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 is a kind and attentive teacher. … Any student of hers will no doubt be successful in the future.
Christin
former student
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
Gemma, I like you because you taught me more lessons to write.
Trevor
student, age 8
"[P]laywright Gemma Cooper-Novack's articulate exploration of the issues doesn't seek convenient targets for blame … [it] strive[s] to remind audiences that conflict in faraway lands is not without its repercussions right here at home.”
Mary Shen Barnidge
"[W]ith Gemma's coaching, I will be on my way to digging into writing — a place I had been struggling to get to for over a year. Thank you, Gemma!"
Rory
playwright
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