Nicole Dennis-Benn
author of the acclaimed novel Patsy
About Nicole
Nicole Dennis-Benn is the author of the acclaimed novel Patsy, which Time Magazine called “stunning,” and the debut novel Here Comes the Sun. She is a Lambda Literary Award winner and a recipient of the New York Foundation for the Arts Artist Grant. Time Out Magazine has described Dennis-Benn as an immigrant putting her stamp on New York City and Vice named her among immigrant authors “who are making American literature great again.”
Appearances
Every time Nicole Dennis-Benn has taken the stage with House of SpeakEasy.
No Sleep Till
Joe's Pub at The Public Theater
Nicole performed on stage for Seriously Entertaining at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater on September 17, 2019, speaking on the evening's theme, "No Sleep Till".
Summer Writing Workshop
Talent Unlimited High School
Nicole led a Summer Writing Workshop for SpeakTogether at Talent Unlimited High School on July 20, 2017.
Turn the Page
Edward R. Murrow High School
Nicole performed at a SpeakTogether student matinee at Edward R. Murrow High School in Midwood, Brooklyn, on January 30, 2017, speaking on the theme “Turn the Page".
Summer Writing Workshop
Talent Unlimited High School
Nicole led a Summer Writing Workshop for SpeakTogether at Talent Unlimited High School on July 21, 2016.