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Interview with John Bengan, MFA ’11, Author of “Armor”
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Fiction, Graduates, MFA, People, TNS Lit Scene / October 3, 2013Reading John Bengan's short story "Armor" I found myself thinking about literary awards, and how few I follow. This story won the 2013 Carlos Palanca Memorial Award, a prestigious accolade for literat...
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Poetry Forum: Heather Christle
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Faculty, Past Events, People, Poetry, TNS Lit Scene / October 2, 2013Poet Heather Christle, author of What Is Amazing, brought her charm and enthusiasm to The New School poetry forum. She read new work, as well as work from her most recent collection of poems, which se...
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At the Brooklyn Book Festival
By Creative Writing at The New School / in 12th Street, Faculty, Graduates, Lit, Past Events, People, Publications of the School of Writing, TNS Lit Scene / October 1, 2013On Sunday, September 22, Borough Plaza in Downtown Brooklyn transformed from public square into a vibrant literary community with the arrival of the Brooklyn Book Festival. The annual event brought to...
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An Interview with Poet Jennifer H. Fortin
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, MFA, People, Poetry, TNS Lit Scene / September 24, 2013Jennifer H. Fortin, New School MFA alum and author of We Lack in Equipment & Control, recently spoke with current MFA student B.C. Griffith about the Slow Writing movement, images versus text, an...
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Pictograph: Sharon Mesmer
By Pictograph / in Continuing Education, Faculty, People, Pictograph, Poetry, TNS Lit Scene / September 24, 2013September, 2013: Sharon Mesmer at the Le Poisson Rouge book release party for James Sherry's Oops (Blazevox). Part of Pictograph: Portraits of The School of Writing at The New School. Photo by John ...
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Julia Cohen’s Collateral Light Now Available for Preorder
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, People, Poetry, TNS Lit Scene / September 15, 2013Collateral Light, by MFA Poetry alum Julia Cohen's (you'll remember her essay in response to a controversial article by Mark Edmunson), is due 10/15 from Brooklyn Arts Press. To preorder, visit the...
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In conversation with Poets: Danielle Pafunda and Peter Davis
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, Past Events, People, Poetry / September 12, 2013In our first poetry forum of the semester, Danielle Pafunda, author of Maneater and My Zorba, and Peter Davis, author of Poetry! Poetry! Poetry! and Tina, inspired the audience with wit and humor. I...
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Continuing Education at The School of Writing: Poetry with Kathleen Ossip
By Justin Sherwood / in Continuing Education, Faculty, People, Poetry / August 15, 2013Beginning August 26, the School of Writing launches its fall workshops and seminars for its Continuing Education and undergraduate programs. These classes, ranging from 5 to 15 weeks, include workshop...
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Continuing Education at The School of Writing: Fiction with Sharon Mesmer
By Justin Sherwood / in Continuing Education, Faculty, Fiction, People / August 13, 2013Beginning August 26, the School of Writing launches its fall workshops and seminars for its Continuing Education and undergraduate programs. These classes, ranging from 5 to 15 weeks, include workshop...
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Continuing Education at The School of Writing: Nonfiction with Lisa Freedman
By Justin Sherwood / in Continuing Education, Faculty, Nonfiction, People / August 12, 2013Beginning August 26, the School of Writing launches its Fall workshops and seminars for its Continuing Education and undergraduate programs. These classes, ranging from 5 to 15 weeks, include workshop...
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Ted Kerr Interviews Alysia Abbott About Her Memoir, Fairyland
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, Nonfiction, People, TNS Lit Scene / August 6, 2013Nonfiction MFA alum Alysia Abbott was recently interviewed by Riggio alum Ted Kerr for the Lambda Literary organization about her memoir, Fairlyand: A Memoir of My Father. The interview covers Abbott...
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Introducing the New 12th Street Editors
By Creative Writing at The New School / in 12th Street, Current Students, People, Publications of the School of Writing, Riggio Honors, TNS Lit Scene, Undergraduate / July 18, 2013Each school year brings a new editorial team for the Riggio Honors Program literary journal, 12th Street. Join us in welcoming the new editors and getting excited for a new year of 12th Street! &nb...
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Julia Cohen’s Open Letter to Mark Edmunson
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, People, Poetry, TNS Lit Scene / June 26, 2013Harper's Magazine recently published a controversial essay by Mark Edmunson titled "Poetry Slam" wherein Edmunson criticizes the state of contemporary poetry and which poets are being valued. The essa...
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Alysia Abbott Publishes Her Debut Memoir, Fairyland
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, MFA, New & Forthcoming, Nonfiction, People, TNS Lit Scene / June 11, 2013Alysia Abbott, a 2003 MFA alum, has published a striking memoir about growing up in the "post-hippie" Haight of San Francisco. Fairyland, navigates the complexities of her relationship with her widow...
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Interview with Hot Street
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, MFA, New & Forthcoming, People, TNS Lit Scene / June 3, 2013Hot Street is a literary journal started by New School alumni Emily Jacobs, Elisha Wagman, Sarah Smetana, and Ian Brown. Their first issue is now available for order online. (You can also check in with Hot Street via their website, Facebook or Twitter.) Recently, I caught up with the Hot Street editorial team about their first issue, the unseen obstacles of publishing, and the community they hope to engender.
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Interview with Julie Sarkissian, Author of Dear Lucy
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Fiction, Graduates, People, TNS Lit Scene / May 21, 2013Julie Sarkissian's debut novel, Dear Lucy (Simon & Schuster), to quote Joyce Carol Oates, "introduces a young writer with a most original voice and a tenderly eccentric vision. Julie Sarkissia...
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MFA Alum Morgan Matson Wins 2013 California Book Award
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, MFA, People, TNS Lit Scene, Writing for Children and Young Adults / May 9, 2013MFA Writing for Children Alum Morgan Matson has won a gold medal in the Commonwealth Club's 2013 California Book Award for her young adult novel, Second Chance Summer. Second Chance Summer has also ho...
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Director Robert Polito Receives Arts Alumni Award
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Faculty, People / May 7, 2013School of Writing Director Robert Polito was recently in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts to be honored with the Arts Council's 2013 Arts Alumni Award at Boston College in recognition for his acc...
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Interview with Kathleen Ossip
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Continuing Education, Faculty, People, Poetry, TNS Lit Scene / April 30, 2013Kathleen Ossip is the celebrated author of The Cold War (named one of Publisher's Weekly 100 Best Books of 2011), The Search Engine (which was selected by Derek Walcott for the American Po...
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Interview with Adam Fitzgerald, Author of The Late Parade
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Current Students, Faculty, MFA, New & Forthcoming, People, Poetry, TNS Lit Scene / April 5, 2013New School MFA student Brooke Ellsworth caught up with Adam Fitzgerald about his new poetry collection The Late Parade. Renowned poet John Ashbery exclaimed: "Adam Fitzgerald is a master of defeating...
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