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10/02/2026

We also have the OPEN POETRY WORKSHOP, which is perfect for writers of any level. Expect to read contemporary poems and write in a space geared toward formal exploration, joy, and revision. Generative exercises will steer our writing and feedback and will help us refine and specify our writing.

Registration for our Fall 2026 workshops ends on October 7. You can find information about this class and many others on our website.

REGISTER: https://www.ymcacny.org/creative-writing-workshops

MISHA TENTSER is a poet and photographer from Tuscon, Arizona. He is the author of BORN IN THE WRONG DESERT.

10/01/2026

New to poetry? Want to learn about poetry and find the kind of writing that works for you? We have two great classes this fall that are perfect for you.

LET'S GET STARTED with Georgia Popoff introduces writers to writing poems, and brings into the conversation many different styles and approaches. This class will part of a year-long series that takes beginning writers into a deeper relationship with their writing and practice.

Registration for Fall 2026 workshops ends October 7. You can visit our website for more information on this class and many more!

REGISTER: https://www.ymcacny.org/creative-writing-workshops

GEORGIA POPOFF is the author of five books of poetry, most recently, LIVING WITH HAINTS (2024). She is the Poet Laureate Emerita of Onondaga County and series editor for University of Michigan Press's UNDER DISCUSSION book series.

09/30/2026

Yvonne Murphy is your guide the American women poets who redefined form, identity, political resistance, and everyday life through their poetry. Expect to analyze poems and discuss ways to incorporate their writing into your own.

Registration for Fall 2026 writing workshops closes on October 7. You can follow this link to find this class and many others!

REGISTER: https://www.ymcacny.org/creative-writing-workshops

YVONNE MURPHY teaches creative writing and studio art at SUNY Empire State University. Her first book, AVIARIES, won the Carolina Wren Prize in Poetry.

09/29/2026

Share your life story -- two pages at a time! This class for beginning writers explores autobiography through a series of creative prompts.

09/22/2026

That's right! We'll be at the Westcott Street Cultural Fair on September 27, right across from the Petit Library!

Talk with local authors, buy books, learn about our creative writing workshops, and help support your local community of creative writers!

Here's our schedule of local writers:
🦄 12:30 PM: Misha Tentser, Born in the Wrong Desert
🦄 12:30 PM: Savannah Stephens, Witch Queen Rising
🦄 1:30 PM: Georgia Popoff, Living with Haints
🦄 3:30 PM: Sean Conrey, The Book of Trees
🦄 4:30 PM: Gemma Cooper-Novack, We Might as Well Be Underwater

09/07/2026

Looking for a book club where you can also meet and talk with the authors? Each season, we run a book club for our Visiting Author Reading Series, which invites award-winning authors from around the country. Best of all, the book club is FREE. You just buy the books in our series at a discount and we'll mail them to you ahead of time.

Our first book club meeting is September 23, so register today!

REGISTER: https://www.ymcacny.org/creative-writing-workshops

09/04/2026

We also have a three-part workshop series focused on writing poetry. LET'S GET STARTED begins with the fundamentals of poetry, and then goes deeper in our Winter and Spring workshops. This is a perfect class if you've always wanted to write poetry, but didn't know where to start.

GEORGIA POPOFF is the author of five books of poetry, most recently, LIVING WITH HAINTS (2024). She is the Poet Laureate Emerita of Onondaga County and series editor for University of Michigan Press's UNDER DISCUSSION book series.

REGISTER: https://www.ymcacny.org/creative-writing-workshops

09/03/2026

THE WRITER'S LIFE, PART ONE, is the beginning of a three-part workshop series that guides people deeper into the world of writing, including learning to be THE person everyone turns to in workshops, and how to get your own writing ready for publishing. This class helps beginners learn how to keep a healthy mindset and routine, avoid obstacles, and keep focused on their writing goals!

CHRIS DELGUERCIO is a writer, teacher, editor, and lecturer. His newest collection of short stories is AN UNSETTLED SCORE (2023).

REGISTER: https://www.ymcacny.org/creative-writing-workshops

09/02/2026

👽 INCLUSIVE IMAGINATION IN SCIENCE FICTION, taught by local author Savannah Stephens, empowers writers to identity and address representation in science fiction.

SAVANNAH STEPHENS is a genre-bending fiction author. Her debut novel WITCH QUEEN RISING was an Amazon Editor's Pick for Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy (April 2026).

08/31/2026

Our Fall 2026 workshops are here! We have new classes based on YOUR feedback, as well as some returning favorites. I'll post about them throughout the month, and you can register for a class on our website.

WEBSITE: https://www.ymcacny.org/creative-writing-workshops

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340 Montgomery Street
Syracuse, NY
13202

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+13154746851

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https://ycny.org/programs/arts/creative-writing

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