No, YOU Tell It!

BIG NEWS ! The anthology Prom Queens: Celebrating Prom Poems & Stories by Queens Writers will be out this spring! We'll also be hosting a book launch that day. Follow us for more information about the anthology, details of the launch, and fun stuff we're planning leading up to the big day.

ICYMI we are so pumped to be publishing "Prom Queens: Celebrating Prom Poems & Stories by Queens Writers" this spring. It's such an exciting experience working with Olena Jennings of Poets of Queens and Zach Rothman-Hicks of Gabbing with Gays!

📸 Sachyn Mital

LISTEN! Part 2 of "Prom Queens" is now streaming at the link in the comments and on all major platforms. Check out these touching swaps from Ricki Richards and Tim Lindner!

📸 Sachyn Mital

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ICYMI Part 1 of "Prom Queens" is now streaming! Give a listen to this amazing story swap and stay tuned for Part 2 coming this Friday. www.noyoutellit.com/2025/10/16/p...

#bkbf #bkbf25 #storytelling #promqueens
📸 Sachyn Mital

Tickets are now available for our next show ! Scan the QR code or snag your tickets here: www.grove34.com/event-detail...

LISTEN! Part 2 of our "My Place" show is now up on our podcast channel. Snuggle up this weekend and hear these beautiful stories about our beloved borough.

Ft. stories by Ari Figueroa and Francisco Delgado

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Listen! Part 1 of our "My Place" podcast is now available at the link below or on any major streaming service. Check out this fantastic swap featuring storytellers Mary Lannon and Wichuda "Tang" McConnell!
www.noyoutellit.com/2025/06/19/m...

🎥 Nick Capezzera

No, YOU Tell It! "My Place" YouTube video by No, YOU Tell It!

It's been two weeks since "My Place"!

ICYMI, you can watch the whole thing on YouTube, available now. Be sure to like and subscribe while you're there. Thanks to @queensmemory.bsky.social for filming 🥰

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Happy Pride! Kick off this month by joining Zach Rothman-Hicks this Thursday at Queens Public Library Jackson Heights for Our Stories / Our Selves. You'll explore pride narratives and diverse voices in the community through pirate radio and extended reality. www.eventbrite.com/e/our-storie...

Meet our final "My Place" storyteller, Wichuda “Tang” McConnell!

Wichuda is a social worker, wellness coach, photographer, and storyteller. Read more about her and grab tickets to TOMORROW's show here: www.noyoutellit.com/2025/05/05/m...

Meet our next "My Place" storyteller, Ari Figueroa!

Carnie, librarian, drag queen, and teacher—these are just some of the faces Ari has worn. Learn more about them and get tickets to our show (ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!!) here: www.noyoutellit.com/2025/05/21/m...

Meet our next "My Place" storyteller, Francisco Delgado!

Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with him and story coach Chenda Bao reading this Saturday at @kewandwillow.bsky.social

Read about @delgadoquinata718.bsky.social and grab tickets to our show here: www.noyoutellit.com/2025/05/19/m...

Meet (and wish a Happy Birthday to!) our first "My Place" storyteller, Mary Lannon!
Her unpublished novel, Tide Girl, was a finalist for the 2023 PEN\Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. Read more about her and grab tickets to our show here: www.noyoutellit.com/2025/05/15/m...

THIS WEDNESDAY join @kjfitzsimmons.bsky.social & Zach Rothman-Hicks at The World's Borough Bookshop for an evening of writing and portrait trading. Head to the link below for more info, and stay tuned for an exciting announcement coming this Wednesday 😏 www.kellyjeanfitzsimmons.com/prom-queens/

We had a great time at our first story meeting last night!!! Get tickets to our next show in 3 weeks from today at Grove 34 here: www.grove34.com/event-detail...

Today!!! Come write with us at @qplnyc.bsky.social at 2pm and find your place in Queens as we explore our beloved borough with @queensmemory.bsky.social & Greater Astoria Historical Society with artwork by Ellen Stedfeld.

Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Listen now! Part 2 of "Before & After" is now streaming, featuring story swaps from @nicolegreevy.bsky.social & Carl M. Banks. Check it out here: www.noyoutellit.com/2025/05/02/b... on all major streaming platforms. Phot credit @russrow.bsky.social

See you Saturday! RSVP to save your spot.
#amwriting #Queens #freeworkshop

Check out Poets of Queens this coming Sunday, curated by alum Olena Jennings & featuring poetry by alum Vaughn M. Watson! Tix here: www.poetsofqueens.com/journal

And stay tuned for an exciting teamup announcement with Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons and Poets of Queens!!

Next Sat! Come share your Queens story with this free workshop at @qplnyc.bsky.social Broadway branch in partnership with @queensmemory.bsky.social and the Greater Astoria Historical Society!! Register here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#writing #amwriting #WriterSky #writingcommunity

ICYMI, you can now listen to "Before & After"! Check out this amazing story swap at the link below or on your favorite podcast app.
📸Russ Rowland

www.noyoutellit.com/2025/04/18/b...

Tix are now available for our next show! You don't want to miss this team up with Greater Astoria Historical Society & @queensmemory.bsky.social. Can't wait until 5/28? Join us 5/3 at @qplnyc.bsky.social at Broadway to define YOUR place in Queens. More info here: www.noyoutellit.com/2025/04/23/n...

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Check out this call for artists from LIC Artists Open! You have until Friday to submit to the upcoming exhibition, "A Good Neighbor." Be sure to check out the exhibition next month, and you might see some familiar NYTI faces. #linkinbio

ICYMI! Join us on May 3 at @qplnyc.bsky.social to find your Queens story. Partnering with @queensmemory.bsky.social & Greater Astoria Historical Society we'll interact with the Queens Name Explorer and get those creative juices flowing! Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Quick shout out to NYTI alum Zach Rothman Hicks for receiving a @flushingtownhall.bsky.social Artists in Queens Grant for his upcoming series Our Stories / Our Selves. See the full description and check out all grantees here: www.flushingtownhall.org/agq-grantees...

COME WRITE WITH US

We're celebrating #nationallibraryweek by sharing our upcoming free workshop at @qplnyc.bsky.social at Broadway. Explore your Queens story with @queensmemory.bsky.social, the NYTI team, and Bob from GAHS for an interactive day. More here: www.noyoutellit.com/2025/04/09/c...

Your perfect National Poetry Month podcast has arrived!

Each episode features poets from Queensbound's four editions paired with the MTA station announcements for the stations to which the poems correspond.

Listen here:
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Following the big announcement yesterday, our first planned workshop is ONE MONTH away! Join us as we partner with @queensmemory.bsky.social & Greater Astoria Historical Society to define "My Place in Queens." Learn more about this free workshop and register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...