This fall, the Writers House will sponsor multiple Cooper Street Writing Workshops, some in multi-session format and some that are one-day only: Multi-session Workshops “Write Like a Mother,” taught by Nancy Reddy Four Saturdays: October 27, November 3, 10, and 17 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. $180 general/$30 for Camden residents “From Video Games to … Continue reading Register Now for Cooper Street Writing Workshops…
Welcome to the newest faculty members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences–Camden!
Colson Whitehead, author of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Underground Railroad, will give a free public lecture on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. in the Walter K. Gordon Theater. This event is part of the Rutgers Reads program for incoming students, which connects the reading of a common book … Continue reading Join Author Colson Whitehead on Sept. 26…
Congratulations to the following faculty members who received promotions and tenure appointments approved by the Board of Governors at a meeting on Tuesday, June 12th: Department of Chemistry Dr. Guillaume Lamoureux – Associate Professor (appointment with tenure) Department of Computer Science Dr. Rajiv Gandhi – Professor I Department of English and Communication Ms. Lauren Grodstein … Continue reading Announcement of Faculty Promotions and Tenure Appointments…
Warrior Writers, Veteran Alumni of Rutgers University (VARU), and the Writers House will present both a writing workshop for veterans and a poetry reading. The workshop, which takes place on Tuesday, April 17th, from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m., will offer writing prompts that cover a variety of military issues and experiences. All veterans are … Continue reading Register Now for the Warrior Writers Workshop for Veterans…
The English Graduate Student Association (EGSA) will present their annual conference on Saturday, April 14th, 2018. The topic is “Haunted Heritage: Confronting a Culture of Specters,” and the event will feature a keynote address by author Samuel R. Delany at 2 p.m. in Penn 401. The free event begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Writers … Continue reading Join the EGSA for their Annual Conference on Apr. 14…
Join us on Wednesday, April 11th for the Writers in Camden Series’ Publishers Panel. The Publishers’ Panel will consist of an agent, publisher, and editor. This year’s panel includes Richard Nash, a strategist and serial entrepreneur in new and traditional media; Rob Spillman, editor of Tin House magazine; and Alexa Stark, an agent at Trident. All are … Continue reading Publishers’ Panel Scheduled for Apr. 11…
The Writers House will continue its Spring 2018 Writers in Camden Series on Wednesday, April 4th, with a reading by author James McBride. James McBride is an author, musician and screenwriter. His memoir, The Color of Water (Riverhead), is an American literary classic. His novel The Good Lord Bird, won the 2013 National Book Award for fiction. His novel, Miracle at St. Anna, became a … Continue reading Author James McBride to Give Public Reading on Apr. 4…
Categories of difference, such as race and gender, among human beings form the basis of many aspects of our world. They have the potential to influence something as minor as music choice, or as important as life experience. Therefore, it is important to be aware of these categories since they inform our thinking, whether we … Continue reading Dr. Lynne Vallone Publishes Book Examining Size in Literature and Life…
The Writers House will continue its Spring 2018 Writers in Camden Series on Wednesday, February 14th, with a hokkuchi performance by Yolanda Wisher and Mark Palacio. This event is part of the Nick Virgilio Haiku Performance Series, an annual series inspired by the haiku tradition and work of Nick Virgilio, a prolific haiku poet who spent much of his … Continue reading Writers in Camden Series Continues Feb. 14 with hokkuchi…
