“BWS is part-office, part-sanctuary. It is ensured quietude—a respite from café clamor, household distractions, and urban chaos. It is a ready-made community of committed writers.”
–Courtney Zoffness
Author of Spilt Milk
The Brooklyn Writers Space closed on July 15, 2023. We want to express our deepest gratitude to each and every one of you for being part of the Brooklyn Writers Space community for the last twenty years. Your creativity, talent, and passion have made our space truly special, and we are grateful for the memories and friendships that have been formed within our walls.
If you would like to support us, we are raising money via GoFundMe to help with the financial burden of closing the space and to pay down our Covid-19 Economic Injury Disaster loan. DONATE HERE.
Thank you all for your incredible support.
Testimonials
“At BWS, you will have no laundry to do, no dinner to cook, and no floor to sweep. Silent camaraderie at its finest.”
-Liesl Schwabe
“I call BWS my Batcave. I am always able to lose myself in my writing there. I don’t know what I’d do without it.”
-Steven Dean
“Brooklyn Writers Space has been invaluable to me as a quiet, consistent place to work, with an atmosphere both friendly and respectful.”
“Since joining BWS, my writing productivity has skyrocketed. I have written a novel there, and then some. I love being a part of this community.”
–Mandy Berman
Author of Perennials
“BWS is part-office, part-sanctuary. It is ensured quietude—a respite from café clamor, household distractions, and urban chaos. It is a ready-made community of committed writers.”
–Courtney Zoffness
Author of Spilt Milk
“The Brooklyn Writers Space is the perfect novel-writing room I never thought I’d find.”
–Lev Grossman
Author of The Magicians Land
“The BWS offers me just what I need to actually get writing done: complete silence, and a(n affordable) bill to guilt me into going.”
“What would we do without the Brooklyn Writers Space? Quiet, coffee, community… did I mention quiet? A thoughtfully created space for people who need to shut out the world and think.”
–Anna Solomon
Author of Book of V