Immerse yourself in a creative community of renowned writers and faculty while developing your craft. Choose an area of focus—fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, writing for children and young adults—or design your own path of study. In our writing courses, you learn from award-winning authors and through peer critiques in workshops and small seminar classes.
Our location in Greenwich Village, in the heart of New York City, offers you unlimited opportunities to explore your interests. Intern at a publishing house, write for one of our literary journals or create your own, and attend author events and craft talks hosted by The New School throughout the year. As part of a community of writers, you’ll also have opportunities to connect with peers, workshop ideas, and create together.
Follow in the footsteps of prestigious writers who have studied at The New School, including James Baldwin, Madeleine L’Engle, Tennessee Williams, Jack Kerouac, and, more recently, Stephanie Danler, Jamaica Kincaid, Sufjan Stevens, Rufi Thorpe, Julio Torres, and Renée Watson.
The New School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.