The Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts (RCCA) and the Department of English have joined together to present the First Annual Marathon Reading of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself,” on Thursday, November 13th, at 4 p.m. in the Stedman Gallery. The reading, in 52 sections, will run just under two hours. If you would like to lend … Continue reading Marathon Reading of Whitman’s “Song of Myself” Scheduled for 11/13…
Tag: Creative Writing
Writers in Camden: Brenda Shaughnessy and Steve Scafidi To Read on 10/15
The Writers in Camden Series will continue its 2014-2015 season on Wednesday, October 15th, with a reading by poets Brenda Shaughnessy and Steve Scafidi. The reading, question and answer session, and reception will take place at 7 p.m. in the Stedman Gallery, located in the Fine Arts Building. Brenda Shaughnessy will offer a poetry workshop from 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. … Continue reading Writers in Camden: Brenda Shaughnessy and Steve Scafidi To Read on 10/15…
MFA Students Launch New Literary Journal, “Cooper Street”
To be a good writer, you must be a good reader. Students in the graduate creative writing program (MFA) are putting that theory to the test with their new online literary magazine, Cooper Street, which launched its inaugural issue in May 2014. This student-run journal began its development last fall, after the decision to shutter … Continue reading MFA Students Launch New Literary Journal, “Cooper Street”…
Writers in Camden: Elizabeth McCracken and Teddy Wayne To Read on 9/24
The Writers in Camden Series will begin its 2014-2015 season on Wednesday, September 24th, with a reading by authors Elizabeth McCracken and Teddy Wayne. The reading, question and answer session, and reception will take place at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center’s Multi-Purpose Room. Teddy Wayne will offer a fiction workshop from 3 p.m. – … Continue reading Writers in Camden: Elizabeth McCracken and Teddy Wayne To Read on 9/24…
We R Arts and Sciences: Susan Muaddi Darraj
“I’ll always be grateful for the years I spent at Rutgers University–Camden.”
Annual Summer Writers’ Conference Begins June 23rd
Rutgers-Camden’s MFA program in creative writing program will host the 29th Annual Summer Writers’ Conference, from Monday, June 23rd – Wednesday, July 2nd. As part of this program, critically acclaimed authors will offer a series of free readings that are open to the public. All readings begin at 1 p.m. in the Stedman Gallery. For … Continue reading Annual Summer Writers’ Conference Begins June 23rd…
Author Percival Everett to Take Part in Writers in Camden Series on 4/9
The Writers in Camden Series concludes its 2013-2014 season on Wednesday, April 9th, with a reading and Q&A by author Percival Everett. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the S. ABC Conference Room in the Campus Center. Percival Everett is the author of more than twenty novels, three collections of short fiction, and … Continue reading Author Percival Everett to Take Part in Writers in Camden Series on 4/9…
EGSA Conference “Reactions, Revolutions, and Revisions” To Be Held 4/4
The English Graduate Student Association and the Department of English will co-sponsor “Reactions, Revolutions, and Revisions: Textual Changes Over Time,” a student-led academic conference, on Friday, April 4th. Panel sessions will begin at 10 a.m. Please note that registration is required.
“Radical Women Reading:” MFA Students Celebrate Women’s History Month
Violet LeVoit, Stacey Seidl, and Melanie McNair of the MFA in creative writing program will take part in Women’s History Month with the presentation “Radical Women Reading: Women of Character, Courage, and Commitment” on Wednesday, March 26th, at 7 p.m. The event will take place in the S. ABC Conference Room in the Campus Center. … Continue reading “Radical Women Reading:” MFA Students Celebrate Women’s History Month…
The MFA Program Will Host a Publishing Panel with Agents and Editors on 3/12
The MFA program in creative writing will welcome Dan Conaway and Rebecca Saletan on March 12th as part of its annual Publishing Panel with Agents and Editors. The session will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Campus Center’s Multi-Purpose Room. Before joining Writers House as a literary agent four years ago, Dan Conaway worked as Executive … Continue reading The MFA Program Will Host a Publishing Panel with Agents and Editors on 3/12…