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The Writing Life

Writing Life Poetry Workshop: Write What Life Feels Like Now with Esther Cohen

Thursday, April 2, 2020 - 3:00pm Thursday, April 16, 2020 - 3:00pm | Separate sessions | open to the public | online | by donation | no registration required
We're all inside. There are so many words to say how we feel. Let's try together.
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The Writing Life

Now Online: Workshop: C.S. Hanson, The Art and Craft of the Ten-Minute Play

Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, March 12, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, April 2, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, April 9, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, April 16, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 6:00pm | Online | for members only | $60 per person | registration required
The Events Department is in touch with registrants regarding an online format for the March and April sessions of this workshop. With questions, email events@nysoclib.org.
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The Writing Life

Now Online: Workshop: C.S. Hanson, The Art and Craft of the Ten-Minute Play

Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, March 12, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, April 2, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, April 9, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, April 16, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 6:00pm | Online | for members only | $60 per person | registration required
The Events Department is in touch with registrants regarding an online format for the March and April sessions of this workshop. With questions, email events@nysoclib.org.
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The Writing Life

Canceled: Prompt! with Carol Weston (4/10/20 session)

Friday, April 10, 2020 - 11:00am | Whitridge Room | for members only | free of charge | drop in
Prompt! will return when regular Library events resume.
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The Writing Life

Live from Your Living Room

Tuesday, April 14, 2020 - 6:00pm | Open to the public | online | by donation | no registration required
Grab a glass of your favorite beverage and join us from your couch or kitchen table to watch Library members read new and recent work.
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The Writing Life

Postponed: Sallie Bingham, Gerri Hirshey, and Janice P. Nimura, Discovering Women's Lives

Tuesday, April 14, 2020 - 6:30pm | Members' Room | open to the public | $15 per person | registration required
This event will be re-announced with a new date for fall 2020.
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The Writing Life

Writing Life Poetry Workshop: Write What Life Feels Like Now with Esther Cohen

Thursday, April 2, 2020 - 3:00pm Thursday, April 16, 2020 - 3:00pm | Separate sessions | open to the public | online | by donation | no registration required
We're all inside. There are so many words to say how we feel. Let's try together.
 Read More >

The Writing Life

Now Online: Workshop: C.S. Hanson, The Art and Craft of the Ten-Minute Play

Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, March 12, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, April 2, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, April 9, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, April 16, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 6:00pm | Online | for members only | $60 per person | registration required
The Events Department is in touch with registrants regarding an online format for the March and April sessions of this workshop. With questions, email events@nysoclib.org.
 Read More >

The Writing Life

Now Online: Workshop: C.S. Hanson, The Art and Craft of the Ten-Minute Play

Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, March 12, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, April 2, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, April 9, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, April 16, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 6:00pm | Online | for members only | $60 per person | registration required
The Events Department is in touch with registrants regarding an online format for the March and April sessions of this workshop. With questions, email events@nysoclib.org.
 Read More >

The Writing Life

Now Online: Workshop: Gessy Alvarez: The Tip of the Iceberg: An Introduction to Flash Fiction

Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 6:00pm | Online | for members only | $60 for the four sessions | registration required
This course will explore the growing popularity of flash fiction and examine how the elements of traditional storytelling like character, conflict, and plot play out in a condensed form with the editor-in-chief of the journal DIGGING THROUGH THE FAT.
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The Writing Life

Canceled: Prompt! with Carol Weston (5/8/20 session)

Friday, May 8, 2020 - 11:00am | Whitridge Room | for members only | free of charge | drop in
Prompt! will return when regular Library events resume.
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The Writing Life

Now Online: Workshop: Gessy Alvarez: The Tip of the Iceberg: An Introduction to Flash Fiction

Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 6:00pm | Online | for members only | $60 for the four sessions | registration required
This course will explore the growing popularity of flash fiction and examine how the elements of traditional storytelling like character, conflict, and plot play out in a condensed form with the editor-in-chief of the journal DIGGING THROUGH THE FAT.
 Read More >

The Writing Life

Now Online: Workshop: Gessy Alvarez: The Tip of the Iceberg: An Introduction to Flash Fiction

Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 6:00pm | Online | for members only | $60 for the four sessions | registration required
This course will explore the growing popularity of flash fiction and examine how the elements of traditional storytelling like character, conflict, and plot play out in a condensed form with the editor-in-chief of the journal DIGGING THROUGH THE FAT.
 Read More >

The Writing Life

Now Online: Workshop: Gessy Alvarez: The Tip of the Iceberg: An Introduction to Flash Fiction

Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 6:00pm Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 6:00pm | Online | for members only | $60 for the four sessions | registration required
This course will explore the growing popularity of flash fiction and examine how the elements of traditional storytelling like character, conflict, and plot play out in a condensed form with the editor-in-chief of the journal DIGGING THROUGH THE FAT.
 Read More >

The Writing Life

Prompt! with Carol Weston (6/12/20 session)

Friday, June 12, 2020 - 11:00am | Whitridge Room | for members only | free of charge | drop in
Come write with us on second Fridays based on prompts from novelist and advice columnist Carol Weston.
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The Writing Life

Prompt! with Carol Weston (7/10/20 session)

Friday, July 10, 2020 - 11:00am | Whitridge Room | for members only | free of charge | drop in
Come write with us on second Fridays based on prompts from novelist and advice columnist Carol Weston.
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The Writing Life

Prompt! with Carol Weston (8/14/20 session)

Friday, August 14, 2020 - 11:00am | Whitridge Room | for members only | free of charge | drop in
Come write with us on second Fridays based on prompts from novelist and advice columnist Carol Weston.
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