How's your digital literacy? Join us Wednesday for a conversation with Heidi Boghosian, author of Cyber Citizens: Saving Democracy with Digital Literacy.
4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, at UAlbany.
www.nyswritersinstitute.org/heidiboghosian
@ualbanycehc.bsky.social @ualbanynews.bsky.social
I’ll never retire…” said 98-year old William Kennedy as he was honored today at the LifePath’s 30th Annual Third Age Achievement Awards ceremony. Congratulations! “Keep writing,” says Bill. #novelists #thewritinglife #albany @ualbanynews.bsky.social
Event details at www.nyswritersinstitute.org/andrewyang
Photo of Judith Enck and an image of her book cover The Problem with Plastic
NEXT MONDAY > Judith Enck in conversation with Susan Arbetter.
7:30 p.m. Monday, April 20
Page Hall, UAlbany Downtown Campus.
Info >> www.nyswritersinstitute.org
@ualbanygreenscn.bsky.social
@judithenck.bsky.social
@ualbanynews.bsky.social
@ualbanygradsch.bsky.social
@ualbanydaes.bsky.social
Andrew Yang
Next Thursday >> Andrew Yang in conversation.
7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16
Page Hall on the @UAlbany Downtown Campus. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/andrewyang
Books will be sold and a signing to the follow the conversation and Q&A @andrew-yang.bsky.social
Young Writers Workshop graphic
Cultivating the next generation of writers...
We're proud to announce that the NYS Writers Institute is once again a co-sponsor of the "Discovering Your Voice" summer writing workshop at @ualbany, presented by the Capital District Writing Project. epay.albany.edu/C21455_ustor...
Looking ahead to next week, we'll present three events:
> 2-time National Magazine Award winner Tom Junod,
> Pulitzer-winner Hisham Matar, and
> a film screening of the 2023 Moroccan film "Sound of Berberia" w online discussion w director Tarik El Idrissi.
Details at www.nyswritersinstitute.org
"How many times have two Nobel Prize winners appeared at the University at Albany in the same week?"
Google: "Based on available records... there is no record of two Nobel Prize winners appearing in the same week."
This is that week...
www.nyswritersinstitute.org
Albany Film Festival logo
See you Saturday! We'll see you tomorrow *Saturday* at the 6th Annual Albany Film Festival.
22 events -- screenings, talks, awards -- in 5 venues. Free and open to the public.
www.albanyfilmfestival.org
Image of Tom Hanks in "Forrest Gump" with a second image of photographer Phillip Caruso
See that pic? Phil snapped it!
Join us Saturday for a conversation with award-winning photographer Phillip Caruso about his experiences on the film set of "Forrest Gump."
3:45 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at UAlbany at the Albany Film Festival > www.albanyfilmfestival.org
@ualbanynews.bsky.social
Albany Film Festival
3 days to go.... Albany Film Festival. Saturday, March 28, at UAlbany.
www.albanyfilmfestival.org
Monday: Joe Manchin.
Tuesday: Ani DiFranco.
Saturday: Albany Film Festival.
Details at www.nyswritersinstitute.org
@anidifranco.bsky.social
@ualbanynews.bsky.social
@ualbanyalumni.bsky.social
#albany
#518
"A Complete Unknown" movie poster
Final screening before the Albany Film Festival (Sat. March 28). "A Complete Unknown." Join us 7 p.m. Friday at Page Hall on the Downtown UAlbany Campus. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/acompleteunk...
A week from today: Ani DiFranco and @wamc.org's Joe Donahue.
In conversation 7:30 p.m. Tues, March 24.
(Not in concert.)
nyswritersinstitute.org/anidifranco
#albany
#518
@anidifranco.bsky.social @ualbanynews.bsky.social @righteousbaberecs.bsky.social
Former US Sen Joe Manchin and the cover of his book
One week from today -- Joe Manchin, former U.S. senator for West Virginia, will join us for a conversation.
7:30 p.m. Monday, March 23. Details at www.nyswritersinstitute.org/joemanchin @stmartinspress.bsky.social @ualbanynews.bsky.social
Going to Mars documentary movie post and a photo of Nikki Giovanni
MOVIE NIGHT - Join us at 7 tonight (Fri, March 13).
"Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project" at Page Hall on the Downtown @ualbany campus. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/goingtomars
Bonus: Meet "Mars" directors Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson at the Albany Film Festival on Sat, March 28.
Kirstin Valdez Quade
THURSDAY, join us!
Kirstin Valdez Quade: The New York Times called the stories “legitimate masterpieces” in a “haunting and beautiful debut.”
4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at @albany.edu
www.nyswritersinstitute.org/kirstinvalde...
#writers #518 #literature #albany
‘We Couldn’t Say the Title’: @littlebadger.bsky.social on the Words Banned at a Utah University pen.org/darcie-littl...
Join us for a screening of William Wyler's 1939 classic "Wuthering Heights" at 7 p.m. Friday, March 6, at Page Hall on the Downtown @UAlbany Campus.
www.nyswritersinstitute.org/wutheringhei...
#film #albany @ualbanynews.bsky.social #518 #518film
Help support our mission to bring first-class conversations to Albany... free and open to the public!
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Campaign runs through March 12th. Thank you!
@ualbany #ualbany #writers #conversations @ualbanyfund.bsky.social
Jelani Cobb and cover of his book
TONIGHT - Join us for a timely conversation -
@newyorker.com staff writer / Columbia Journalism School Dean Jelani Cobb and @timesunion.com Editor Casey Seiler. 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 2, at Page Hall, Downtown UAlbany Campus.
> nyswritersinstitute.org/jelanicobb @jelaniya.bsky.social
The Return of the Secaucus 7 movie poster
Free Film Friday! Join us for a screening of John Sayles' "The Return of the Secaucus 7." 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, at Page Hall on the Downtown UAlbany Campus. Info www.nyswritersinstitute.org/returnofthes...
#albany #film #518
COURSES FOR SENIORS
Starting in mid-March the Albany Lifelong Learning Institute kicks off its spring season with six engaging courses open to older adults. More at: www.albany.edu/emeritus-cen...
Novelist David Guterson
David Guterson (Snow Falling on Cedars) will join us for a conversation on Thursday, Feb. 19, at @ualbany.
He'll talk craft and career and share insights into his newly-published novel Evelyn in Transit. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/davidguterson
Toni Morrison and Ralph Ellison at the University at Albany in 1987. (UAlbany photo archive)
Birthday cake celebrating Toni Morrison
Today we mark Toni Morrison’s birthday (Feb. 18, 1931 - Aug. 5, 2019) and celebrate the brilliance and lasting power of her legacy. Last Friday, we unveiled a permanent exhibit to celebrate her Albany years. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/new-exh... #tonimorrison #albany #ualbany
Marion Roach Smith and William Kennedy
Want to finally start your #memoir?
Join us TOMORROW (7 p.m. Tues Feb 17) for a special online fundraiser celebrating William Kennedy’s 98th birthday — a 90‑min memoir class with author/teacher Marion Roach Smith. Only 30 spots. www.eventbrite.com/e/memoirama-...
Toni Morrison exhibit at UAlbany
Toni Morrison exhibit unveiling at UAlbany
See photos from today's Toni Morrison exhibit unveiling and the Frederick Douglass Transcribe-a-thon events at the @albany.edu. More at www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/new-exh...
Special thanks to photographer @patrickdodson.photo / UAlbany)
Allegra Goodman and book covers
Join us 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at UAlbany for a conversation with Allegra Goodman (This Is Not About Us; Isola, Kaaterskill Falls) and @wamc.org's Joe Donahue. www.nyswritersinstitute.org
Excellence! Join us Tuesday, Feb 3 at @albany.edu, for a conversation with @bradstulberg.bsky.social, author of "The Way of Excellence: A Guide to True Greatness and Deep Satisfaction in a Chaotic World." Moderated by @mikechristakis.bsky.social. Info at www.nyswritersinstitute.org
Adam Aleksic and the cover of his book
THURSDAY -- Event reminder: Conversation with Adam Aleksic, author of Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language (2025). 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, at UAlbany. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/adamaleksic