November 11, 2024 at 11:20 am-12:20 pm – In addition to a short reading, Songsiridej will also discuss the difference between the role of the writer and the role of the editor and explore strategies for switching between these crucial mindsets in an informal craft talk. As a former literary magazine editor, she has experience working on both sides of the literary project […]
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Rutgers-Camden Creative Writing (MFA) Information Session November
November 13, 2024 at 6:00 pm-7:00 pm – Join the faculty, staff, and students of the Rutgers-Camden MFA program for a virtual meet and greet and info session.
Cooper Street Workshop: The Stubborn Muse – A Poetry Revision Workshop
November 16, 2024 at 10:00 am-1:00 pm – ABOUT THE WORKSHOP The most meaningful poems tackle important topics such as truth, beauty, love, loss death, etc. However, many poems fail to connect with readers because they rely too heavily on abstract language. After examining drafts and published poems, we’ll practice crafting our feelings and thoughts into concrete language so our readers will feel […]
MFA Org Presents: Visiting Writers Series with Emma Aylor
November 21, 2024 at 12:45 pm-1:45 pm – Emma Aylor will read from her work, conduct a craft talk, and hold a short Q&A. Emma Aylor is the author of Close Red Water (2023), selected by Tina Chang as winner of the Barrow Street Poetry Book Prize. Her poems have appeared in New England Review, AGNI, Poetry Northwest, Colorado Review, The Yale Review, Poetry Daily, and elsewhere, and she has received […]
Scarlet Scribes Reading
December 4, 2024 at 6:00 pm-8:00 pm – Calling all writers! The Scarlet Scribes, Rutgers-Camden’s new undergraduate interdisciplinary English club, is hosting a celebration of Rutgers writers and is looking for interested writers to read their work. This event welcomes work of all kind: poetry, non-fiction, short stories, etc. The work does not have to be from a class. Each reader will have […]
Writers in Camden: Kazim Ali
December 5, 2024 at 6:00 pm-7:00 pm – Acclaimed author Kazim Ali will read from his work. Kazim Ali was born in the United Kingdom and has lived transnationally in the United States, Canada, India, France, and the Middle East. His books encompass multiple genres, including the volumes of poetry Inquisition, Sky Ward, winner of the Ohioana Book Award in Poetry; The Far […]