January 22, 2024 at 11:20 am-12:20 pm – In conversation with the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice and the Department of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts, the Writers House welcomes photographer Harvey Finkle. Harvey will be in conversation with Dr. Joanie Mazelis and will be spotlighting his book Readers, which uses photography to engage with the issue of book banning. For nearly […]
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Writers in Camden: Isaac Blum & Anise Vance
January 29, 2024 at 5:30 pm-6:30 pm – Rutgers–Camden MFA alumni Isaac Blum and Anise Vance will read from their work. Isaac Blum (he/him) is an author and educator. His debut novel, The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen, won the William C. Morris Award, and was longlisted for the National Book Award. He’s taught English at several colleges and universities, and […]
Book Launch & Author Talk: Gregory Pardlo
January 30, 2024 at 6:00 pm-7:00 pm – Please come celebrate the launch of MFA Professor Gregory Pardlo’s latest poetry collection, Spectral Evidence. Greg will be in conversation with MacArthur Fellow and National Book Award winner Imani Perry at the New York Public Library, Main Branch 42nd St. & 5th Ave January 30, 2024 from 6:00pm-7:00pm The conversation will be followed by a […]
MFA Org Presents Local & Visiting Writers: Robert Pulcini
February 20, 2024 at 12:45 pm-1:45 pm – The MFA Org will host a talk with writer, director, and Rutgers-Camden graduate Robert Pulcini, who works with his wife on film and TV projects. Register for the talk on Zoom here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Or watch together in person in a live broadcast […]
MFA Org Presents Local & Visiting Writers: Jenzo DuQue
February 23, 2024 at 2:00 pm-3:30 pm – Sustaining Creative Practice with Jenzo DuQue Drawing from Peter Elbow’s Writing With Power and Felicia Rose Chavez’s The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop, this lecture will focus on the process of writing, rather than the products. By learning how to embrace exploration on the page, as well as recognizing that our words evolve across stages, students will gain an understanding […]
Cooper Street Workshop: Pens with Benefits
February 24, 2024 at 1:00 pm-4:00 pm – Pens with Benefits explores multifaceted ways to render poetry about desire, intimacy and/or sex. This workshop aims to open lively, inclusive, and generative dialogues about getting comfortable with writing that take these topics as its dominant themes/concerns. There are a lot of external stigmas and internal concerns when it comes to writing about sex, the […]