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The Bronx Writers Center supports and develops the appetite for writing and reading in the Bronx. The BWC searches for and promotes new voices and audiences and engages the community in literary and literacy programs.

The Bronx Writers Center will be back in September with a full schedule of events.  

Have a wonderful summer and keep writing!

Programs (2010-11)

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Classes are offered for writers in all stages of their careers. Master Classes, taught by established writers, are targeted to writers who have a body of work in the discipline. Classes for emerging writers and hobbyists are offered throughout the year at Barnes & Noble and at other partner organizations.

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. Bronx Lit Up is a competitive literary event for writers of all genres and skill levels.

The Bronx WritersCorps is part of a national program created to improve literacy levels and to provide avenues of expression for the residents of the most underserved and challenged neighborhoods, 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
BWC is committed to reaching non-traditional audiences and to interesting readers and non-readers in literary programs.

Readings and writing/creative workshops with writers are scheduled throughout the Bronx to reach varied audiences. Visual and performing artists 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. At least 5 of these grants are for literary work.

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. This year, CrossBRONX will expand into “traditional” publishing with an anthology and offer videos of its Master Classes online.