Patrick Rosal, Associate Professor of Creative Writing and English, has received the Academy of American Poets‘ Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize for his book, Brooklyn Antediluvian (Persea Books, 2016). Established in 1994, this award “recognizes the most outstanding book of poetry published in the United States in the previous year.”
Tag: Creative Writing
Cooper Street Writing Workshops Begin 9/16
This September, the Writers House will sponsor two Cooper Street Writing Workshops: Rutgers–Camden alumna and associate editor of New Jersey Monthly, Shelby Vittek will be the instructor for “Writing New Jersey,” a workshop that will take place over the course of three Saturday afternoons. In this non-fiction writing workshop, participants will read and write about the … Continue reading Cooper Street Writing Workshops Begin 9/16…
“Adaptable” Closes the Season on 4/28 with a Viewing and Discussion of “Fences”
Join us on Saturday, April 28, for “Adaptable’s” final event of the spring semester. At 6 p.m., the film Fences will be shown, and will be followed by a discussion, led by Dr. Keith Green, Associate Professor of English and Director of the Africana Studies Program. All films will be shown at the Writers House, located at 305 Cooper Street. All are … Continue reading “Adaptable” Closes the Season on 4/28 with a Viewing and Discussion of “Fences”…
Gregory Pardlo and Patrick Rosal Named 2017 Guggenheim Fellows
Gregory Pardlo and Patrick Rosal, both faculty in the Department of English and the Graduate Creative Writing Program, were named 2017 Guggenheim Fellows. Gregory Pardlo, an alumnus of Rutgers–Camden, also received the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Foundation for … Continue reading Gregory Pardlo and Patrick Rosal Named 2017 Guggenheim Fellows…
“Adaptable” Continues on 4/8 with a Viewing of “Coraline”
Join us on Saturday, April 8, for the third event of the new Writers House Film Series, “Adaptable.” At 5:30 p.m., the film Coraline will be shown, and will be followed by a Q & A with artists participating in Camden Comic-Con. All films will be shown at the Writers House, located at 305 Cooper Street. … Continue reading “Adaptable” Continues on 4/8 with a Viewing of “Coraline”…
Writers in Camden Series Concludes Season on 4/5
The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program will conclude its 2016-2017 Writers in Camden series on Wednesday, April 5th, with readings by Lauren Grodstein and Patrick Rosal. Lauren Grodstein is the author of The New York Times-bestselling A Friend of the Family, The Washington Post Book of the Year The Explanation for Everything, and the … Continue reading Writers in Camden Series Concludes Season on 4/5…
A Plenary for Scientists and Science Writers Offered on 4/5
The Writers House, the Department of Biology, and the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science will host “Distilling Your Message: A Plenary for Scientists and Science Writers” on Wednesday, April 5th, at 4:30 p.m. Christie Nicholson, producer and host of Scientific American’s podcasts 60-Second Mind and 60-Second Science, as well as a contributing editors for … Continue reading A Plenary for Scientists and Science Writers Offered on 4/5…
“Adaptable: A Writers House Film Series” Continues 3/31
Join us on Friday, March 31, for the second event of the new Writers House Film Series, “Adaptable.” At 6 p.m., the film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly will be shown, and will be followed by a Q & A with Emud Mokhberi, an Academy Award nominee and lecturer for the Department of English. All films … Continue reading “Adaptable: A Writers House Film Series” Continues 3/31…
Writers in Camden Series Returns 3/22 with Publishing Panel
The Writers in Camden Series will return on Wednesday, March 22 with its annual Publishing Panel. Kirby Kim, Whitney Peeling, and Lee Boudreaux will discuss their work as an agent, a publisher, and an editor, respectively. The event will begin at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center’s Multi-Purpose Room. All are welcome to attend this free … Continue reading Writers in Camden Series Returns 3/22 with Publishing Panel…
Register Now for the Cooper Street Workshop on 3/25
Registration is now open for “From Panel to Production: An Intro to Comic Creation,” a one- day Cooper Street Workshop, led by Rutgers–Camden alumnus Pete Gambino and current Camden College of Arts and Sciences student Leah Mena. The workshop, which will be held on Saturday, March 25th, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., is intended … Continue reading Register Now for the Cooper Street Workshop on 3/25…