Acclaimed writer Kevin Powell and the Nuyorican Poets Cafe offer a series of free weekly online writing workshops for writers of all backgrounds, ages and educational levels. Join us for a free encore screening of our workshop series.
Kevin Powell is a poet, journalist, essayist, blogger, editor, filmmaker, public speaker, civil and human rights activist, and the author of 14 books, including his newest title, When We Free The World, a collection of essays plus one poem about the present and future of America (paperback on Amazon and ebook and audio book on Apple Books). Kevin's 15th book will be a biography of Tupac Shakur. He is also working on his first play and directing, writing, and producing documentary film about healthy manhood versus toxic manhood called “What’s Going On.” Among Kevin's most recent writings is a cover story on Stacey Abrams for The Washington Post Magazine. He lives in New York City, the borough of Brooklyn.
Workshop Schedule:
Week 1 (9/15): What is a writer, Who is a writer?
Week 2 (9/22): Writing about yourself, writing about what you know
(blog/essay, article, poetry, play, screenplay, or book)
Week 3 (9/29): Writing poetry
Week 4 (10/6): Writing blogs (essays)
Week 5 (10/13): How to get published: in newspapers, magazines, on websites
Week 6 (10/20): How to create a book idea and an actual book
Week 7 (10/27): How to market/publicize your writing
If you'd like to support the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and its online programming, please visit www.nuyorican.org/contribute to make a donation.
