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Writers’ Salon at Yellow Studio hosted by Jessica Rao and Ines Rodrigues

February 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

$20.00 – $25.00

Five writers. One enchanting evening. 

Join your Yellow Studio writing colleagues and other writers from the community as they read from their original work.

Hosted by current and former Yellow Studio Authors-in-Residence, Jessica Rao and Ines Rodrigues, five pieces will be selected from the first twenty submissions received by February 10. Submit your work in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, short play, or memoir. This is your chance to showcase your writing!

Submissions must be no longer than 700 words, double spaced, 12-point font, and in a Word or PDF document.  Work at all stages of development welcome, from in-progress to published pieces.

Please use “Writers’ Salon” as the subject line. 

Only Submissions from women-identifying applicants will be accepted. 

 

The evening will feature short readings by each writer followed by an audience Q & A. Drinks and light bites will be served.

Program will begin promptly at 7:15pm.

 

Submission Fee                   $10 via Zelle to tina@yellowstudiony.com

Submission Mailbox            submissions@yellowstudiony.com

Submission Deadline          by February 10, 2025 (five pieces will be selected from the first twenty submissions received by February 10)

 

About Jessica Rao

Jessica is an award-winning journalist and media professional with extensive experience in the business, lifestyle, and corporate/PR sectors. She’s held contributor roles at CNBC and Gannett, and has overseen communications for Fortune 500 companies.

In addition to her media career, Jessica is the author of three middle-grade books published by McGraw Hill. She has performed at Writer’s Read, a live essay reading series, and her work appears in two 650 Anthologies — At the Bar and Back to High School. Jessica honed her creative writing skills at the Sarah Lawrence Writing Institute and is seeking representation for her first novel, Tuesday Night Special.

Jessica currently serves as the Vice President of the White Plains Library Foundation Board. She hosts and produces “Books & Brew,” a new author series benefiting the foundation, and the live storytelling show, StoryBOOM. Jessica was an Author-in-Residence at Yellow Studio from September through December, 2024. She now has a studio at Yellow Studio.

About Ines Rodrigues

Ines Rodrigues is a writer and teacher who holds an MFA in Fiction Writing from Columbia University. She published her first novel, Days of Bossa Nova, (Black Opal Books) in 2017. She’s the former editor of Scarsdale Living Magazine and since 2015 she has been curating The Scarsdale Salon, a semestral literary event, in partnership with the Salon de Belleville (Paris, France) and Scarsdale Public Library. Her short fiction was published in The Plentitudes Literary Journal, Tint Journal, and 650 Where Writers Read Anthology – At the Bar. Her translation work was published in the Word for Word Anthology 2023.

Since 2016, Ines Rodrigues has been working as a creative writing instructor at the Writing Institute/Sarah Lawrence College, Westport Writers’ Workshop, and Bronxville Adult School. She has been an Author-in-Residence at Yellow Studio since November of 2024.

Learn more about her work here.

 

 

To attend the Writers’ Salon as an audience member, please purchase a ticket below.

All 18+ are welcome to attend. 

YS Supporter Member Ticket: $20

YS Artist & Community Member Ticket: $22.50

Non-Member: $25

Details

Date:
February 27
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
$20.00 – $25.00
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