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Education nonprofit. Promotes literacy by bringing inspiring authors and their books to students in New York City schools!

10/07/2026

So great to be back to school! At The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology Meet the Writers connected 400 high school students to Frederick Joseph author of THIS THING OF OURS, their summer HS Community Read. Students received the book in June and were super-excited to speak with Frederick and share their amazing work based on his book (including posters, poem, and play lists)!

Frederick explained his motivation for writing the book, “A lot of times when I would read things when I was a kid, it wasn’t an environment I’d ever been to. Writing something that felt like me was important.”

Thank you to Frederick for visiting and engaging with so many students!

06/11/2026

Wonderful to inaugurate Meet the Writers at new Middle School of Innovation by connecting Lance Rubin author of ZED MOONSTEIN MAKES A FRIEND to the founding 6th graders! Students were engaged by Lance’s presentation about creativity, friendship, and AI.

Lance shared, “I love writing BECAUSE it can be difficult and frustrating. That’s what makes it so rewarding! Finishing a creative project that you’ve put a ton of work into is, IMHO, one of the best feelings in the world.”

Thank you to The Young Authors Foundation for supporting the books and to Lance for signing every copy! Shout out to librarian Angela V Hargrove for bringing Lance to her two Brooklyn middle schools!

That’s a wrap on an incredible school year with 52 author visits reaching more than 6,500 students! Huge thank you to all of the accomplished and inspiring authors for joining us!

06/09/2026

So great to join debut middle grade authors .debrovner and moderator at for the launch of ROXIE IN COLOR, their heartfelt coming-of-age novel about the new girl who doesn’t want to be known as The Girl with Blind Parents. With chapters by Nash, the guide dog. Authentic and captivating read!

06/06/2026

Author charmed 2nd and 4th graders at with her multi-faceted presentation about the research and writing of her picture book biography MAKE A PRETTY SOUND: A STORY OF ELLA JENKINS—THE FIRST LADY OF CHILDREN’S MUSIC. With the kids, Traci did singing, dancing, read aloud, harmonica playing, and of course, book signing!

Wonderful to work with an author and a school both new to Meet the Writers’ ever-expanding network!

06/05/2026

engaged 7th graders at in Brooklyn with her heartfelt and thought-provoking presentation and read aloud of her novel NOT NOTHING! Inspired by her book, Gayle asked students, “Are you ready to rise to the occasion?”

Gayle explained, “Rising to the occasion means something different for every person. It can be as simple as holding the door for someone or complimenting someone. It’s about doing something good….You can do a little good thing and another little good thing and another, and it can change the world.”

Thanks so much to Gayle for speaking with every 7th grader as she signed each book!

06/02/2026

220 books! Thank you to author of ZED MOONSTEIN MAKES A FRIEND for personalizing a book for every 6th-8th grader at Seth Low IS 96 in Brooklyn who joined us for his presentation! The middle schoolers were engaged by Lance’s interactive talk about creativity, friendship, and AI and loved connecting with him one-on-one during the book signing.

05/29/2026

Tenth graders in Ms. Wow’s class at in Washington Heights spent six weeks reading CLAP WHEN YOU LAND and were thrilled to meet award-winning author virtually to discuss!

One student asked, “What piece of advice would you give young writers?”

Elizabeth replied, “You want to write in a way that sounds like you and draws from your particular experiences….Because of AI, a lot of writing will start sounding similar. The people who stand out are going to be the people who sound like themselves….Be singular. Write in a way that is only you.”

Thanks so much to Elizabeth for joining us!

05/26/2026

“What do writers need?” author of THE VANDERBEEKERS OF 141ST STREET asked 5th graders at .

Karina discussed the simple things you need to be a writer like pencil and paper and for her, bonus items like a dog to walk for thinking time, cats to keep you company, and snacks (She picks Hot & Spicy Cheese-Its)!

She asked students, “What else do you need as a writer? A story. Everyone has a story to tell so write them down.”

Thanks to Karina for speaking with every student as she signed each book and offering bookmarks, stickers, AND her corgi Lalo’s business card!

05/23/2026

Wonderful to introduce author to 6th graders at in Brooklyn! Students were engaged by Tracey’s interactive presentation about her life and her work. Tracey described various Caribbean and classic folktales including SNOW WHITE, the inspiration for her novel BOY 2.0. Students enjoyed speaking with Tracey one-on-one during the book signing and a couple of students shared some incredible BOY 2.0 inspired art!

How old was Tracey when she decided she wanted to be a writer? There were a lot of guesses, but the answer was a precocious 4 years old!

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05/21/2026

Thanks so much to (aka Maria on Sesame Street) for meeting 8th graders at in Brooklyn to launch Meet the Writers at their school! Sonia engaged students by speaking about her life and her work including her experience of the Young Lords for her novel THE REVOLUTION OF EVELYN SERRANO.

Sonia explained that the book took 15 drafts. “You have to be comfortable with re-writing. If you’re working on a computer, just start typing, or talk to it. Think of it like polishing a stone, refining it to be better, smoother.”

And students enjoyed speaking with Sonia one-to-one during the book signing!

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