THE WRITER’S BLOCK with John J. Ronan

THE WRITER’S BLOCK

with

John J. Ronan

Season Premier October 4, 2018

1623 Studios and Gloucester resident John J. Ronan have announced the 29th season of the television series, The Writer’s Block with John J. Ronan. The award-winning production is one of the oldest, continuously-running public access shows in New England. In 2005, The Writer’s Block was awarded First Prize for an Educational Program Series by the New England Cable Television Association.

Once more, the season starts with a celebration of young writers: the student-poet winners of the spring’s Poetry Without Paper contest, sponsored by the Gloucester Lyceum! Students from elementary, middle, and high school will read and discuss their poems in front of a live audience of family and fans. The program airs Thursday, October 4, 2018, at 8:00 p.m., channel 12, and is repeated week later. All of the year’s shows present interviews with writers and artists of varied backgrounds.

John Ronan, producer and host of The Writer’s Block, is a former Gloucester Poet Laureate and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellow in poetry. His most recent book, Taking the Train of Singularity South from Midtown, appeared in 2017. (theRonan.org)

“1623 Studios is a dynamic force for culture on the Cape and we are proud of The Writer’s Block record,” Ronan declares. “Twenty-nine seasons is a long run in any market, at any level. And with the transition of Cape Ann TV to 1623 Studios, this season will be innovative and fresh, our best yet!”

For more information, send an S.A.S.E. to: The Writer’s Block with John J. Ronan

Box 5524, Gloucester, MA 01930