Powderkeg Writers

04/24/2023

After a long pandemic break, Powderkeg 2.0 is back up and running!! We're an affordable, all women writers space in Downtown Brooklyn, offering private desks, a communal kitchen, and 24/7 access. We have room for a few more members, so if you're interested, send us a message!

09/28/2017

Can't wait to hear what promises to be a fascinating and important discussion! Come join!

A conversation with Sharon Lerner and David Michaels

09/28/2017

if you're in town on 10/12, please come geek out with me , where I'm in conversation with one of my heroes, David Michaels

A conversation with Sharon Lerner and David Michaels

07/11/2017

Mira was on WNYC this morning!

Some parents are at a loss to explain the shift in tone from the White House. Child psychologist Ava Siegler and author Mira Jacob offer advice to parents on how to navigate this topic.

03/24/2017

Dear PKers: Here's what's been going on at the corner desk. Well one of them xs

For decades, people living next to the neoprene plant in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, have felt they suffered more than their share of illnesses.

02/01/2017

passing this on in case anyone's interested!

Our annual Spring writing contest is open for submissions from JANUARY 4 – FEBRUARY 20. Send us your best work!

12/21/2016

For all the Govinda's fans out there.

Govinda's, the vegetarian Hare Krishna restaurant that serves fresh, affordable meals to downtown Brooklyn, may become a victim of the borough's success.

11/27/2016

The latest from the desk by the window. xS

Tennie White's work as an activist forced big corporations to clean up the messes they made in African-American communities. So the EPA put her in jail.

07/13/2016

Alison Hart's story "Our Girl", appearing in Joyland Magazine, makes LitHub Daily today!

“Why not use this moment to celebrate writers of color?” Ben H. Winters on the African-American mystery writers who’ve influenced him. | Literary Hub How we praise the mutilated w…

06/03/2016

Another PK book debuts. Congratulations, Anna!

About Goonight, Beautiful Women:Moving along the Maine Coast and beyond, the interconnected stories in Goodnight, Beautiful Women bring us into the sultry, mysterious inner lives of New England women and girls as they navigate the dangers and struggles of their outer worlds. With novelistic breadth…

05/31/2016

Please spread the word, a great Kickstarter campaign from our soon-to-be neighbors, CFF! -Joan

We need your help! Fund our new podcast series, featuring exclusive talks about the art of fiction.