Cooper Street Workshop: Crafting Character

October 4, 2025 at 10:00 am-1:00 pm – ABOUT THE WORKSHOP Ghosts can exist both literally, in terms of the supernatural and spiritual, and metaphorically, in terms of systemic erasure. What ghosts surround the characters that we create? What haunts them and the worlds they call home? What do we as writers know about our characters that they don’t yet or will neverknow […]

In Conversation Series: Jackie Domenus

October 8, 2025 at 11:20 am-12:20 pm – In conversation with the Writers House and Gender Studies, Jackie Domenus will read from and discuss their book, NO OFFENSE: A MEMOIR IN ESSAYS. When Jackie “came out” in 2014, right as the Trump era was revving up, she began paying closer attention to the inappropriate questions, uncomfortable reactions, and pointed assumptions about sexuality and […]

MFA Org Presents: A Speculative Fiction Q&A with Madeline Miller and Yangsze Choo

October 14, 2025 at 12:45 pm-1:45 pm – Join us for a virtual Q&A panel with internationally acclaimed authors Madeline Miller and Yangsze Choo. Their work draws on and reimagines stories of myth and legend, with Miller focusing on the vast mythology of Ancient Greece, while Choo pulls inspiration from the rich landscape of Chinese folktale. Through their masterful interweaving of the past […]

High School Writers Conference

October 17, 2025 at 9:30 am-3:00 pm – Our annual High School Writers Conference is back! Visit our program page to learn more about how to attend, this year’s sessions, and more. 

Writers in Camden (10th Anniversary Programming) – MFA Alumni Reading featuring Deena ElGenaidi, Micaiah Johnson, & Brook McClurg

October 23, 2025 at 7:00 pm-8:45 pm – Acclaimed authors and MFA alumni Deena ElGenaidi, Micaiah Johnson, and Brook McClurg will read from their work in Rutgers-Camden’s Campus Center Multipurpose Room. Deena ElGenaidi is a writer and editor based in Brooklyn, New York. Her debut novel, Dust Settles North, was released in September 2025 with Bindery. Her writing has been featured in Vulture, Insider, Nylon, […]

In Conversation Series: Writers for Rare

October 30, 2025 at 12:45 pm-1:45 pm – In conversation with the Writers House and Prevention Science, Mariah Scott and Patricia Geurds will read from and discuss their contributions to the book Writers for Rare: An Anthology of Personal Stories from the Rare Disease Space. Nearly 10% of the population lives with a rare medical condition, yet the personal experience of the rare […]