NYC is OPEN!

Read650 Returns to the Stage

New York City has officially re-opened, and on Wednesday, July 7 at 12:30 p.m., Read650 returns to the stage to present a one-hour program of true, five-minute personal stories in the Bryant Park Reading Room, directly behind the New York Public Library. This one-hour performance is free and open to the public and will feature a cast of talented writers performing audience favorites we’ve featured on stage and in our print anthologies. Please join us—and bring a friend!

THE BRYANT PARK READING ROOM CAST: Jennifer Rawlings • David Masello • Ann Levin • Steven Lewis • Barbara Chen • Minnette Coleman • Annabel Monaghan • Anthony Murphy • Malachy McCourt

This event is free, but your donation is an investment in our mission to promote writers, and we can’t do it without you! Thank you for your support.

This Week’s Podcast

On this week’s podcast, "The Great Outdoors" we feature stories from Kathleen Bennett Bastis, John Pielmeier, and John Gredler. Plus, go “Between the Lines” with Tom McCaffrey. Listen now or anytime.

Writing Institute Fall Schedule

It may be summer now, but the writing instructors at the Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College are already dreaming of the fall: a season ripe for new beginnings. Whether that means treating yourself to new notebook (who doesn't love that new notebook smell!) or embarking on a new writing project, with September comes an air of possibility that's always exciting.

This fall more than thirty courses are offered across many genres. Maybe this is the year that you start writing your novel, or join a workshop to help you finish it. Or maybe you're keen on diving into the language of poetics with our poetry workshops, or exploring writing for children and young adults. Wherever your writing journey takes you, we've got a class to guide you along as you write your best story. Learn more here