueline Boulden launches her second novel at Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs at 6 pm on January 30, 2024. Family Ties Family Lies is about a woman who returns to her hometown in upstate New York to care for her ailing mother, and discovers a web […]
NYS Writers Institute: Elizabeth Benedict
Author of the eternally popular how-to book, The Joy of Writing Sex: A Guide for Fiction Writers (1996), Elizabeth Benedict applies her talents to retelling the story of her recent encounter with cancer in Rewriting Illness: A View of My Own (2023).NPR’s Mara Liasson called it “startling, self-aware, and wickedly funny,” and Professor Kathy G. […]
Sandra Guzmán, Afro Indigenous Storyteller and Literary Editor
Sandra Guzmán, Afro Indigenous storyteller and literary editor, presents her new anthology, Daughters of Latin America: An International Anthology of Writing by Latine Women (2023), a dazzling collection of essential works by 140 Latin American and indigenous writers— many of them translated into English for the first time. Kirkus Reviews called it, “A significant collection […]
A Galère of Poetic Autopsies
“A Galère of Poetic Autopsies” is held the first Thursday of each month at Hudson’s historic Park Theater. Expect the unexpected as poets, writers, and other creatives from the Hudson area and beyond reveal the inspiration and shadows behind their work.February 1 features: Ifetayo Cobbins, Matthew Hupert, and John K Lawson Hosted and curated by […]
Write Your Own Sestina Worskhop with Natalya Sukhonos
Natalya Sukhonos will lead a sestina writing workshop at the Bethlehem Public Library on February 5, 2024, at 6:00 pm.Created by troubadours in the 12th century, the sestina is a poetic form of patterned repetition. It relies on key end words that are repeated in a certain highly codified order. The sestina is a fascinating […]
Caffe Lena Poetry Open Mic Featuring Samira Sangare and SG
Caffe Lena 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY, United StatesOn Wednesday, February 7, 2024, Caffè Lena will present a poetry reading by Samira Sangare and SG. An open mic poetry reading will follow. Doors open for sign-ups at 6:30 pm and the readings will start at 7:00. The host for the event will be Carol Graser and the cost is $5 general, free for students. The featured […]
Aaliyah Bilal, author of the debut story collection Temple Folk
Aaliyah Bilal’s debut story collection, Temple Folk (2023), is a groundbreaking portrait of the lived experiences of Black Muslims—a community rarely featured in U.S. literature—as they grapple with the challenges of faith, family, and freedom in America.Bilal, who grew up in a Black Muslim family outside Washington, D.C., presents a diverse cast of flawed, heroic, […]
