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Interview with MFA Alum Sean Manning
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Fiction, Graduates, MFA, TNS Lit Scene / April 16, 2019Sean Manning (MFA Fiction ’03) came to the Creative Writing Program at The New School fresh out of undergraduate studies at the University of Tampa not knowing what to expect; he’d never had the ...
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Five Questions with Ivan Brave
By Nicole Drayton / in Graduates, MFA, People, TNS Lit Scene / April 16, 2019Iván Brave lives in New York, where he writes poetry, reviews, and novels, as well as teaches English to international students. He is a graduate of New School, earning his Master in Fine Arts for C...
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Five Questions With Randy Winston
By Nicole Drayton / in Fiction, Graduates, MFA, People, TNS Lit Scene / April 9, 2019Randy Winston is the Associate Fiction Editor at Slice Literary Magazine, creator of Milkshake Scholar, and a first grade hula hoop champion ('92-'93). He earned his MFA in Creative Writing ...
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Five Questions with Mira Jacob
By Nicole Drayton / in Faculty, Fiction, MFA, People / November 20, 2018Mira Jacob is the author of the critically acclaimed novel, The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing, which was a Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers pick, shortlisted for India’s Tata F...
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Five Questions With Sarah Jospitre
By Nicole Drayton / in Current Students, Fiction, MFA, People, TNS Lit Scene, Writing for Children and Young Adults / August 20, 2018Sarah Jospitre is a second-year student in the Writing For Children & Young Adults section of the MFA Creative Writing Program. Recently, she has completed an internship in the editorial dep...
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Interview with 2018 NBCC Fiction Finalist Mohsin Hamid
By Creative Writing at The New School / in 2018 NBCC Finalist Interviews, NBCC Fiction Finalist Interviews - 2018 / March 15, 2018By Yasmin Zaher Thanks to the cooperation of the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) and Creative Writing at The New School, as well as the tireless efforts of our students and facul...
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Interview with 2018 NBCC Fiction Finalist Alice McDermott
By Creative Writing at The New School / in 2018 NBCC Finalist Interviews, NBCC Fiction Finalist Interviews - 2018 / March 14, 2018By Lucas Mautner Thanks to the cooperation of the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) and Creative Writing at The New School, as well as the tireless efforts of our students and facu...
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Interview with 2018 NBCC Fiction Finalist Joan Silber
By Creative Writing at The New School / in 2018 NBCC Finalist Interviews, NBCC Fiction Finalist Interviews - 2018 / March 12, 2018By Emilia Monell Thanks to the cooperation of the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) and Creative Writing at The New School, as well as the tireless efforts of our students and faculty, ...
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Interview with 2018 NBCC Fiction Finalist Arundhati Roy
By Creative Writing at The New School / in 2018 NBCC Finalist Interviews, NBCC Fiction Finalist Interviews - 2018 / March 12, 2018By Na Zhong Thanks to the cooperation of the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) and Creative Writing at The New School, as well as the tireless efforts of our students and faculty, we ar...
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Fiction Forum: Jonathan Dee and Patrick McGrath
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Fiction, New & Forthcoming, Past Events, TNS Lit Scene / October 3, 2013New School professors Jonathan Dee and Patrick McGrath paired up for a Fiction Forum on October 2nd, hosted by Helen Schulman. After reading from their latest works, discussion between the authors cam...
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Fall 2013 Events Season debuts with Kiese Laymon
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Fiction, Past Events / September 10, 2013Our Fall 2013 School of Writing events season kicked off last night with a full house featuring Kiese Laymon, author of How to Slowly Kill Yourselves and Others in America and Long Division....
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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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Summer Writers Colony 2013 at The New School
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Continuing Education, Past Events, Poetry, TNS Lit Scene / June 21, 2013The 2013 Summer Writers Colony at The New School has now officially come to a close. While we're saddened by its end, now is a good time to look back at all our students have accomplished the past thr...
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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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PEN World Voices Festival at the New School
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Fiction, Nonfiction, Past Events, TNS Lit Scene / May 2, 2013The School of Writing is happy to be hosting three days of events of the annual PEN World Voices Festival this weekend. This year's festival revolves around courageous art and literature and the indiv...
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Writers on Food and Migration at The New School
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Faculty, Fiction, Nonfiction, Past Events, TNS Lit Scene / April 17, 2013The School of Writing is proud to present a panel of notable writers reading fiction and nonfiction on Friday, April 19th. The panel, as part of the Food & Immigrant Life Conference, places issue...
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Summer Writers Colony Visiting Writers Brenda Shaughnessy and Ben Lerner Win 2013 Guggenheim Fellowships
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Faculty, Fiction, Poetry, TNS Lit Scene / April 16, 2013Summer Writers Colony visiting writers Brenda Shaughnessy, author of the widely acclaimed Our Andromeda, and Ben Lerner, author of the celebrated Leaving the Atocha Station, were recently honored with...
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Loren Moreno Wins the 2012 Gertrude Press Chapbook Prize
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Fiction, Graduates, MFA, New & Forthcoming, People, TNS Lit Scene / April 4, 2013New School MFA alum Loren Moreno's award winning chapbook, Aaron & Keoni, is now available to order from Gertrude Press. Congratulations to Loren! In Aaron & Keoni, Loren Moreno takes us into...
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Missed the 2012 Story Prize Reading? Watch It Here
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Fiction, Past Events, TNS Lit Scene / March 19, 2013Let's just suppose you were unable to attend the 2012 Story Prize ceremony at The New School. Well, no reason to despair—you can still see the readings of the finalists, Claire Vaye Watkins, Junot Di...
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Update: Claire Vaye Watkins Wins the 2012 Story Prize
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Fiction, Past Events, TNS Lit Scene / March 13, 2013UPDATE: Congratulations to Claire Vaye Watkins for winning the 2012 Story Prize for her amazing collection, Battleborn! The 2012 Story Prize reading and announcement of the winn...
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