Since 1996, the programs of the Bronx Writers’ Center have been serving the needs of emerging writers in the Bronx and New York City. Through our readings series and open mics, free creative writing workshops, professional development seminars, fellowships and competitions and the Bronx WritersCorps program, BWC reaches writers of all ages, backgrounds and disciplines. Over the years, BWC has presented one of the most diverse and exciting reading series in New York City, featuring emerging talents from the Bronx as well as renowned writers from around the country.

Upcoming workshops will be posted. Please visit this site regularly for information on these workshops and other BWC activities.

The Bronx Writers Center is devoted to promoting and supporting the development of writers, the literary community and the audience for literary programs in the Bronx.

Educational Programs
Classes are offered for writers in all stages, taught by established Bronx writers.   All are welcome to workshops for the writing of poetry, memoir, short stories, urban fiction, romance, screenwriting, blogging and science fiction and for the creation of a personal narrative/story.

Writers engaged in the writing life are offered workshops on navigating the marketplace, marketing their work, finding agents and other topics keyed to success and growth.

The Bronx WritersCorps, now in its tenth year, is part of a national program created to improve literacy levels  and to provide avenues of expression for residents of the most underserved and challenged neighborhood, including the Juvenile Justice System , the Tier II Housing Shelters and community organizations that participate in the Youth Poetry Slam. Participants range in age from elementary school to high school and represent all ethnic communities of the Bronx.

Programs for Readers
WC is committed to reaching non-traditional audiences for readings and to interesting readers and non-readers in literary programs. 

The Big Read, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts, is designed to promote literacy and reading in the community.

Readings and writing/creative workshops with writers will be scheduled throughout the Bronx to reach varied audiences.  Visual and performing artists will also engage audiences with responses to and performances supporting the written word.

Grants and Awards for Writers
BRIO, or Bronx Recognizes Its Own, provides support for artists creating works of literary, media, performing, and visual arts in the Bronx. A minimum of 25 BRIO grants of $3,000 each will be awarded to individual artists residing in the Bronx.

The Literary Arts Fellowship offers two Bronx writers who show artistic excellence up to $5,000 in return for a nine-month residency and work on a public service project in the Bronx. 

Publications
The Bronx Writers’ Center’s online presence is CrossBRONX.org, a literary journal and an ongoing resource for writers.