Cynthia Manick is the author of Blue Hallelujahs (Black Lawrence Press, 2016). A Pushcart Prize nominated poet with a MFA in Creative Writing from the New School; she has received fellowships from Cave Canem, Hedgebrook, the MacDowell Colony, Poets House, and the Saltonstall Foundation of the Arts among others. Winner of the 2016 Lascaux Prize … Continued
Poet, Writer, & Publisher. Born in Puerto Rico, raised in New York City. A graduate of Harlem Prep School, BA from SUNYAB, author of “Dona Julia, a collection of his published poems”, and author of “Never too late to make a U-turn.” He is the author of the well-known poem, “The Educational Pledge”, widely used … Continued
(1901-1973) Novelist, screenwriter. Eric Hatch was born in New York City and died in Torrington, Connecticut. He was a writer for The New Yorker.
(1913-1994) Screenwriter, novelist. Martin Goldsmith was born in New York City.
(1847-1904) Novelist, poet. Edgar Fawcett was born in New York City and died in London, England.
(1923-2018) Psychiatrist, author. Beatrix Hamburg was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and died in Washington, District of Columbia.
(1942-2018) Writer. Jean Marzollo was born in Manchester, Connecticut, and died in Cold Spring, New York. She wrote more than 150 children’s books.
(1831-1884) Author, poet. Mary C. Ames was born in Utica, New York, and died in Washington, District of Columbia.
Eartha Watts-Hicks is the founder of Earthatone Publishing and Earthatone Books. Former director of publications for Cultivating Our Sisterhood International Association (COSIA), she is a NYFA (New York Foundation for the Arts) artist, a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), and the legendary Harlem Writers Guild. A fiction fellow of … Continued
(1924-2017) Historian, critic. David Vaughan was born in London, England, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was best know for his writing about dance.