Mort Zachter, author of the just published Dough: A Memoir and former student with the Unterberg Poetry Center Writing Program, recently wrote to the 92nd Street Y to share the great experience and benefits of taking classes here.

Over the past few years I took writing classes at the Y with Hettie Jones and Liz Frank. With such wonderful teachers, it should be no surprise to you that my first book, Dough: A Memoir, won the AWP Prize in nonfiction and is being published this week.

Today, Sunday September 23rd, at about 4:45pm, NPR’s All Things Considered will air the interview Jacki Lyden conducted with me in the Ninth Street Bakery in Manhattan for Dough: A Memoir.

NPR will subsequently have the interview on their website along with photos and excerpts from the book.

You have no idea how meaningful your wonderful program is to the many apprentice writers such as myself. Keep up the good work.

Later, Mort sends an update: “since Sunday, Dough has rose up the Amazon ranks to now come in at about #2000 or so, three major NYC publishers are interested in acquiring the paperback rights, and the BBC is interviewing me on Thursday for a program to be aired on 426 stations world-wide in over a dozen nations.”

We are thrilled for Mort and congratulate him on his success. You can listen to the interview and read an excerpt from his book on the NPR website. If you’re ready to get cooking on your own future bestseller, the Unterberg Poetry Center Writing Program has plenty of classes for both beginner and advanced writers with accomplished and amazing teachers.

Previously: The Manny’s 92nd Street Y Origins