TNS Lit Scene
Lit news aggregated by the School of Writing at the New School
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Writing Opportunities – February 2017
By Creative Writing at The New School / in TNS Lit Scene / February 14, 2017Calling all writers! There's something for everyone on this list. Check out these new writing opportunities: JOB OPPORTUNITY: THE ASIAN AMERICAN WRITERS’ WORKSHOP Deadline to Apply: ASAP The Asian ...
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2016 Creative Writing Alumni & Faculty Books
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Faculty, Graduates, TNS Lit Scene / February 7, 2017As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Creative Writing MFA Program at The New School, we are proud to announce the list of 2016 alumni and faculty book publications. This year, 42 books have bee...
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The New School @ AWP 2017
By Creative Writing at The New School / in MFA Creative Writing Events, TNS Lit Scene / January 24, 2017The New School will once again be featured at #AWP17, the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Conference! This year's conference will be held in Washington, D.C., from Wednesday, Februar...
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LIVE THE WRITER’S LIFE IN NYC THIS SUMMER
By Creative Writing at The New School / in TNS Lit Scene / January 23, 2017The New School in New York City offers what we believe to be the country's premier urban writers colony. Each June, writers convene from around the country and around to world to transform their wri...
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MFA Creative Writing Alumni Skillshare
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, MFA, TNS Lit Scene / January 18, 2017MFA CREATIVE WRITING ALUMNI SKILL-SHARING SEMINARS As part of the 20th anniversary of the MFA in Creative Writing Program, we are rolling out new initiatives featuring alumni. We're pleased to announ...
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CREATING HOPE IN THE CHILDREN’S LITERATURE WORLD
By Creative Writing at The New School / in TNS Lit Scene, Writing for Children and Young Adults / December 29, 2016“It’s my belief that we need to TALK. We need to share our stories, as often as possible, when it’s safe to do so, because that’s the only way understanding, and a path to real peace, can happen” – ...
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BEST BOOKS OF 2016 BY MFA ALUMNI & FACULTY
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Faculty, Graduates, TNS Lit Scene / December 20, 2016Congratulations to The New School Creative Writing alumni and faculty members who made best of 2016 book lists! These books are among the 40 books published by Creative Writing alumni and 13 published...
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WRITEON FELLOWS SPEND SEMESTER TEACHING AT GEORGE JACKSON ACADEMY
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Current Students, TNS Lit Scene / December 15, 2016[caption id="attachment_37046" align="aligncenter" width="640"] MFA students Elise Burchard and KrisAnne Madaus pose with their George Jackson Academy Creative Writing Class after an end of semester r...
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WRITING PROGRAM AND NYC EVENTS: NOV. 28-DEC. 4
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Fall 2016 Events, TNS Lit Scene / November 28, 2016I REMEMBER Wednesday, Nov. 30, 6:30-8 PM 66 West 12th Street Room 510 New York, NY Join an intimate gathering of writers, artists, teachers and students to remember the words and vision of th...
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PHOTOS: 2016 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS FINALISTS READING
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Past Events, People, TNS Lit Scene / November 16, 2016The MFA in Creative Writing Program at The New School was honored to host the 67th National Book Awards 2016 Finalists Reading on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. One of the most anticipated events of the ...
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Q&A WITH MFA ALUM AMY KURZWEIL
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Fiction, Graduates, MFA, TNS Lit Scene / November 9, 2016Elisha Wagman sits down at the Think Coffee on 4th Avenue with Amy Kurzweil, her good friend and fellow alumni of the MFA program at The New School, to discuss Flying Couch, Kurzweil’s graphic memoir...
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Brooklyn Book Festival 2016
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Faculty, Graduates, TNS Lit Scene / September 13, 2016Creative Writing at The New School will be well-represented at the Brooklyn Book Festival again this year. New School alumni and faculty will be featured at the book fair, on children's day, and at Bo...
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Ryan Berg Wins NCCD Media for a Just Society Award
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, TNS Lit Scene, Undergraduate / September 6, 2016Ryan Berg, Liberal Arts BA '05, has been awarded a 2016 Media for a Just Society Award from the National Council on Crime & Delinquency (NCCD) for his debut book of nonfiction, No House to Call My...
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New York City Poetry Festival 2016
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, MFA, TNS Lit Scene / July 26, 2016The sixth annual New York City Poetry Festival commences this weekend on Governors Island. The two-day festival runs from 11am to 5pm on Saturday, July 30 and Sunday, July 31. Co-founded by New School...
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Meeting Poets and Poetry: Helene Swarts and Pearl London
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Continuing Education, Poetry, TNS Lit Scene / July 25, 2016From 1970 to 1998, Pearl London taught a now-famous poetry seminar, “Meeting Poets and Poetry,” at The New School. London invited poets — including luminaries such as Stanley Kunitz, Maxine Kumin, Joh...
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The Phantasmagoria of Offense: Interview with Jess Irish (MFA ’15)
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, MFA, TNS Lit Scene / July 20, 2016Censorship, “Obscene Art,” and Trigger Warnings: The Thought-Provoking New Film Lyric by Jess Irish Guest post by MFA student Julia Lynn Rubin Last Thursday, I attended the debut screening o...
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Fall Event Preview: Stephanie Danler with Helen Schulman
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Fiction, Graduates, TNS Lit Scene / July 12, 2016Creative Writing's fall 2016 event series kicks off on Wednesday, September 7 with a special event featuring MFA '14 alum Stephanie Danler. [caption id="attachment_24749" align="alignright" width="...
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Keep Your Eyes Open: The Naked Truth About Playboy
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, TNS Lit Scene / May 16, 2016An Interview with James Rickman, Senior Editor at Playboy, by Fagan Kuhnmuench, MFA Fiction '17 Mere months before one of the most globally recognized magazines, Playboy, completely changed its for...
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WRITING EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY: MAY 11-MAY 18
By Creative Writing at The New School / in MFA Creative Writing Events, Spring 2016 Events, TNS Lit Scene / May 12, 2016Poet/Translator VI: The New School Literary Translation Workshop Final Reading Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 6:00 pm Hullabaloo Books, 658 Franklin Avenue, on Park Place, Brooklyn, New York 11238 Va...
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WRITING COMMUNITY EVENTS: MAY 4-MAY 11
By Creative Writing at The New School / in MFA Creative Writing Events, Spring 2016 Events, TNS Lit Scene / May 3, 2016Free Verse Meets In Scena! Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 12:00 pm South Bronx NeON (198 East 161st, Bronx, NY 10451) Day of Italian poetry, theatre and translation. Bring your poem or story or song ...
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