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Writers Workshop at Bryant Park: Personal Essay

Name: Writers Workshop at Bryant Park: Personal Essay
Start: 2026-08-13T18:30:00
End: 2026-08-13T20:00:00
Location: Bryant Park (Reading Room)

A free outdoor workshop on the personal essay with Gotham dean of faculty Kelly Caldwell — strategies for getting your point of view across, then time to write among other writers.

When: Thu, Aug 13, 2026
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: Bryant Park (Reading Room)
Bryant Park Reading Room, New York, NY 10018
Price: Free

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BDFM7to 42 St–Bryant Pk

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A free writing workshop at the Bryant Park Reading Room on the personal essay — articulating your point of view and weaving in the stories of your life — with Kelly Caldwell, dean of faculty at Gotham Writers Workshop. Learn some craft, do some writing, and meet other writers eager to make their voices heard. Thursday, August 13, 6:30–8pm. Part of Bryant Park's summer Reading Room programming.

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