Do you love to read as much as you love to write? Are you interested in meeting other writers in publishing? Join YPG Writers for our third event of the year! We’ll do a quick introduction, followed by an hour of writing and optional sharing, then we’ll wrap up the meeting with a flash workshop. In the...
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Are you participating in NaNoWriMo? Do you worry that without some writerly support you will almost certainly fall behind on your daily word count? Well, YPG is here for you. We’ll be hosting three write-ins from 6:00-7:30pm during the month of November, to keep you motivated! So join us on the dates below and...
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Slice Literary’s fifth annual writers’ conference will take place on September 12th and 13th at St. Francis College in downtown Brooklyn. Panels and workshops will cover topics from the craft of writing (plotting, revision, short stories, and more) to the business of writing (pitch letters, landing a book deal, and beyond). Top editors, agents, and...
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“Hi my name is Ashley and…I’m a writer.” Do you sometimes feel like you would benefit from a support group for your writing? A group of individuals who totally understand all the crazy thoughts you have and things you do? People who might be able to offer advice on how to break through writers...
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As the audience filed out of the last taping of David Letterman’s run on the Late Show on Wednesday, May 20th, 2015, a group about twenty publishing professionals and aspiring authors gathered just down the block at the Penguin Random House midtown offices for “Your Guide to Online Writer Communities,” hosted by YPG Writers...
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Do you wish you could get a bit of writing practice without signing up for a class? A chance to get out of your own head and maybe away from your current project and just write for fun with no expectations or stress or commitments? If so, you’ll be happy to know that Writers (Un)Block is back! This time...
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Do you wish you could get a bit of writing practice without signing up for a class? A chance to get out of your own head and maybe away from your current project and just write for fun with no expectations or stress or commitments? If so, you’ll be happy to know that Writers (Un)Block is back! This time...
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CALLING ALL YPG WRITERS: CAMP NANOWRIMO Camp NaNoWriMo starts April 1st! Every Spring, Camp NaNoWriMo is brought to you by the same organization that challenges you to write 50,000 words every November, but in April you pick your own word-count goal. If you’re up for the challenge, you can log on to campnanowrimo.org, set...
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Here’s the deal: this might not be the most original idea, but sometimes it’s just nice to be in the same room with other writers. You get to talk a bit, and write a bit, and possibly make a few friends. That’s what this event will be, minus the talking part. So join us for some focused writing time...
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Being a writer in the publishing industry is not always easy. You’re surrounded by coworkers who could be excellent resources (editors, marketers, publicists, and even agents), but it’s often unclear when or even if you can approach the people you work with about your own writing. Navigating the industry as an aspiring writer while building...
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