Fiction Writing New York

New York Story Night #84

New York Story Night is a literary community event based in Manhattan founded to provide creative writers, amateur and professional alike, a stage on which to share their stories and an audience with which to road test their works. Consider an open mic for stand-up tragedy, stand-up horror, stand-up drama if you will. A night of bedtime stories for adults. **For those who wish to share a story, please arrive before 6:50pm and sign-up for a reading slot.** (Find Aïss at the front of the second floor event space.) For those who wish to be an audience, get a drink, find a favored spot, chit-chat with fellow story lovers if you like! At 7pm story night begins. **Each writer gets 20 minutes in front of the microphone. (15 minutes for the story + 5 minutes for workshop/Q&A with the audience)** We have a 10 minute intermission at the end of every hour. **Rules for stories:** * Stories must be under 15 mins (around 2,300 words) * All stories must be written pieces * Stories can be fiction or non-fiction but must contain a narrative arc * No poetry, no essays We encourage you to email us at newyorkstorynight@gmail.com if you have questions or concerns on if your story is a good fit for our event. If you cannot attend this particular event but would like to be in tune with our next ones join our MeetUp group or email us at newyorkstorynight@gmail.com to be added to our e-mailing list! New York Story Night is a free event. *\*By attending, you acknowledge that you may appear in photos and videos used for social media or promotional purposes.*

New York Story Night #85

New York Story Night is a literary community event based in Manhattan founded to provide creative writers, amateur and professional alike, a stage on which to share their stories and an audience with which to road test their works. Consider an open mic for stand-up tragedy, stand-up horror, stand-up drama if you will. A night of bedtime stories for adults. **For those who wish to share a story, please arrive before 6:50pm and sign-up for a reading slot.** (Find Aïss at the front of the second floor event space.) For those who wish to be an audience, get a drink, find a favored spot, chit-chat with fellow story lovers if you like! At 7pm story night begins. **Each writer gets 20 minutes in front of the microphone. (15 minutes for the story + 5 minutes for workshop/Q&A with the audience)** We have a 10 minute intermission at the end of every hour. **Rules for stories:** * Stories must be under 15 mins (around 2,300 words) * All stories must be written pieces * Stories can be fiction or non-fiction but must contain a narrative arc * No poetry, no essays We encourage you to email us at newyorkstorynight@gmail.com if you have questions or concerns on if your story is a good fit for our event. If you cannot attend this particular event but would like to be in tune with our next ones join our MeetUp group or email us at newyorkstorynight@gmail.com to be added to our e-mailing list! New York Story Night is a free event. *\*By attending, you acknowledge that you may appear in photos and videos used for social media or promotional purposes.*in

In-Person Writing Session in NYC

Writing group meeting in a performance space on the Upper West Side

So here's the deal: one of our members manages this performance space and has graciously offered it to us yet again. (Shout-out to Takeo! You da best!) We've met here twice before and have averaged nearly 40 people, so I'm expecting another robust crowd. The night before we meet, I'll email the details to everyone who's on the RSVP list. For now, in case it helps you plan better, know that this venue is not wheelchair accessible because you'll have to walk down one flight of stairs from the sidewalk. Also, there IS wifi but it's pretty slow. Also ALSO, there's gonna be 90 minutes at the start (6pm to 7:30pm) to hang before the writing. Feel free to bring drinks and snacks and of course we'll need to keep the space tidy. If this'll be your first time joining the group, please take a couple minutes to read the "About us" section so you'll have a better idea of how this all works. Thanks and see ya! -Zack

Back-to-School Writers' Social

Come meet other writers. Everyone welcome. No writing, just socializing with other writers.

Writers Meetup & Critique @OUTRO NYC - Bring pages from your screenplay

Bring pages from your novel, screenplay, short story, poetry or non-fiction - read out loud and get immediate feedback on your project. Get together with your fellow authors, screenwriters and filmmakers and talk through any hurdles or roadblocks. ***This meetup is free and open to everyone. Outro NYC asks that everyone buy at least one drink.*** UPLOAD YOUR SCREENPLAY OR STAGE PLAY TO https://scriptca.mp/feedback and check the box for "NYC Table Reads" UPLOAD YOUR NOVEL, SHORT STORY OR POETRY TO https://wordca.mp/feedback and check the box for "NYC Live Readings" Ideally 2000 words / 10 script pages or less. It may be possible to read through longer projects depending on the number of submissions. Also ok to just listen in if you don't have anything to submit. Look for Holloway, Peter or Ace on the patio - Holloway will be in a ScriptCamp t-shirt.

Writers Meetup & Critique @OUTRO NYC - Bring pages from your screenplay

Bring pages from your novel, screenplay, short story, poetry or non-fiction - read out loud and get immediate feedback on your project. Get together with your fellow authors, screenwriters and filmmakers and talk through any hurdles or roadblocks. ***This meetup is free and open to everyone. Outro NYC asks that everyone buy at least one drink.*** UPLOAD YOUR SCREENPLAY OR STAGE PLAY TO https://scriptca.mp/feedback and check the box for "NYC Table Reads" UPLOAD YOUR NOVEL, SHORT STORY OR POETRY TO https://wordca.mp/feedback and check the box for "NYC Live Readings" Ideally 2000 words / 10 script pages or less. It may be possible to read through longer projects depending on the number of submissions. Also ok to just listen in if you don't have anything to submit. Look for Holloway, Peter or Ace on the patio - Holloway will be in a ScriptCamp t-shirt.

Winterfat Writing Circle: problems of personhood

Winterfat Writing Circle is a subset of [Winterfat Presse](https://winterfatpresse.blogspot.com/). Our goal is to create intuitive spaces where writers and readers can enter into their body and re-imagine their self-experience, particularly through dissident ethics/poetics. Our editorial team draws from authors like Audre Lorde, Gwendolyn Brooks, and June Jordan. **This writing circle's theme is: "problems of personhood".** Each writing circle uses the same format, but addresses a different theme. We begin with brief introductions, and then collectively read a relevant piece of writing to the prompt, which our team crafts uniquely for each group. We review and discuss the prompt, then have individual writing time. This is followed by an optional open mic and shared reflection portion. Please bring something to sit on, a writing utensil and paper, and an open mind and heart! Maybe also a snack :) The event will last around two hours. This includes sharing at the end. * **THERE IS NO ATTENDANCE LIMIT BUT MEETUP DOES NOT ALLOW US TO LIST MORE AVAILABLE SPACES. YOU CAN JUST SHOW UP!** *If you have any questions, please contact winterfatpresse@gmail.com.* ——— GETTING THERE * Nearest subway station: Prospect Park Station (B, Q, S lines). * Recommended park entrance: Lincoln Road and Ocean Avenue entrance. * Walking once in the park, From the Lincoln Road entrance, head into the park toward the Prospect Park Boathouse. The Camperdown Elm is south of the Boathouse and east of the Lullwater Bridge.

JCW: A Book Club for Writers

Join in the JCW Writers Loft on the 3rd Monday of every month for a discussion of literature from a writer's perspective. **August** \- Minimalist Realism * Our Souls at Night — Kent Haruf \~192 pages * The Old Man and the Sea — Ernest Hemingway \~127 pages Both rely on plain language and stripped-down storytelling. Discussion: * Minimalist prose * Dialogue as narrative engine * Emotional power through restraint ***Joshua Tedeschi*** *is a native Jersey City visual artist and writer working on his first novel. He writes literary fiction and urban-themed short poetry that probe everyday relationships and tensions for broader meaning. His writing appears on Substack and Instagram under his pseudonym Julius Germans (@juliusgermans).* ***John Schneider*** *is a teacher and writer from New Jersey. He reviews small and independent press fiction on Substack (@johnwschneider)*

JCW Writing Workshop Roundtable (In-Person Only)

**NO ENTRY AFTER 7:15 PM!** *At the in-person JCW workshop, we read the submitted work aloud then give the writer constructive feedback.* **GUIDELINES FOR WRITING WORKSHOP:** * To have your writing scheduled for a Tuesday workshop you must attend at least one Tuesday workshop first * Workshop pieces will be provided to workshop attendees via hard copy and this link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YuXf45CBDnblQmTJlx-edcwqCowN8s4u?usp=sharing * We will read the pieces during workshop, so no need to read them beforehand Questions? Reach out to **Kevin.Singer21@gmail.com** **Monthly Schedule for Tuesday:** 1st Tuesday of the Month: **JCW Short Story Salon**. We give the salon treatment to a famous, not-so-famous, or even notorious short work of fiction every month. 2nd Tuesday of the Month: **Writers’ Workshop**. Constructive criticism of unpublished work from JCW members. MUST SUBMIT IN ADVANCE. 3rd Tuesday of the Month: **Power Prompts.** Constrained writing at its quirkiest. 4th Tuesday of the Month: **Writers’ Workshop**. Constructive criticism of unpublished work from JCW members. MUST SUBMIT IN ADVANCE. ***Supported by public funds from the Jersey City Arts and Culture Trust Fund.***

Fantastic Fiction at KGB

JCW Power Prompts: TROPE OR CHOKE LIVE (In-Person)

***Please note: NO ENTRY AFTER 7:15 PM. (Doors open at 6:45 pm.)*** Jersey City Writers welcomes you to Power Prompts. This is an evening of guided, constrained writing exercises designed to boost your wordsmithing skills and tease your brain. **Trope or Choke Live** Join us as we draw from different bags and pick characters, a setting, a genre, a trope, and a POV/tense and write a story on the spot. Can you handle the tropes, or will you choke? Supported by public funds from the Jersey City Arts and Culture Trust Fund.