Creative Writing 101 with Cullen Thomas

Free summer writing workshops held in our outdoor Reading Room.

Explore the fundamentals of creative writing in this quick introductory workshop. You’ll learn a little craft, do a little writing, and get to hang out with your fellow writers in the heart of the city. Produced in partnership with Gotham Writers.

Pre-registration is recommended here. 

Cullen Thomas is the author of the memoir Brother One Cell (Viking). His nonfiction has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Salon, The Rumpus, The Sonora Review, World Hum, Current Biography, and Penthouse. He has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, and the National Geographic channel and has taught at NYU. He holds a BA from Binghamton University.