The MFA Organization will host poet Emma Aylor on Thursday, Nov. 21 as part of the Visiting Writers Series. Ms. Aylor will read from her work, conduct a craft talk, and hold a short Q&A. Emma Aylor is the author of Close Red Water (2023), selected by Tina Chang as winner of the Barrow Street Poetry Book … Continue reading MFA Organization to Host Poet Emma Aylor on Nov. 21…
In addition to a short reading, Alyssa Songsiridej will also discuss the difference between the role of the writer and the role of the editor and explore strategies for switching between these crucial mindsets in an informal craft talk. As a former literary magazine editor, she has experience working on both sides of the literary … Continue reading Alyssa Songsiridej to Present at Local and Visiting Writers Series on Nov. 11…
Dr. Ophelia Eryn Hostetter, Associate Professor of English, will present “Re-Translated: The Twisted Little Things of the Exeter Book Riddles” on Wednesday, October 2, from 11:20 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. (free period) in the Honors College Student Lounge. Dr. Hostetter will read from her forthcoming volume of creative translations, presenting work that questions standard assumptions about … Continue reading Dr. Hostetter Will Present “Re-Translated: The Twisted Little Things of the Exeter Book Riddles” on Oct. 2…
Acclaimed authors Emma Copley Eisenberg and Annie Liontas will read from their work on Thursday, September 26, as part of the Writers House‘s Writers in Camden Series. Emma Copley Eisenberg is a queer writer of fiction and nonfiction. Her first book, The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia, was named a … Continue reading Writers in Camden Welcomes Authors Emma Copley Eisenberg and Annie Liontas on Sept. 26…
The MFA Organization will host their Local and Visiting Writers Series on Tuesday, September 24, with special guest editor and author Alyssa Songsiridej. Songsiridej is the author of Little Rabbit, shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award and the Edmund White Award. She is also a 2022 5 under … Continue reading Editor and Author Alyssa Songsiridej to Present on Sept. 24…
This fall, the Writers House will sponsor multiple one-day Cooper Street Writing Workshops: “Writing About Your Immigrant Experience,” led by Vesna Jaksic Lowe Saturday, September 28, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Zoom $60.00 for general admission; $10.00 for Camden residents and Rutgers–Camden students “Writing About Home,” led Mercy Romero, Chancellor’s Distinguished Visiting Scholar Saturday, October 12, … Continue reading Registration Open for Cooper Street Writing Workshops…
The Board of Governors approved the following promotions and tenure appointments at their meeting on Thursday, April 18: Dr. James R. Boucher – Promoted with Tenure, Associate Professor, Department of World Language and Cultures Dr. Allison Page – Reappointed with Tenure, Associate Professor, Department of English and Communication Dr. Daniel Semenza – Promoted with Tenure, … Continue reading Announcement of Faculty Promotions and Tenure Appointments…
With support from an Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Advocacy (IDEA) Innovation Grant, and in conversation with the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice, the Writers House welcomes writer and MFA alum Susan Muaddi Darraj for a reading and Q&A moderated by ISGRJ Postdoctoral Fellow andie millares. Susan will be reading from and discussing her … Continue reading Be “In Conversation” with Writer and Alumna Susan Muaddi Darraj on April 18…
