New School Chapbook Series 2015 Winners Announced

Creative Writing at The New School is proud to announce the winners of the 2015 New School Chapbook Series! Poetry Winner: Mariam Zafar, Blackout Selected by Yona Harvey, author of Hemming the...

CREATIVE WRITING & NYC EVENTS: January 27-February 3

CREATIVE WRITING EVENTS Writing for Children Forum: Kat Yeh Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Klein Conference Room, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall Room 510, 66 West 12th Street,...

CREATIVE WRITING & NYC EVENTS: December 16–January 25

EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY Rimes of The Ancient Mariner Wednesday, December 16th, 2015; 6:00pm - Open Mic signup, 6:30 PM, curtain up Three of Cups Lounge, 83 First Avenue @ 5th. Street, New Yor...

Best Books of 2015 By MFA Alumni and Faculty

Congratulations to The New School Creative Writing alumni and faculty members who made best of 2015 book lists! We will update this post as more best-of lists are published.   New York...

Beginner’s Mind: Intro-Level Workshops at The New School

Creative Writing at The New School has a long history of encouraging trans-disciplinary and cross-genre study. Introductory level workshops at The New School welcome both first-time writers and experi...

Creative Writing Alumni and Faculty Book Publications 2015

Creative Writing at The New School is proud to announce the list of 2015 alumni and faculty book publications. This year, 27 books have been published by alumni of the MFA in Creative Writing and Rigg...

New for Spring: Creative Writing at The New School

Registration for spring continuing education courses in creative writing at The New School opens on Tuesday, December 8! Many new classes are available this spring, including multi-genre and multi-med...

WRITING PROGRAM AND NYC EVENTS: NOVEMBER 30TH-DECEMBER 9TH

CREATIVE WRITING EVENTS An Evening with Elizabeth Samet Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 6:30 pm to 7:30 am Klein Conference Room, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall Room 510, 66 West 12th Street, New Yo...

WRITING PROGRAM AND NYC EVENTS: NOVEMBER 18TH-NOVEMBER 25TH

EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY Poetry Reading with Elaine Equi, Melanie Neilson and Martine Bellen Thursday, November 19th, 2015, 6:00-7:30 PM NYU Bookstore, 726 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 Elaine Equ...

Honoring Veterans Day: Interview with CE Student Victoria Moy

Guest post by Continuing Education student Haig Chahinian I’m embarrassed to say I’ve often ignored Veterans Day. That is, until I met Victoria Moy, author of Fighting for the Dream, an eye-opening...

WRITING PROGRAM AND NYC EVENTS: NOVEMBER 11TH-NOVEMBER 18TH

CREATIVE WRITING EVENTS SOLD OUT–2015 National Book Awards Reading Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 7:00 pm The Auditorium at 66 West 12th Street, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall 66 West 12th Stree...

LIT 28 Launch: Saturday, November 14

New Debut Publications Announced from Recent MFA Alumni

Congratulations to recent MFA in Creative Writing alumni Nick Comilla and Brooke Ellsworth, whose debut books have been selected for publication! MFA '14 Fiction and Poetry alum Nick Comilla's debu...

WRITING PROGRAM AND NYC EVENTS: NOVEMBER 4TH-NOVEMBER 11TH

CREATIVE WRITING EVENTS Cave Canem Poetry Reading: Jericho Brown, TJ Jarrett, and Robin Coste Lewis Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang College 65 West 11t...

LIT Issue 15 Preview

Check out the cover for the new issue of LIT featuring art by Kristen Liu-Wong. The issue launches here at The New School on Nov 14, 5:30pm in Wollman Hall.  

WRITING PROGRAM AND NYC EVENTS: OCTOBER 28th-NOVEMBER 4TH

CREATIVE WRITING EVENTS Cave Canem Poetry Reading: Jericho Brown, TJ Jarrett, and Robin Coste Lewis Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang College 65 West 1...

WRITING PROGRAM AND NYC EVENTS: OCTOBER 21st-OCTOBER 28th

CREATIVE WRITING EVENTS MFA Chapbook Reading Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall 55 West 13th Street, Room I202, New York, NY ...

A Profile of Gowanus Author Joseph Alexiou by Sara-Kate Astrove

New School continuing education alum Joseph Alexiou’s debut book examines one of the nation's most contaminated bodies of water, unearthing the fascinating backstory of a troubled New York basin. Gowa...

Writing Program and NYC Events: October 14th-October 21st

CREATIVE WRITING EVENTS Works Translated and Works in Translation Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Klein Conference Room, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall 66 West 12th Street, Room...

Writing Program and NYC Events: October 7th-October 14th

CREATIVE WRITING EVENTS Poetry Forum: Deborah Landau Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Klein Conference Room, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall 66 West 12th Street, Room A510 New Yor...