Brian Gresko (they/he) is a writer, illustrator, literary journalist, and educator whose work has appeared on Slate, The Literary Hub, The Atlantic, The Rumpus, the L.A. Review of Books, and in The Sun Magazine and Poets & Writers Magazine, among numerous other publications. Gresko is the author of the book You Must Go On: 30 Inspirations on Writing & Creativity, and the editor of the anthology When I First Held You: 22 Critically Acclaimed Writers Talk About the Triumphs, Challenges, and Transformative Experience of Fatherhood (Penguin). Gresko co-hosts the esteemed Pete's Reading Series in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and during the 2020 quarantine hosted The Antibody, an online reading and conversation series. Gresko is a founding member and the current director of Writing Co-Lab, an artist-owned teaching cooperative. The first in their family to attend college, Gresko graduated from Oberlin College with a self-designed major in narrative theory and cinema, and received an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School.
Recent Publications
Brian’s profile of poet Donika Kelly is featured on the cover of the November/December issue of Poets & Writers Magazine
Excerpts of Brian’s new book, You Must Go On: 30 Inspirations on Writing & Creativity, appeared on Write More, Be Less Careful and Memoirland newsletters.
Events
Brian appears onstage at Pete’s Candy Store every third Thursday of the month, from September to May. To learn about upcoming shows, follow the series on Instagram.