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
Compassion, a perhaps underrated subject in contemporary lyrical poetry, gets a rollickingly twisted treatment in Cooper-Novack’s deft and slippery hands.
Tom
writer and writing teacher
Gemma never sees a room full of students, but rather a room full of humans ready to explore and experience the world together.
Virginia
educator
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 hears the voice of the project clearly and knows the questions to ask to help its form stay true to its evolution. I have found her guidance invaluable and it continues to be a fascinating unfolding for me.
Jean
writer & massage therapist
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