Cave Canem Legacy Conversation: Ntozake Shange
Date: 10/5/2009
On Thursday, October 8, at 6 30 p.m., the Cave Canem Foundation presents the 15th in the Legacy Conversations series. Legacy Conversations are talks with pre eminent poets and scholars who have shaped African American poetry.On Thursday, October 8, at
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The Writing Program Presents The Riggio Forums
Date: 9/7/2009
The Riggio Forums are a dynamic new series sponsored by the Leonard and Louise Riggio Writing and Democracy Initiative at The New School. The Riggio Forums are a dynamic new series sponsored by the Leonard and Louise Riggio Writing and
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New School Alumna’s Newly Published Book is a Bestseller
Date: 8/10/2009
Alice Eve Cohen (Creative Writing MFA program, 1999) has just published a new book What I Thought I Knew. Alice Eve Cohen (Creative Writing MFA program, 1999) has just published a new book What I Thought I Knew. After having
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Publishing Triangle Awards 2009
Date: 4/27/2009
On Thursday, May 7, from 7 00 to 10 00 p.m., the 21st Annual Publishing Triangle Awards, honoring the best lesbian and gay fiction, debut fiction, nonfiction, and poetry published in 2008 will be presented.On Thursday, May 7, from 7
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Barnes and Noble Reading: Robert Polito and Guy Maddin
Date: 4/13/2009
On Monday, April 20, at 7 00 p.m., Robert Polito will read from his new book of poems, Hollywood & God and film director Guy Maddin will read from his new book My Winnipeg, at Barnes and Noble, Union Square,
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Oulipo in New York: A Workshop in Experimental Literature
Date: 3/23/2009
In a rare New York City appearance by Paris based writers group Oulipo, members of this "Workshop of Potential Literature" will read their own work both in English and in French, kicking off a week long celebration on Wednesday, April
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Biographies: Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Date: 3/9/2009
On Thursday, March 19, at 6 30 p.m., learn what it takes to create a fascinating and accurate biography from a panel of leading authors and historiansRecreating a life in literature is a complex and daunting task. It involves much
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National Book Critics Circle Reading and Awards Ceremony 2009
Date: 3/9/2009
Each year, the National Book Critics Circle presents awards for the finest books published in English in the categories of fiction, general nonfiction, biography and autobiography, poetry, and criticism. Each year, the National Book Critics Circle presents awards for the
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The Story Prize Awards Ceremony 2009
Date: 3/2/2009
The three finalists for the Story Prize, awarded annually for outstanding collections of short fiction, are honored at a ceremony at The New School on Wednesday, March 4, at 7 30 p.m.The three finalists for the Story Prize, awarded annually
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MFA Faculty Finalist for Major Writing Award
Date: 2/23/2009
Benjamin Taylor, a faculty member in the Graduate Program in Writing at The New School, has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Barnes & Noble 2008 Discover Great New Writers Awards. Benjamin Taylor, a faculty member in the
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New School Faculty Members Chosen as Finalists for The National Book Critic's Circle Award
Date: 2/2/2009
On Saturday, January 24, at the Housing Works Bookstore Café in Manhattan, Brenda Shaughnessy, a writer in residence in the Literary Studies Department at Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts, and Vivian Gornick, Brenda Wineapple, and Honor
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Faculty Members and Upcoming Guest Authors Win Prestigious Recognition
Date: 12/15/2008
The latest publications by two members of the New School MFA Writing Program have been singled out by the Los Angeles Times as exceptional books of 2008.Benjamin Taylor's novel The Book of Getting Even was chosen as a Favorite Book
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State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America with Jonathan Franzen, Parker Posey and Others
Date: 12/8/2008
On Friday, December 12, at 7 00 p.m., the publication of State By State A Panoramic Portrait of America, which was inspired by the WPA State Guides of the 1930s will be celebrated with readings by Jonathan Franzen, Sarah Vowell,
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Poetry Society of America: Tribute to Elizabeth Bishop
Date: 10/27/2008
On Thursday, October 30, at 7 00 p.m. the Poetry Society of America and The New School Writing Program will honor the work of Elizabeth Bishop (1911 1979), in celebration of the Library of America’s new publication Elizabeth Bishop Poems,
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Bringing Down The Great Firewall of China: Silenced Writers Speak on The Eve of the Olympics
Date: 7/28/2008
On August 7, at 6: 30 p.m., on the eve of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, PEN American Center and The New School Graduate Writing Program are co-sponsoring, “Bringing Down the Great Firewall of China: Silenced Writers Speak on the Eve of the Olympics,” an event where PEN members will give voice to the more than 40
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12th Street Literary Magazine Relaunched After 58 Years
Date: 5/5/2008
On April 24, the New School Writing Program relaunched the undergraduate literary magazine 12th Street, last published in 1950. The magazine consists of new work by students currently enrolled in the Riggio Honors Program: Writing and Democracy; a work of art from the Spring 1949 issue appears on the inside
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Poetry Forum: John Ashbery
Date: 4/14/2008
On Tuesday, April 15, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., the Writing Program at The New School presents a reading and discussion with renowned poet John Ashbery. This event to be held at Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, 5th floor (enter at 66 West 12th Street), will be moderated by David Lehman,
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Riggo Visiting Professor Honored by French Government
Date: 3/3/2008
Greil Marcus, the acclaimed Berkeley-based rock critic, cultural historian, and New School visiting professor, was named a Chevalier des Artes et Lettres by the French government. Pierre-Francois Mourier, consul general of France in San Francisco, presented the award to Marcus at a private ceremony on February 11,
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