Fiction Creative Writing (MFA)
Zyla & Kai
An epic story about star-crossed first love - not just will they or won't they but why can't they?
The New School Alumni Bookshelf is an annual showcase of alumni achievements in the literary world. Recognizing authors and illustrators across The New School's colleges and disciplines, the Bookshelf features works from diverse genres including fiction, nonfiction, memoir, YA literature, children's books, and poetry. Submissions for our 2025 Bookshelf are closed, but you can share your work with us when submissions reopen in 2026. We are excited to share the 2025 Alumni Bookshelf with you!
An epic story about star-crossed first love - not just will they or won't they but why can't they?
A survey of depictions of suicide in American cinema that asks questions critical to young audiences.
A bold collection of poems that fuses Internet culture, identity, and emotion, challenging convention while exploring joy, struggle, and the language of now.
Yardstick Nation explores the reasons the United States never adopted the metric system, revealing how politics, economics, and timing shaped its resistance to this global standard.
An autobiographical essay that investigates the mythologies of romantic love, connections to the divine, and the death-rebirth cycle.
A discussion of a workplace campaign and the reasons for its failure, exploring ways to build genuine solidarity, center workers’ voices, and drive collective action for equity and power in today’s labor movement.
Three women in the orbit of a billionaire movie mogul—his personal assistant, his wife, and his former business partner—meet at a fundraising party at his home, with explosive consequences.
A perceptive and powerful debut novel exploring identity and belonging - of a young woman determined to be seen.
This collection of short stories asks the question, How much of the person in the mirror is truly you?
Diaries of a Wet Bird is a photographic exploration of femininity, memory, and loss. Through more than 70 images, Sophia Cutino captures the beauty and decay of youth in a haunting visual obituary.
A historical account of how artists in the United States have used protest to challenge power, ignite change, and redefine the relationship between art and activism.
An incendiary YA fantasy debut about a girl who will stop at nothing to save her village after it is discovered by a dangerous warlord and his army of undead monsters.
In Paolo Iacovelli’s debut novel, a disillusioned gambler spirals into obsession and despair. As his life unravels, he plans an unthinkable act in search of meaning and escape.
This book revisits classical political economy through a Marxist lens, showing how value, prices, and exploitation shape capitalism’s global crises, from imperialism to ecological collapse.
A collection of interviews with Latin American writers, including Junot Díaz, accompanied by 36 oil portraits by Glenda Galgn.
A queer YA reimagining of Thelma and Louise with a Riverdale aesthetic, for fans of Mindy McGinnis, Courtney Summers, and Rory Power.
A visual and lyrical exploration of urban life, memory, and resilience, tracing how nature quietly persists and evolves in the boroughs of New York.
A guide for clinicians tending to the health and well-being of transgender and gender-diverse individuals and communities.
In this inspiring picture book, the first by the New York Times bestselling author of Not Funny Ha-Ha, a young boy goes on a journey to meet the Sun and discovers his inner light.
A vivid, intimate portrait of life and memory on Tinker Street, where personal histories intertwine with the quiet rhythms of place and time.
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