The MFA Organization will host their Local and Emerging Writers Series on March 7, hosting Claire Luchette, author of the novel Agatha of Little Neon. Luchette is a National Book Foundation 5 under 35 honoree. This free event takes places on Tuesday, March 7, at 12:45 p.m. on the first floor of the Writers House, located … Continue reading Author Claire Luchette to Give Reading on March 7…
The Writers House will continue its Spring 2023 Writers in Camden Series on Thursday, February 16, with readings by author and poet Anthony Cappo, and Amy Small-McKinney, a poet, teacher, and editor. This free event runs from 7 – 8:00 PM EST and registration is required. The location is the S. ABC Conference Room in the Campus … Continue reading Writers in Camden Welcomes Amy Small-McKinney and Anthony Cappo on Feb. 16…
Dr. Aaron Hostetter, Associate Professor of English, will present “The Queer Life of Everyday Objects: A Translation Reading,” on Wednesday, November 16, at 11:20 a.m. This free event will take place at the Writers House, Room 104. Registration is requested. Translation theory has always hinged on a problematic reality: all translations are inherently failures. No … Continue reading Registration Open for “The Queer Life of Everyday Objects” Lecture with Dr. Aaron Hostetter…
This fall, the Writers House will sponsor multiple one-day Cooper Street Writing Workshops: “Exercising the Mind’s Eye: A Writing and Drawing Workshop,” taught by Carrie Simpson Saturday, October 8, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. The Writers House, 305 Cooper Street $60 general/$10 for Camden residents “Jump-Start Your Fiction,” taught by Stephanie Manuzak Saturday, October 15, … Continue reading Registration Open for Cooper Street Writing Workshops…
The Writers House will begin its Fall 2022 Writers in Camden Series on Wednesday, September 28 with a reading by memoirist and nonfiction writer Krys Malcolm Belc. Registration is required. This free event runs from 7 – 8:30 PM EST in the Campus Center’s Multi-Purpose Room. About the Author Krys Malcolm Belc is the author of The … Continue reading The Writers in Camden Series Kicks Off Sept. 28 with Krys Malcolm Belc…
The Writers House and the Digital Studies Center will host “Programming for Poets: Integrating Digital Tools into Your Writing Practice” on Monday, September 12, from 11:20 a.m. – 1 p.m. This workshop, which will explore how poets and other writers have used technology to make powerful, grounded work, requires registration. Warren C. Longmire will lead … Continue reading Register Today for “Programming for Poets”…
Cooper Street began as a workshop series for our neighbors in the Camden, South Jersey, and Philadelphia communities. In the current climate, they are for everyone, near and far to our historic home on Cooper Street, though we encourage proposals that have local interest. Currently, workshops run on a one-time basis, lasting anywhere from 3-5 … Continue reading Cooper Street Writing Workshops Accepting Proposals Through June 15…
The Writers House will conclude its Spring 2022 Writers in Camden Series on Wednesday, April 27, with readings by poets Patrick Rosal and Tracy K. Smith. Their reading coincides with the publication of Rosal’s The Last Thing: New and Selected Poems and Smith’s Such Color: New and Selected Poems. This free virtual event runs from 7 – … Continue reading Patrick Rosal and Tracy K. Smith to Take Part in Writers in Camden on April 27…
On Saturday, April 9, the Writers House will host their partner program, Warrior Writers, for a writing workshop for veterans and service members. This workshop is part of Outside the Wire, a multi-format humanities program centering veterans’ narratives. Registration is free. This program will take place virtually via Zoom. The workshop will take place from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. … Continue reading Warrior Writers to Lead Outside the Wire: Veterans Writing Workshop on April 9…
Join the Writers House for the annual Outside the Wire panel discussion on veterans’ experiences and narratives, this year focused on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the military community. This year’s discussion features writer Simone Gorrindo, author of the widely read New York Times editorial “The Pandemic’s Pressure on Military Spouses” as well … Continue reading Outside the Wire: Veterans Respond to COVID-19 Panel Discussion on March 14…
