Press Mentions

Press Mentions

Radio Interview with Louie b. Free

Radio Interview with Louie b. Free

NEW YORK WRITERS COALITION: FREE ZOOM WRITING WORKSHOPS, OPEN MICS Thursday, May 7th, via Louie b. Free NEW YORK WRITERS…

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Interview with Reflections Journal

Interview with Reflections Journal

NY Writers Coalition Founder & Executive Director Aaron Zimmerman was recently interviewed by Reflections Journal for their Fall/Winter 2018-2019 issue.…

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amNew York: Our Latest Book Launch at Rikers Covered

amNew York: Our Latest Book Launch at Rikers Covered

This past January we held a book launch and reading for our newest chapbook Can You Feel the Free in…

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Brooklyn Book Beat: Non-Profit Provides Safe Space for NYC Writers

Brooklyn Book Beat: Non-Profit Provides Safe Space for NYC Writers

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle's Literary blog, Brooklyn Book Beat wrote about the work we do in providing a safe and supportive…

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Brokelyn: NYWC is One of Four Brooklyn-based Writing Workshops to Oil Your Mind Gears

Brokelyn: NYWC is One of Four Brooklyn-based Writing Workshops to Oil Your Mind Gears

Webmag, Brokelyn listed us as one of four Brooklyn-based writing workshops that will oil your mind gears. Here's an excerpt:…

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LitHub: The Writing Workshop That Runs Itself

LitHub: The Writing Workshop That Runs Itself

Author and NYWC Workshop Leader, Ben Dolnick wrote about the workshop he leads at the Central Branch of the Brooklyn…

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BRIC TV: What’s next? NYWC Youth All-Stars featured in 5×10 Talks [VIDEO]

BRIC TV: What’s next? NYWC Youth All-Stars featured in 5×10 Talks [VIDEO]

Five Brooklyn innovators gathered to answer one simple question: "What's next?" Downtown Brooklyn Partnership’s third annual 5x10 Talks at BRIC featured speakers such…

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The Huffington Post: Unlocking the power and strength of voices shut away

The Huffington Post: Unlocking the power and strength of voices shut away

Every Thursday By Colleen Pierce Breslin This post is part of a series produced by The Huffington Post and NYC Service,…

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LitFest: Iniko & Anberlin Sing Us A Story [VIDEO]

LitFest: Iniko & Anberlin Sing Us A Story [VIDEO]

Congratulations to Iniko Thornell, whose poem "Big Brother" was featured on NYWC's Sing Me a Story page and made into a song…

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Brooklyn Exposed: NYWC one of Brooklyn’s best workshops

Brooklyn Exposed: NYWC one of Brooklyn’s best workshops

So, you want to be a writer. You sit in cafes in Park Slope, downing cup after cup of free-refill…

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New York Nonprofit Press: NYWC’s Fort Greene Park Summer Literary Festival Featured!

New York Nonprofit Press: NYWC’s Fort Greene Park Summer Literary Festival Featured!

"While budget cuts continue to force public schools to cut arts programs from their curriculum, a number of nonprofits throughout…

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design [moves] News: NYWC is shown some Lit Fest love

design [moves] News: NYWC is shown some Lit Fest love

"Growth and how to cultivate it could have been the theme of the 9th Annual Fort Greene Park Summer Literary…

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Wall Street Journal: NYWC Youth Show Literary Bent

Wall Street Journal: NYWC Youth Show Literary Bent

[caption id="attachment_6210" align="alignleft" width="301"] Photo Credit: Paula Vlodkowsky[/caption] After six weeks of writing together in Fort Greene Park, NYWC's youth…

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The Nabe: Locals Get Ready for Lit Fest

The Nabe: Locals Get Ready for Lit Fest

[caption id="attachment_6207" align="alignleft" width="250"] Photo Credit: Jodi Doff[/caption] One of the rainiest Saturdays this summer was a source of inspiration…

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NY Times: NYWC Takes Over the Subway for NYWC Day

NY Times: NYWC Takes Over the Subway for NYWC Day

[caption id="attachment_5536" align="alignright" width="225"] Commuters turn into writers on the No. 7 train[/caption] On Friday, May 18, 2012, people gathered…

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WNYC: Fort Greene Park Summer Literary Festival featured

WNYC: Fort Greene Park Summer Literary Festival featured

On Saturday, some 30 young writers will read poetry and fiction alongside well-known Brooklyn writers at Fort Greene Park's monument.…

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NY Times: Young writers from the 2011 FGP Summer Lit Fest

NY Times: Young writers from the 2011 FGP Summer Lit Fest

The NY Times blog, the Local, is once again featuring writing by our young writers from the Fort Greene Park…

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NY Times: NYWC’s Fort Greene Park Summer Lit Fest Young Writers Featured

NY Times: NYWC’s Fort Greene Park Summer Lit Fest Young Writers Featured

Our free summer workshops for young people in Fort Greene Park are featured on the NY Times website.  About 40…

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The Huffington Post: NY Writers Coalition, Writing Saves Lives

The Huffington Post: NY Writers Coalition, Writing Saves Lives

Workshop leader, Andrea Chalupa wrote about NYWC for The Huffington Post. She highlights the impact our writing workshops have for people of…

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NY Times: 2009 Fort Greene Park Summer Literary Festival

NY Times: 2009 Fort Greene Park Summer Literary Festival

Our workshops for young people in Fort Greene Park are featured on the NY Times website.  Check it out here…

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