Cooper Street Workshop: Writing Past What You Know: Strategies for Creative Research

April 17, 2024 at 6:00 pm-8:00 pm – Whether you’re writing fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, you’ve probably had the experience of bumping up against a gap in your memories or your knowledge–and in this workshop, we’ll experiment with lots of different methods for creative research to help you deepen your scenes, enrich your characterization and imagery, and build an engrossing world for your […]

In Conversation Series: Susan Muaddi Darraj

April 18, 2024 at 12:45 pm-1:45 pm – With support from an Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Advocacy (IDEA) Innovation Grant, and in conversation with the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice, the Writers House welcomes writer and MFA alum Susan Muaddi Darraj for a reading and Q&A moderated by ISGRJ Postdoctoral Fellow andie millares. Susan will be reading from and discussing her […]

Make-a-Journal Crafting Event with Paul Robeson Library

April 22, 2024 at 11:20 am-12:20 pm – Come celebrate National Poetry Month with the Writers House! We’ll provide journals and all the supplies you need to decorate them, and there will be an opportunity to contribute to a group poem. Snacks provided. Front area of the Paul Robeson Library (past security, near the windows). Swipe your RU ID for entry.