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
Gemma knife (n.) 1. An effective and systematic approach to meeting grade goals without spontaneously combusting, pioneered by Gemma Cooper-Novack.
Jack
student
Gemma is a wonderful writing instructor. She really forces you to think, and connect what would appear at the moment unrelated.
Thomas
business leader
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
Whenever I create a document that I feel needs a second eye to make it the best, I contact Gemma first! Go with Gemma if you are going for a great paper!
Amity
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
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