Most Jersey City Writers workshops feature a handful of writers sharing short stories, poems, and excerpts of larger works. These workshops help writers take a closer look at a piece of their work. But what about the big picture?
In 2014, Jersey City Writers launched its Full Story program. This…
One year ago when Jersey City Writers (JCW) participated in the fundraising campaign, Hudson Gives, we surpassed our goal of $5,000 to build our beautiful new website.
This year, we’re setting an ambitious new goal of $6,000 to build our new physical space, and to make it a home for our…
I’ve been participating in Jersey City Writers’ Full Story workshops pretty much since I joined the group. As someone who works best with full-length novels, rather than short stories or excerpts, the book club-like format was perfect for me, both as the person getting critiqued and as a reader. As…
Jersey City Writers is more than ten years old and growing strong. This August, the executive board met in their annual strategy meeting to talk about the next year, and the next ten years: where we’re going, what we’re doing, who we’re reaching, and how we’ll provide the ideal creative…