# Event Details - **Event Name**: New York State Writers Institute Fiction and Poetry Reading - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 16 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 pm – Thu, 16 Jul, 2026 at 10:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Skidmore New York State Writers Institute Fiction and Poetry Reading featuring Ishion Hutchinson and Jim Shepard.About this EventIshion Hutchinson was born in Port Antonio, Jamaica, and is author of the poetry collections School of Instructions: a Poem, House of Lords and Commons and Far District and the book of essays, Fugitive Tilts. Among his recognitions are the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry, a Guggenheim Fellowship, Joseph Brodsky Rome Prize, the Whiting Writers Award, the PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature. Hutchinson is the W.E.B. Du Bois Professor in the Humanities at Cornell University.Jim Shepard has written eight novels, and six story collections. Of his most recent novel, Phase Six, The New York Times Book Review writes that “Shepard has managed to make art out of our crisis with a thought-provoking work of fiction that sustains our emotions.” As “one of this country’s greatest fiction writers” (NPR), Shepard’s short stories have been chosen for Best American Short Stories, the PEN/O, Henry Prize Stories, and for The Pushcart Prize, and his collection Like You’d Understand, Anyway was a finalist for the National Book Award and Story Prize winner.  He lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts, with his wife, three children, and three beagles.The authors are in residence at Skidmore College for the New York State Summer Writers Institute, sponsored by the Office of Special Programs.​​Stream this show live at Caffè Lena TV. Livestream available for $5 – 100% of live stream tickets on CaffeLenaTV benefit the artists. Subscribe for unlimited live streaming, two week access to recent shows, and Caffe Lena's video archive.Note: Caffe Lena does not permit ticket reselling above face value. Tickets purchased for the purpose of resale may be canceled without notice, and refunds for such purchases will not be granted.TagsOther, Poetry, Storytelling - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/saratoga-springs/new-york-state-writers-institute-fiction-and-poetry-reading/100001987468648228 - **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, virtual - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 13.63, max: 27.28, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Saratoga Springs - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Caffe Lena - **lat**: 43.0805479 - **long**: -73.7834079 - **full address**: Caffe Lena, 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: New York State Writers Institute Fiction and Poetry Reading - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/8d08e49b6d9d5dd6953d26abd39f1f29e4a49c12b0bb14111d140d406a8fdcc5-rimg-w940-h470-dc161415-gmir.jpg?v=1776656945 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is New York State Writers Institute Fiction and Poetry Reading being held? - **A:** New York State Writers Institute Fiction and Poetry Reading takes place on Thu, 16 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 pm to Thu, 16 Jul, 2026 at 10:00 pm at Caffe Lena, 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing New York State Writers Institute Fiction and Poetry Reading? - **A:** New York State Writers Institute Fiction and Poetry Reading is organized by Caffe Lena. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Caffe Lena's events? - **A:** Attendees have given Caffe Lena a rating of 4/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. 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