Welcome to the NYWC Podcast!

Compiling the first podcast, I ran into some starting difficulties similar to those I encounter when trying to get started with a writing project. So, I figured, what better way to get started with our podcast than some words of wisdom about getting started with writing?

This episode features an interview with NYWC Founder/Executive Director, Aaron Zimmerman, two original songs composed by James Power, using poems from our workshops as lyrics, and an interview with some funny writers about their unique processes and writerly functionality (or, in some cases, dysfunctionality).

–Laura Solomon, NYWC Podcast Producer

Appearing in this episode:

MUSIC:

James Power (lyrics from poems by NYWC’s Michelle Malavet and Mariah Thomas)

Chris Connelly

Wreck of the Zephyr

PEOPLE:

Aaron Zimmerman (Founder of NYWC)

Rebecca Berman (Writer/Comedienne/Twitterist)

Eric Stolze (Filmmaker/Writer)

Victor Varnado (Filmmaker/Comedian)

Matt Mazany (Filmmaker/Comedian)

Pro bono legal assistance provided by members of the BNY Mellon Legal Department, in cooperation with the Lawyers Alliance for New York.

Find out more about Dave and watch a video of Dave with legendary Joe Franklin here on our blog, The Narrator!

BE OUR VALENTINE AT THE

RED & BLACK PARTY

NYWC’s 6th Annual Celebration of   

Love, Lust and Loss 

Mary Feinberg, Shaina Feinberg, Rebecca Fitting, Narelle Hill, Kathryn Kellinger, Greg Polvere, and Diana Son invite you to join us.

YOU WILL

Take a chance on red, or bet it all on black. Spin love’s wheel of chance to win cool prizes!

Laugh along with comedian Dave Hill as he shares his woes about love and romance!

Sip on specialty cocktails made of three parts passion, one drop regret. Served straight up by our very own Cupid!

Raise your glass to toast 10 years of NYWC’s unique and powerful creative writing workshops! 

Festive red and/or black attire

To RSVP or buy tickets, complete the form below.

Starting January 18, workshop meets Wednesdays 12:30-2:30 at 80 Hanson Place, Brooklyn. No advance sign-up is necessary. First come, first served; the workshop will be capped at 25 participants. There will be a suggested donation of $10 per workshop.

Workshop Leaders in the Limelight:

Jaclyn Perlmutter got accepted in, and began studies at, NYU’s Masters in Food Studies Program.

David Winter‘s Poem “Luciano Serafino’s Lover” appeared on the literary culture website The Nervous Breakdown.

Community News:

Workshop member Edi Holley will be the Featured Poet at the Park Slope Poetry Project on December 6th. Lutheran Church, 283 Prospect St., Brooklyn, 7:30 pm. Edi also published two new chapbooks this summer, CATS COWS WOODS WITCHES and CUP OF GOLD, at the White Barn Press.

You can read more about the grants here at the NEA’s website.

Join us Feb 13, 2012 from 6;30 to 8:30 PM for our Red and Black Party, NYWC’s annual celebration of Love’s two-faced heart!

Toast love, lust and loss as we raise our martinis to love’s swooning, two-faced, delusional heart. Proceeds benefit NYWC’s free, unique and powerful creative writing programs across New York City.

Singles, couples, triples, the beautiful, the damned, and everybody in between are welcome to this  celebration of Love’s bad reputation.  Whether Valentine’s Day makes you think of roses or see red, this is the partyfor you.  NYWC honors the power of the written word to build inclusiveness and give voice to the thoughts and experiences of everyone, not just the privileged and powerful. In keeping with this philosophy, The Red and Black Party celebrates all the untold stories of love, loneliness, lust and loss.

More  details will follow soon, but you can use the below form to buy advance tickets.   NYWC Members at the Patron level and higher receive a 20% discount (members can email aaron[at]nywriterscoalition.org).  You can become a member here.

On Saturday, December 3rd,  we celebrated the launch of INSIGHT OUT, our latest chapbook. This slim volume of poetry and prose is packed with wonders, from NYWC’s writing workshop at the Center for the Independence of the Disabled–New York. The authors read to an appreciative audience in the beautiful and historic Jefferson Market Library in Greenwich Village.

INSIGHT OUT is available from our bookstore or at Amazon.com.

Hours/Length of Internship: Approximately 10-12 hours per week, plus some evening and weekend events, beginning as soon as possible, through June 2012.

Skills required:  Proficiency in Microsoft Office and social media platforms.  Experience with creative or business writing preferred.

To Apply:  Fill out the form below.

Duties include:

Social networking: Maintaining NYWC’s Facebook and Twitter accounts with regular and frequent updates; developing social network campaigns and strategies beyond the status update in order to promote NYWC programs and events.

Events: Assisting with readings and other events; attending NYWC events; photographing events; writing event wrap-ups and posting on website.

Research: Conducting internet searches of social service agencies and community organizations for potential partnerships.

Publications: Design/layout  for NYWC chapbook publications of writing by our workshop members.

Development: Assist in researching funding opportunities and conducting outreach to individuals, foundations, and corporations.

Administrative: Organizing NYWC chapbooks, anthologies and files.