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Catch poet ALBERT ABONADO at out Downtown Writers Center this Friday, May 15 at 7 PM. Our readings are always FREE and e...
05/14/2026

Catch poet ALBERT ABONADO at out Downtown Writers Center this Friday, May 15 at 7 PM. Our readings are always FREE and everyone's welcome! If you can't make it in person on Friday, you can join us online, because we stream every reading as well. Just make sure to register online!

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ALBERT ABONADA is the author of the poetry collection JAW (Sundress Publications 2020) and Field Guide for Accidents (Beacon Press 2024), selected by Mahogany Browne for the National Poetry Series. He has received fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. His writing has appeared in the Bennington Review, Colorado Review, Poetry Northwest, Zone 3, and others. He lives in Rochester, NY, and teaches at SUNY Oswego.

REGISTER: https://ymcacny-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/DJeuymDFQqCpq-3MLfSQlQ #/registration

Poet and filmmaker NAOMI GUTTMAN and author PATRICK JOSEPH CAOILE are joining us this Friday for our Visiting Author Rea...
04/28/2026

Poet and filmmaker NAOMI GUTTMAN and author PATRICK JOSEPH CAOILE are joining us this Friday for our Visiting Author Reading Series, and this'll be a good one, trust me! Our events are FREE, and this reading will be live at our Downtown Writers Center and streamed online. We'll see you there!

Joining us online? Register here: https://ymcacny-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/MTr60pq2SyOZ3sSHbJnrpA #/registration

Born and raised in Montréal, Canada, NAOMI GUTTMAN has published three books of poetry, including the novella in verse, The Banquet of Donny & Ari: Scenes From the Opera (Brick Books). Guttman teaches literature and creative writing at Hamilton College. More Than You Can Know is her first film. In it, she interviews her parents about their long marriage and weaves their candid responses with letters, home movies, and photos to produce an intimate glimpse into a complex relationship.

PATRICK JOSEPH CAOILE was born in the Philippines and grew up in New Jersey. His work is featured in Solstice Literary Magazine, Chestnut Review, storySouth, and elsewhere. His debut short story collection Tales from Manila Ave. was the winning selection of Sundress Publications’ 2024 Prose Open Reading Period. He has received support from Roots.Wounds.Words and the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing. Currently, he is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Literature and Creative Writing at Hamilton College.

Y'all, we extended the registration date for some of our creative writing workshops! Now you can register for our classe...
04/10/2026

Y'all, we extended the registration date for some of our creative writing workshops! Now you can register for our classes until Wednesday, April 15!

We're trying to fill these classes, so share with your friends if they're looking to get into some writing!

🎉 WRITING LONGER WORK
🎉 WRITING WITH HISTORY
🎉 ADVANCED POETRY WORKSHOP
🎉HYBRID CRYPTIDS
🎉PSYCHOGEOGRAPHY AND WRITING

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

This is exciting! Check out our schedule for our Spring 2026 Visiting Authors Reading Series. This FREE reading series o...
04/09/2026

This is exciting! Check out our schedule for our Spring 2026 Visiting Authors Reading Series. This FREE reading series on Friday nights, bringing published and emerging writers and artists from across the country to all of us here at the Writers Voice!

🎉Our first reading is with poets TAMI HAALAND and KORTNEY MORROW on Friday, April 10, at 7 PM. This reading is ONLINE ONLY, so make sure to register below.

REGISTER: https://ymcacny-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/uVU0i-tWRcS8QcMIilF8Mg?_x_zm_rtaid=bftstY7yRLSWlk2knMxm9Q.1775751341963.376d5423218da7a86696e3d708cce556&_x_zm_rhtaid=44 #/registration

There's not much time left to find a spot in one of our creative writing workshops! The last day to register is April 8....
03/31/2026

There's not much time left to find a spot in one of our creative writing workshops! The last day to register is April 8. We think you have a story to tell, and we want to help you write it. Find your class today!

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

This is GREAT! Much love to Ruthnie Angrand, and we can't wait to see what you get done!
03/31/2026

This is GREAT! Much love to Ruthnie Angrand, and we can't wait to see what you get done!

I want to keep sharing some of our great advanced workshops! These are great for for writers with lots of experience sha...
03/24/2026

I want to keep sharing some of our great advanced workshops! These are great for for writers with lots of experience sharing and talking about their work. Expect to think critically about your goals, choices, and potential gaps in your writing. Our workshops are small-group, so you'll have a lot time for giving and receiving feedback.

Right now, we're registering for our ADVANCED POETRY WORKSHOP led by Georgia Popoff. Georgia is the author of five books of poetry, most recently, Living with Haints (2024), and she is currently Poet Laureate of Onondaga County. Georgia is also a mentor in our low-residency Writers Voice PRO.

You can register for the workshop by calling the Writers Voice of CNY, 315-474-6851 x 480, or by emailing Tim Carter ([email protected]).

LEARN MORE ABOUT PRO: https://www.ymcacny.org/writers-voice-pro

We have some great advanced workshops for writers with lots of experience sharing and talking about their work. These wo...
03/23/2026

We have some great advanced workshops for writers with lots of experience sharing and talking about their work. These workshops ask writers to think critically about their goals, choices, and potential gaps in their writing. They're small-group workshops with other dedicated writers, so you'll have a lot time for giving and receiving feedback.

First, have our ADVANCED PROSE WORKSHOP led by Yvonne Murphy. Yvonne teaches creative writing and studio art at SUNY Empire State University. Her first book, Aviaries, won the Carolina Wren Prize in Poetry. She is also a mentor in our low-residency Writers Voice PRO.

You can register for the workshop by calling the Writers Voice of CNY, 315-474-6851 x 480, or by emailing Tim Carter ([email protected]).

LEARN MORE ABOUT PRO: https://www.ymcacny.org/writers-voice-pro

HYBRID CRYTPIDS explores the landscape of contemporary experimental writing, and asks writers to get your hands dirty wi...
03/16/2026

HYBRID CRYTPIDS explores the landscape of contemporary experimental writing, and asks writers to get your hands dirty with texts that bend, twist, and mimic different genres and forms.

Our classes at the Writers Voice are open to everyone, but anyone who is a member of a YMCA of CNY can take one workshop each season for FREE. We want to make writing available and accessible to everyone. We're ready for you.

The best way to register is online:

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

MISHA TENTSER is a poet from Tucson, Arizona. He is the author of the chapbook Born in the Wrong Desert.

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