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Prom Queens & More Tour

We’re almost SOLD OUT for the May 8 Prom Queens: Celebrating Prom Poems & Stories by Queens Writers book launch! RSVP here.

Pre-order your copy here. Never fear, if we run out of book launch tickets, we have a bunch of other great events coming up, including this Saturday’s Indie Lit Fair, May 2, from 12noon to 6 pm in Washington Square Park South, between Sullivan and Thompson Streets.

Come visit Poets of Queens at Table 12B (with Pink Trees Press). Stop by, say hello to Olena Jennings (12-3) or ME (3-6), and check out Prom Queens and more books from Poets of Queens!

Presented by PEN America and the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP), with support from the New York State Council on the Arts.

April 30, 2026 Post Comment News Tags:

Celebrate National Poetry Month

Two weeks until the launch of the Prom Queens: Celebrating Prom Poems & Stories by Queens Writers anthology from Poets of Queens Press!

First join us for this free, pre-launch event at the Queens Public Library, Broadway branch this Saturday, 4/25, 2–4 pm, in celebration of National Poetry Month. Open to writers of all levels. RSVP here.

April 24, 2026 Post Comment News

One Month! Prom Queens Launch

Come celebrate the MAY 8 release of Prom Queens: Celebrating Prom Poems & Stories by Queens Writers from Poets of Queens Press! RSVP here.

Featuring:
– Paired contributor readings
– Prom attire is welcome but not required – wear what brings you joy!
– Light snacks and refreshments
– Fun surprises

Can’t make it? Pre-order your copy here.

April 8, 2026 Post Comment News

Share Your Prom Story for a Chance to Win

Follow a PROMpt to share your prom story. Didn’t go to prom or haven’t gone yet? Don’t worry, we have PROMpts for those, too!

The Prom Queens: Celebrating Prom Poems & Stories by Queens Writers anthology comes out on May 8 from Poets of Queens Press.

RSVP here for our prom-themed book launch that night at 7pm at Grove 34 in Astoria. Can’t make it? Click here to pre-order your copy.

Join the celebration by sharing your real-life prom story or poem with us today! The first 100 will be entered for a chance to win a $100 gift card to The Astoria Bookshop.

How to Play:

  1. Check out the five PROMpts below.
  2. Pick one and fill in the blanks to share your prom story, prom anticipation, or what you did instead.
  3. Send the filled-in PROMpt or use it to inspire a piece of flash creative nonfiction (300 words or less) or a poem.
  4. Submit your prom poem or story to noyoutellit@gmail.com. Feel free to include your prom or alterna-prom photos! (Encouraged but not required.)
  5. Provide your preferred name, email, and permission to share your story or if you’d prefer it be shared annoymously.

Questions? Email noyoutellit@gmail.com

 

March 9, 2026 Post Comment News

Write with Us! Two Free Spring Workshops

Mark your calendars and register now for these two free generative writing workshops produced in partnership with Queens Memory and the Queens Public Library.

3/22 Queens & Me: Neighborhood Stories Beyond the Data at Culture Lab LIC

More Info & Register Here

4/25 Prom Queens: Poetry Workshop at Queens Public Library Broadway Branch

More Info & Register Here

Pre-Order Prom Queens

Cover reveal! Check out the amazing artwork by A King McCarty for the forthcoming Prom Queens: Celebrating Prom Poems & Stories by Queens Writers anthology from Poets of Queens Press. Launching May 8!

Pre-order your copy here.

 

February 20, 2026 Post Comment News Tags: ,

2025 Recap

Happy Holidays! Join us on looking back on this incredible year. Thank you to everyone who made No, YOU Tell It! 2025 possible, it truly takes a village.

Shout out to photographers Russ Rowland and Sachyn Mital for capturing so many incredible moments.

See you in 2026 for another year of switched-up fun.

December 23, 2025 Post Comment News

Grateful

Look below to see all that YOU helped us accomplish.

Please keep us in mind this Giving Tuesday by making a one-time tax-deductible donation or setting up a recurring one through our fiscal sponsor, The Field. Donate here!  No donation is too small, and all go directly to compensating our Queens creative artists.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 25, 2025 Post Comment News Tags:

Prom Queens Anthology

No, YOU Tell It!, in partnership with Poets of Queens, is proud to announce the forthcoming anthology, Prom Queens: Celebrating Prom Poems & Stories by Queens Writers, coming in the spring of 2026. 

Prom Queens team. Photo credit Sachyn Mital.

Sharing stories about going or not going to prom allows us to find commonalities within each other’s unique cultures and identities. This anthology aims to help people, including future prom-goers, celebrate each other’s prom stories instead of feeling pressured to live up to what pop culture has taught us prom is supposed to look like.

What better place to give voice to a diverse range of prom stories than The World’s Borough!

Learn more about the anthology here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 9, 2025 Post Comment News Tags: ,

Zombie Prom Queen

Happy Halloween! Fun preview of our forthcoming Prom Queens: Celebrating Prom Poems & Stories by Queens Writers from Poets of Queens in spring of 2026.

WATCH anthology contributor and artist A. King McCarty perform “Zombie Prom Queen” at Grove 34 as part of our “Prom Queens” Bookend Event.

Follow us (and tell a friend!) @noyoutellit for updates.

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