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Writing at The New School @ New York City Poetry Festival
By School of Writing / in Faculty, Graduates, MFA, People, Poetry, TNS Lit Scene / July 17, 2014The New York City Poetry Festival is a two-day festival showcasing the diverse, talented, and dedicated group of poets who make their home in New York City. Founded in 2011 by New School MFA poetry al...
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The New School at the Harlem Book Fair
By School of Writing / in Continuing Education, Current Students, MFA, People, Riggio Honors / July 8, 2014[caption id="attachment_5449" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The New School's Anita Christian and Riggio alum Ricky Tucker at Harlem Book Fair[/caption] Writing at The New School will b...
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A Look Back at the Summer Writers Colony 2014
By School of Writing / in Continuing Education, Current Students, Faculty, Summer Writers Colony / June 23, 2014The Summer Writers Colony 2014 at The New School brought together a tremendous group of students, faculty, visiting instructors, and visiting authors. For 3 weeks, students studied Nonfiction, Fiction...
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Writing Can Be Taught: M.F.A. Survey 2014
By School of Writing / in Graduates, MFA, Writing for Children / June 15, 2014Publisher's Weekly calls out The New School MFA in Writing for Children ... In the last couple of years, the New School Writing Program’s faculty and alumni published more than 50 books. To celebrate...
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Paul Florez, MFA ’15, in Conversation with Sharisse Tracey, MFA ’13
By School of Writing / in Current Students, Graduates, MFA, New & Forthcoming, Nonfiction, People, TNS Lit Scene / June 12, 2014Sharisse T. Smith graduated from The New School’s Nonfiction Writing Program in 2013. Since then she has published with The New York Times and Ebony.com, among other publications. Her work will next a...
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What’s the Big Deal?
By School of Writing / in Faculty, Graduates, MFA, People / June 2, 2014Exposure to agents and editors is often one of an M.F.A. program’s major selling points. The New School, UC-Irvine, Columbia College, Michigan, and Houston all make no secret of their efforts to introduce students to industry insiders. Sonja Condit first made contact with her agent, Jenny Bent, when Bent was visiting Converse College’s M.F.A. low-residency program while Condit was a student there. Starter Home, Condit’s debut, was published by Morrow in December 2013. […] Sarabande Books, a 20-year-old indie, just released Praying Drunk, the second collection of stories by Kyle Minor, a graduate of the M.F.A. programs at Ohio State and Iowa. Many poets have found their publishing home at Sarabande, too, including Kathleen Ossip (New School ’00), Rick Bursky (Warren Wilson), and the genre-defying Ander Monson (Alabama).
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The Summer Writers are Here!
By School of Writing / in Current Students, Faculty, Fiction, Nonfiction, People, Poetry, Summer Writers Colony / June 2, 2014The New School's incoming Summer Writers Colony class of 2014! Follow the Summer Writers Colony on Instagram at @summerwriters for an inside look at the craft sessions, Literary Salons, and rea...
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Workshop to Editor’s Desk
By School of Writing / in Graduates, MFA, People / June 2, 2014Perhaps because of their proximity to big five publishing, New York City M.F.A. programs do seem to result in a formidable number of grads who go on to careers in the industry. The New School’s program has seen many students rise through the ranks in houses big and small; Kianoosh Hashemzadeh, editor at Atavist Books; Christopher Beha, deputy editor of Harper’s; Melanie Cecka, associate publishing director at Knopf; Elizabeth Koch, founder of Black Balloon Books; Emma Komlos-Hrobsky, assistant editor at Tin House; Justin Marks, a founder of the poetry press Birds L.L.C.: all of them earned New School M.F.A.s, and there are more. The New School M.F.A. grads also appear in high-level arts-administrative roles; Jen Benka, executive director of the Academy of American Poets, received a New School M.F.A. in poetry.
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Zadie Smith’s New School Commencement Address 2014
By School of Writing / in Graduates, TNS Lit Scene / May 29, 2014Acclaimed author Zadie Smith gave the commencement address at The New School's University Commencement on Friday, May 23 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Bustle.com highlighted the "15 Un...
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#newschoolgrad 2014
By School of Writing / in Fiction, Graduates, MFA, Nonfiction, Poetry, Riggio Honors, Writing for Children / May 27, 2014Congratulations to MFA and Riggio students, class of 2014! Between Nonfiction student Anya Regelin's terrific and moving speech at the MFA Recognition Ceremony, and Zadie Smith's brilliant remarks at ...
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Agents and Editors Talk M.F.A. Programs
By School of Writing / in Fiction, MFA, Nonfiction, Poetry, Writing for Children / May 20, 2014Publisher's Weekly calls out The New School MFA in Writing in terms of its strong relationship to agents and editors ... Different factors contribute to what makes an M.F.A. program stand out. Sam Hi...
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Slideshow from School of Writing/The New School on Vimeo.
Congratulations to the Class of 2014!
By John Reed / in TNS Lit Scene / May 19, 2014For the Thursday events, we've looped a slideshow of the past year at The School of Writing ... @newschoolwrites #newschoolgrad #newschoolalumni
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Welcome, MFA Class of 2016
By School of Writing / in Current Students, MFA, People / May 15, 2014Current students of The New School MFA in Creative Writing welcome the incoming class of 2016!
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Pictograph: Gregory Collins
By Pictograph / in 12th Street, Graduates, People, Pictograph, Poetry, Riggio Honors, TNS Lit Scene / May 6, 2014Gregory Collins, Riggio alum, at The School of Writing. Photo by John Reed. Part of Pictograph: Portraits of The School of Writing at The New School. Why am I the only one seeking the si...
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Cave Canem: Reginald Flood, Roxane Beth Johnson & Amber Flora Thomas
By School of Writing / in Graduates, MFA, Past Events, TNS Lit Scene / May 6, 2014Writing at The New School welcomes Cave Canem: Reginald Flood, Roxane Beth Johnson & Amber Flora Thomas.
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Writing at The New School, Continuing Education, Summer 2014
By School of Writing / in Continuing Education, Current Students, Fiction, Poetry, TNS Lit Scene / April 28, 2014Our Continuing Education catalog is making the rounds! Here's a PDF of our Spring 2014 courses in Writing: Summer Courses in Writing at The New School. You can also head straight to The New School...
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Pictograph: Anna Fridlis
By Pictograph / in Current Students, MFA, Nonfiction, Past Events, People, Pictograph, Riggio Honors, TNS Lit Scene / April 23, 2014Anna Fridlis, MFA '14 and Riggio T.A., at The New School's Writing Program Book Party, Publishing Year 2013. Photo by John Reed. Part of Pictograph: Portraits of The School of Writing at The New Sch...
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Pictograph: Craig Morgan Teicher
By Pictograph / in Faculty, MFA, Past Events, People, Pictograph, Poetry, Riggio Honors, TNS Lit Scene / April 23, 2014Craig Morgan Teicher, faculty member, at The New School's Writing Program Book Party, Publishing Year 2013. Photo by John Reed. Part of Pictograph: Portraits of The School of Writing at The New Scho...
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Adam Gidwitz, a New York YA minute
By School of Writing / in Current Students, Fiction, People, TNS Lit Scene, Writing for Children / April 22, 2014“Quickly now! Okay, you, Matt, go!” Adam exclaimed. I had less than a minute to come up with a problem for a book. Any problem. I was flustered. I was nervous. It was wonderful. And in less than te...
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Agent Mixer
By Payal Doshi / in Current Students, Fiction, MFA, Nonfiction, Past Events, People, Writing for Children / April 21, 2014Emerging writers are always worrying about two things: finishing that book, and finding an agent. For MFA students at the School of Writing, many of whom are in their final weeks of writing their thes...
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