NYS Writers Institute
@nyswi.bsky.social
Center for literary arts in New York State, based at the University at Albany. www.nyswritersinstitute.org
Join us at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, for a conversation with
@newyorker.com writer and debut novelist Dennard Dayle. www.nyswritersinstitute.org Free and open to the public.
@newyorker.com writer and debut novelist Dennard Dayle. www.nyswritersinstitute.org Free and open to the public.
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Join us at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, for a conversation with
@newyorker.com writer and debut novelist Dennard Dayle. www.nyswritersinstitute.org Free and open to the public.
@newyorker.com writer and debut novelist Dennard Dayle. www.nyswritersinstitute.org Free and open to the public.
During Wednesday’s all-day (noon to 8 p.m.) marathon reading of William Kennedy’s 1975 novel Legs, we will be collecting cash donations to benefit the Sacred Heart Food Pantry, located at Kennedy’s former parish in North Albany. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/legs
November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
During Wednesday’s all-day (noon to 8 p.m.) marathon reading of William Kennedy’s 1975 novel Legs, we will be collecting cash donations to benefit the Sacred Heart Food Pantry, located at Kennedy’s former parish in North Albany. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/legs
We're kicking off November with a special conversation at 7:30 this evening [Monday, Nov. 3] with Sam Tanenhaus, former editor of The New York Times Book Review. Moderated by our very own Paul Grondahl. Details at www.nyswritersinstitute.org
#greatbiography #goodread
#greatbiography #goodread
November 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We're kicking off November with a special conversation at 7:30 this evening [Monday, Nov. 3] with Sam Tanenhaus, former editor of The New York Times Book Review. Moderated by our very own Paul Grondahl. Details at www.nyswritersinstitute.org
#greatbiography #goodread
#greatbiography #goodread
Today at @albany.edu, Adam Johnson, winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. 4:30 p.m. Tues, Oct 28. nyswritersinstitute.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Today at @albany.edu, Adam Johnson, winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. 4:30 p.m. Tues, Oct 28. nyswritersinstitute.org
Tuesday at @albany.edu -- Adam Johnson, winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. 4:30 p.m. Tues, Oct 28. www.nyswritersinstitute.org
October 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Tuesday at @albany.edu -- Adam Johnson, winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. 4:30 p.m. Tues, Oct 28. www.nyswritersinstitute.org
In two weeks, on Wed. Nov. 5, join us at Albany Distilling Co. for our marathon reading of William Kennedy's novel "Legs." You can sign up to read or just grab a drink and listen in.
More info at nyswritersinstitute.org/legs
#novels #albany #williamkennedy #literature
More info at nyswritersinstitute.org/legs
#novels #albany #williamkennedy #literature
October 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
In two weeks, on Wed. Nov. 5, join us at Albany Distilling Co. for our marathon reading of William Kennedy's novel "Legs." You can sign up to read or just grab a drink and listen in.
More info at nyswritersinstitute.org/legs
#novels #albany #williamkennedy #literature
More info at nyswritersinstitute.org/legs
#novels #albany #williamkennedy #literature
Join us Thursday at @albany.edu for a special conversation with Michael Luo, @newyorker.com executive editor and author of a landmark work of American history, "Strangers in the Land: Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America." @michaelluo.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Join us Thursday at @albany.edu for a special conversation with Michael Luo, @newyorker.com executive editor and author of a landmark work of American history, "Strangers in the Land: Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America." @michaelluo.bsky.social
Coming Monday: Scott Turow in conversation with WAMC's Joe Donahue.
7:30 p.m. Monday, October 20
Page Hall - UAlbany Downtown Campus
Books will be sold.
A signing will follow the conversation.
The event is free and open to the public.
www.nyswritersinstitute.org/scottturow
7:30 p.m. Monday, October 20
Page Hall - UAlbany Downtown Campus
Books will be sold.
A signing will follow the conversation.
The event is free and open to the public.
www.nyswritersinstitute.org/scottturow
October 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Coming Monday: Scott Turow in conversation with WAMC's Joe Donahue.
7:30 p.m. Monday, October 20
Page Hall - UAlbany Downtown Campus
Books will be sold.
A signing will follow the conversation.
The event is free and open to the public.
www.nyswritersinstitute.org/scottturow
7:30 p.m. Monday, October 20
Page Hall - UAlbany Downtown Campus
Books will be sold.
A signing will follow the conversation.
The event is free and open to the public.
www.nyswritersinstitute.org/scottturow
Special event: Conversation with André Aciman, the bestselling author of the contemporary classic, Call Me by Your Name, and more recently, Room on the Sea. 4:30 p.m. Thursday, October 16, at UAlbany. nyswritersinstitute.org/andreaciman
October 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Special event: Conversation with André Aciman, the bestselling author of the contemporary classic, Call Me by Your Name, and more recently, Room on the Sea. 4:30 p.m. Thursday, October 16, at UAlbany. nyswritersinstitute.org/andreaciman
One week from today, on Friday, Oct. 17, join us for a special screening and discussion with Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/incident
October 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
One week from today, on Friday, Oct. 17, join us for a special screening and discussion with Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/incident
We’re excited to see several past guests will be recognized at the upcoming National Book Awards ceremony on Wednesday, November 19. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/2025-na...
October 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We’re excited to see several past guests will be recognized at the upcoming National Book Awards ceremony on Wednesday, November 19. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/2025-na...
Join us Wednesday, Oct. 8, for a conversation with a pair of UAlbany alumnae:
Lyn Slater, author of How to Be Old: Lessons in Living Boldly from the Accidental Icon, and
Sari Botton, author of And You May Find Yourself...Confessions of a Late-Blooming Gen-X Weirdo
www.nyswritersinstitute.org
Lyn Slater, author of How to Be Old: Lessons in Living Boldly from the Accidental Icon, and
Sari Botton, author of And You May Find Yourself...Confessions of a Late-Blooming Gen-X Weirdo
www.nyswritersinstitute.org
October 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Join us Wednesday, Oct. 8, for a conversation with a pair of UAlbany alumnae:
Lyn Slater, author of How to Be Old: Lessons in Living Boldly from the Accidental Icon, and
Sari Botton, author of And You May Find Yourself...Confessions of a Late-Blooming Gen-X Weirdo
www.nyswritersinstitute.org
Lyn Slater, author of How to Be Old: Lessons in Living Boldly from the Accidental Icon, and
Sari Botton, author of And You May Find Yourself...Confessions of a Late-Blooming Gen-X Weirdo
www.nyswritersinstitute.org
Join us tonight for a delicious conversation with Ruth Reichl and Mark Kurlansky, moderated by Times Union Senior Writer Steve Barnes. 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6. Details: www.nyswritersinstitute.org/reichl-kurla...
October 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Join us tonight for a delicious conversation with Ruth Reichl and Mark Kurlansky, moderated by Times Union Senior Writer Steve Barnes. 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6. Details: www.nyswritersinstitute.org/reichl-kurla...
From Times Union Editor Casey Seiler's newsletter:
"... We could be there till dawn talking about Jimmy Kimmel and ABC, Trump and the FCC, Paramount, Warner Bros., AI and a host of other issues..."
7:30 p.m. tonight. www.nyswritersinstitute.org
@timesunion.com
@caseyseiler.bsky.social
@albany.edu
"... We could be there till dawn talking about Jimmy Kimmel and ABC, Trump and the FCC, Paramount, Warner Bros., AI and a host of other issues..."
7:30 p.m. tonight. www.nyswritersinstitute.org
@timesunion.com
@caseyseiler.bsky.social
@albany.edu
September 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
From Times Union Editor Casey Seiler's newsletter:
"... We could be there till dawn talking about Jimmy Kimmel and ABC, Trump and the FCC, Paramount, Warner Bros., AI and a host of other issues..."
7:30 p.m. tonight. www.nyswritersinstitute.org
@timesunion.com
@caseyseiler.bsky.social
@albany.edu
"... We could be there till dawn talking about Jimmy Kimmel and ABC, Trump and the FCC, Paramount, Warner Bros., AI and a host of other issues..."
7:30 p.m. tonight. www.nyswritersinstitute.org
@timesunion.com
@caseyseiler.bsky.social
@albany.edu
Event details: www.nyswritersinstitute.org/kenauletta Free and open to the public. No registration required.
September 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Event details: www.nyswritersinstitute.org/kenauletta Free and open to the public. No registration required.
“What if all everybody needed in the world was to be sure of one friend?”
― Empire Falls, Richard Russo, born #otd (photo by Patrick Dodson / UAlbany) Watch video from his 2023 event hosted by @timesunion.com Editor Casey Seiler.
www.nyswritersinstitute.org/richardrusso...
― Empire Falls, Richard Russo, born #otd (photo by Patrick Dodson / UAlbany) Watch video from his 2023 event hosted by @timesunion.com Editor Casey Seiler.
www.nyswritersinstitute.org/richardrusso...
July 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“What if all everybody needed in the world was to be sure of one friend?”
― Empire Falls, Richard Russo, born #otd (photo by Patrick Dodson / UAlbany) Watch video from his 2023 event hosted by @timesunion.com Editor Casey Seiler.
www.nyswritersinstitute.org/richardrusso...
― Empire Falls, Richard Russo, born #otd (photo by Patrick Dodson / UAlbany) Watch video from his 2023 event hosted by @timesunion.com Editor Casey Seiler.
www.nyswritersinstitute.org/richardrusso...
As the NYS Summer Writers Institute enters the final week of its 38th season, we’re reminded just how rare and remarkable this gathering is. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/the-202...
#literary #novels #books #commentary
#literary #novels #books #commentary
July 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
As the NYS Summer Writers Institute enters the final week of its 38th season, we’re reminded just how rare and remarkable this gathering is. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/the-202...
#literary #novels #books #commentary
#literary #novels #books #commentary
Today is the birthday of Robert Hunter (1941-2019), lyricist, singer-songwriter, and poet best known for his contributions to the Grateful Dead.
Read more about Robert and watch a video of "Eyes of the World" at www.nyswritersinstitute.org
#gratefuldead
#roberthunter
#OTD
Read more about Robert and watch a video of "Eyes of the World" at www.nyswritersinstitute.org
#gratefuldead
#roberthunter
#OTD
June 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Today is the birthday of Robert Hunter (1941-2019), lyricist, singer-songwriter, and poet best known for his contributions to the Grateful Dead.
Read more about Robert and watch a video of "Eyes of the World" at www.nyswritersinstitute.org
#gratefuldead
#roberthunter
#OTD
Read more about Robert and watch a video of "Eyes of the World" at www.nyswritersinstitute.org
#gratefuldead
#roberthunter
#OTD
The NYS Writers Institute proudly announces novelist Min Jin Lee has been named the new State Author and Kimiko Hahn the new State Poet. www.nyswritersinstitute.org
@blueflowerarts.bsky.social
@minjinlee.bsky.social
@albany.edu
@sunyofficial.bsky.social
#poets #writers #novelists
@blueflowerarts.bsky.social
@minjinlee.bsky.social
@albany.edu
@sunyofficial.bsky.social
#poets #writers #novelists
June 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The NYS Writers Institute proudly announces novelist Min Jin Lee has been named the new State Author and Kimiko Hahn the new State Poet. www.nyswritersinstitute.org
@blueflowerarts.bsky.social
@minjinlee.bsky.social
@albany.edu
@sunyofficial.bsky.social
#poets #writers #novelists
@blueflowerarts.bsky.social
@minjinlee.bsky.social
@albany.edu
@sunyofficial.bsky.social
#poets #writers #novelists
Ticket sales end tomorrow.
No rain in forecast for Saturday. Join us Saturday, June 21, as we mark 100 years of The Great Gatsby and The New Yorker with a special literary tour of New York City. www.nyswritersinstitute.org
Co-sponsored by the UAlbany Alumni Association
@ualbanyalumni.bsky.social
No rain in forecast for Saturday. Join us Saturday, June 21, as we mark 100 years of The Great Gatsby and The New Yorker with a special literary tour of New York City. www.nyswritersinstitute.org
Co-sponsored by the UAlbany Alumni Association
@ualbanyalumni.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Ticket sales end tomorrow.
No rain in forecast for Saturday. Join us Saturday, June 21, as we mark 100 years of The Great Gatsby and The New Yorker with a special literary tour of New York City. www.nyswritersinstitute.org
Co-sponsored by the UAlbany Alumni Association
@ualbanyalumni.bsky.social
No rain in forecast for Saturday. Join us Saturday, June 21, as we mark 100 years of The Great Gatsby and The New Yorker with a special literary tour of New York City. www.nyswritersinstitute.org
Co-sponsored by the UAlbany Alumni Association
@ualbanyalumni.bsky.social
Our first-ever literary bus trip to NYC!
Join us on Saturday, June 21, as we mark 100 years of The Great Gatsby and The New Yorker with a special literary tour of New York City. Details: www.nyswritersinstitute.org
Co-sponsored by the UAlbany Alumni Association
@ualbanyalumni.bsky.social
Join us on Saturday, June 21, as we mark 100 years of The Great Gatsby and The New Yorker with a special literary tour of New York City. Details: www.nyswritersinstitute.org
Co-sponsored by the UAlbany Alumni Association
@ualbanyalumni.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Our first-ever literary bus trip to NYC!
Join us on Saturday, June 21, as we mark 100 years of The Great Gatsby and The New Yorker with a special literary tour of New York City. Details: www.nyswritersinstitute.org
Co-sponsored by the UAlbany Alumni Association
@ualbanyalumni.bsky.social
Join us on Saturday, June 21, as we mark 100 years of The Great Gatsby and The New Yorker with a special literary tour of New York City. Details: www.nyswritersinstitute.org
Co-sponsored by the UAlbany Alumni Association
@ualbanyalumni.bsky.social
Rest in peace, Alice Notley. "Poetry outlasts everything. It’s a primeval spirit. It’s probably the first speech. It comes with speech. It’s what children do, when they play with their first words. And it comes from nowhere, and it always goes on." www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/alice-n...
May 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Rest in peace, Alice Notley. "Poetry outlasts everything. It’s a primeval spirit. It’s probably the first speech. It comes with speech. It’s what children do, when they play with their first words. And it comes from nowhere, and it always goes on." www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/alice-n...
Book signing event dates with local author/freelance journalist Jack Rightmyer, author of the new novel On Your Left:
1 p.m. Saturday, May 17
The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza
6 p.m. Friday, June 13
Northshire Bookstore
Saratoga Springs NY
www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/book-si...
1 p.m. Saturday, May 17
The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza
6 p.m. Friday, June 13
Northshire Bookstore
Saratoga Springs NY
www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/book-si...
May 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Book signing event dates with local author/freelance journalist Jack Rightmyer, author of the new novel On Your Left:
1 p.m. Saturday, May 17
The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza
6 p.m. Friday, June 13
Northshire Bookstore
Saratoga Springs NY
www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/book-si...
1 p.m. Saturday, May 17
The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza
6 p.m. Friday, June 13
Northshire Bookstore
Saratoga Springs NY
www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/book-si...
Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time.
Join us Saturday for a live performance of "Selected Shorts" at the University at Albany. www.nyswritersinstitute.org @albany.edu
Join us Saturday for a live performance of "Selected Shorts" at the University at Albany. www.nyswritersinstitute.org @albany.edu
May 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time.
Join us Saturday for a live performance of "Selected Shorts" at the University at Albany. www.nyswritersinstitute.org @albany.edu
Join us Saturday for a live performance of "Selected Shorts" at the University at Albany. www.nyswritersinstitute.org @albany.edu