Gemma Cooper-Novack is a writer, playwright, literacies scholar, arts and writing educator, and writing coach. New York City-born and currently anchored in Syracuse, New York, she has also lived and worked in Chicago, Accra, and Boston. She has coached hundreds of clients, published work in more than fifty journals both literary and academic, and received a PhD with distinction in Literacy Education from Syracuse University in 2022.
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Testimonials
“I learned a lot from this program. It made me a stronger person and a writer. I will miss this program.”
Starr
student, age 16
The thought-provoking script [of Gemma Cooper-Novack's Blindside] clearly illustrates how the level of violence in war affects all of us long after the actual events.
Joette Waters
Chi-Town Daily News
“Gemma you can be Cat Womon.”
Kenyon
student, age 9
My son said Gemma asked really good questions and made him 'dig deep' to think about the text as it relates to the prompt.
Cathy
mother of 10th-grader
Gemma was an excellent support to me in chunking and organizing my work in to manageable pieces and supporting fluid thinking in my writing.
Suzanna
graduate student
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