Writing Groups This Week

Memoir Group
Monday, August 15, 2:30pm - 4:30pm, Whitridge Room
This the last meeting of the full group. In September, interested memoir writing members will be split into 2 groups. If you are not sure which group you've been assigned, please contact me.

Fiction Group 1
Tuesday, August 16, 5pm - 6:45pm, Whitridge Room

Please note that NYSL writing groups are open to Library members only.

Writing Groups this Week

All group meeting are held in the Whitridge Room. Library members only.
For questions, please contact me!

Memoir Group
TODAY, Monday, July 18, 2:30pm - 4:45pm

Fiction Group I
Tuesday, July 19, 5pm - 6:45pm

Fiction Group II
Wednesday, July 20, 11am - 1pm
Please note this is the last meeting for Group II for the Summer. Group resumes in September (Tues, Sept 27, 11am; note this date is not the regularly scheduled day due to the Jewish holidays.

Week of May 23

I am on vacation (arrivaderci, folks!) but here's what's going on this week:

Mon, May 23, 6pm
The popular Books at the Bar lecture series (run by NYSL member Diane Kiesel) is back with their last program for the season: author Daniel Feldman will talk about his latest book with Gerald Benjamin Tales From the Sausage Factory: Making Laws in New York State. If you've ever wondered how in the world things work -- or don't -- in Albany, now is your chance to find out. Wine and cheese reception, reading & discussion, book signing. FREE.
City Bar Association, 42 W. 44th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves)

Tues, May 24, 4:30pm
Poets Writing Group {NYSL members only}
Whitridge Room

Wed, May 25, 11am
Fiction Writing Group II {NYSL members only}
Whitridge Room

Fri, May 27 - Thurs, Jun 2, 6:30pm
Screening of NYSL member Michael Bergmann's very funny movie Tied to a Chair. Discounted tickets ($6.50 instead of $13) are available if you email michaelbergmann@me.com and indicate which day you'd like to attend.
check out the trailer here
Big Cinemas Manhattan, 239 E. 59th St.(betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves)

A Conversation about Character

This past Wednesday, the authors (and, we're proud to say, also NYSL members) Meg Wolitzer and Elizabeth Strout got together in our Members' Room for a conversation about character. The room was filled with writers - when I saw the attendance list, I believe I blurted out to Sara, NYSL's Events Coordinator, "these are MY people!!!"

I was thinking about blogging about the event, but I don't need to. Member writer Sidney Stark has done it for me, and far better than I could have. Read her impressions of the evening on her blog, The Unblocked Writer...

It's a Busy Week: April 25 - 29

Next week is a busy one at the library....

Monday, April 25, 10am - 12:00pm
Children's/YA Writers Group {members only; Whitridge Room}

Tuesday, April 26, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Poets Group {members only; Whitridge Room}

Wednesday, April 27
11am - 1pm Fiction Writers Group II {members only; Whitridge Room}

6:30pm Meg Wolitzer and Elizabeth Strout: A Conversation about Character and Contemporary Fiction {Members' Room; this event is FULLY REGISTERED}

Thursday, April 28, 6:30pm
A Literary Magazine Salon featuring BOMB and Electric Literature
{Members' Room}
Join us for food, wine, conversation, readings, video, and more celebrating two amazing literary magazines.

The Week Ahead: April 18 - 22

A few writing group meetings, a few tech classes of note...Open to NYSL members only. All programs are held in the Whitridge Room.

Monday, April 18, 3pm - 4:45pm
Memoir Writers Group
Please be aware that this group is now at capacity. Interested new members are welcome to sit in and observe at this time; a new group will be forming in the Fall.

Tuesday, April 19, 5pm - 6:45pm
Fiction Writers Group I

Wednesday, April 20
10am - 11:30am Tech Workshop: Etsy {taught by Peri Pignetti}
2pm - 3:30pm Tech Workshop: JStor/Project MUSE {taught by yours truly}
A little space still available for both. Register here.

Poets & Fiction Writers Group II this week

Writing group meetings this week:

POETS: Tuesday, Feb 22, 4:30 pm, Whitridge Room

FICTION GROUP II: Wednesday, Feb 23, 11 am, Whitridge Room

Please note that writing groups are open to Library members only.

Writing Groups this week

Writing groups meeting this week (all meet in the Whitridge Room):

Memoir Writers: TODAY, Monday, Jan 24 @3pm

Poets: Tuesday, Jan 25 @4:30pm

Fiction Writers Group II: Wednesday, Jan 26 @11am

All groups are open to active members of the Library.

Writing Groups Next Week

Mark your calendars for next week's writing group meetings.

MONDAY, Nov 22: Fiction Writers Group II
11am -1pm, Whitridge Room
Please note that this is a change from the date published in the print newsletter.


TUESDAY, Nov 23: Poets Group
4:30pm - 6:30pm, Whitridge Room

NYSL Writing Groups this Week

Memoir Writers
TODAY, Monday, Nov 15, 3pm - 5:45pm
Whitridge Room

Fiction Writers Group I
Tuesday, Nov 16, 5pm - 6:45pm
Whitridge Room

Writing groups are open to Library members only. No registration is required. Any questions, call Carolyn, Writer Services Librarian at 212-288-6900 x244.

Fiction Group II Meeting on Wednesday at 11 am

The Library's Fiction Writers Group II will be resuming its meetings after the summer-long hiatus tomorrow at 11am.

Bring a few pages of work in progress to share with the group. A portion of the meeting will be set aside to greet new members and discuss the group's ongoing procedures and protocol.

Fiction Group II
Wednesday, October 27, 11am - 1pm
Marshall Room (please gather in the 1st floor Reference Room for escort to 4th floor)

*Please note that writing groups are open to Library members only

Fiction Writers Group I meeting TODAY

Tuesday, October 19
5 pm - 7 pm
Marshall Room (please gather in the Reference Room for escort to the 4th floor)

*Writing Groups are open to New York Society Library members only

Writing Groups This Week

Tuesday, April 27
Poets Group
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Marshall Room (meet in Circulation area for escort to 4th floor)

Wednesday, April 28
Fiction Writers Group II
11 am - 1 pm
Whitridge Room

*Writing group are open to Library members only.

Need a Mentor?

The folks at the terrific literary magazine One Story are offering mini-mentorships with their top notch fiction editors, but slots are going fast. Get more information here

Dates:
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Times:11am - 5pm
Location:The Maker's Market
The Old American Can Factory
232 3rd St.
Brooklyn, NY
Cost:$25

Writing Groups this week

Poets Group meeting Tuesday, February 23, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm in the Whitridge Room

Fiction Writers Group II meeting Wednesday, February 24, 11 am - 1 pm in the Whitridge Room.

Feel free to bring work in progress to share with the group. Open to Library members only.

TONIGHT! Fiction Writers Group I

Fiction Writers Group I is meeting TONIGHT, Tuesday, February 16 from 5 pm - 6:45 pm in the Whitridge Room. Feel free to bring a page or two of your work in progress to share with the group.

Open to Library members only. Questions? Contact me at cwaters@nysoclib.org

Fiction Writers Groups meeting this week

Fiction Writers groups are meeting tonight and tomorrow. Bring a page to read for feedback. Please note that these sessions are open to Library members only.

Tuesday, Jan 19, 5 pm - 6:45 pm (Whitridge Room)

Wednesday, Jan 20, 11 am - 1 pm (Whitridge Room)