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Ha Jin on A Song Everlasting with Gish Jen
Tuesday, 6:00 pm EDT July 27, 2021
National Book Award-winning author Ha Jin returns to the literary scene with his latest novel, A Song Everlasting, a... -
Writing From Time: Documentary Poetry with Cheswayo Mphanza
Monday - Thursday 1:00 pm EDT - 3:00 pm EDT August 9 to August 19, 2021
The reference or gesture towards the past is increasingly becoming more daunting. History happens in a millisecond; and perhaps the complexity... -
Stand-Out Stories: Personal Essays for College Applications and Beyond with Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons
Monday - Thursday 1:00 pm EDT - 3:00 pm EDT August 9 to August 19, 2021
“Show don’t tell” is common advice for fiction writers, but it is key for crafting college essays, too! Here’s why it works: Information...
Groups + Workshops
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July 26th to August 5th
Technicolor Zip: Literary Maximalism with Katherine Mayfield
$600
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July 28th to September 1st
The Remembered Life: Keeping a Writer’s Notebook with Evan James (Sold Out)
$395
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July 29th to September 2nd
Exploring Lyric Research: Cultivating Obsession to Inform a Narrative with Makenna Goodman (Sold Out)
$395
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Members Only: The Literarians
Wednesday, 12:30 pm EDT - 2:00 pm EDT August 18, 2021
The Literarians is a free monthly discussion group open to members of The Center. -
How Can We Pitch Books to Diversify Translated Literature?
Thursday, 7:00 pm EDT August 19, 2021
Can translators be political in how they choose and pitch their work? Translators Anton Hur and Jeffrey Zuckerman... -
45:15 Online: A Communal Writing Experience
Saturday, 2:00 pm EDT - 3:15 pm EDT August 21, 2021
Our virtual community writing event, inspired by Sussman’s system for disciplined and generative writing practice.
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Apart and Together
This week features mad housewives, animal behavior, distanced families, solitude, and some much-needed poetry -
The First Novel Prize
Announcing the 2021 First Novel Prize Longlist
The Center for Fiction is pleased to announce the longlist for the 2021 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize -
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Making Connections
The desire to connect is part of what makes us human, and the following stories approach this notion to great effect -
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Fireworks!
As the country approaches the 245th celebration of Independence Day, we mark the occasion with a probing and hilarious view of... -
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Between Two Worlds
The books this week all have characters who straddle worlds—whether through location or vocation, reality or fantasy, historical... -
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The Darkness and the Light
Books about narcissism, illness, violence, loneliness, longing, misery, displacement, and catastrophic weather events—sounds... -
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And Introducing . . .
This week we feature remarkably assured debuts from writers who seem destined for bright careers, drawing from their personal... -
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Pride and Joy
Pride Month has begun and this week we celebrate with a selection that includes fiction from first-time writers and old friends... -
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In with the New
There’s no such thing as June Gloom when there are so many exciting books coming out next month. This week we have a number... -
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Hurry Up and Wait
The selection this week addresses matters of urgency, but also lessons of patience as the texts explore necessary historical... -
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Going and Coming
As we move into the summer season the choice of reading material can hover between escapism and vital social topics from the headlines -
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Strength of Character
The books this week all have strong primary voices and points of view, in fiction, essay, and memoir. Some must overcome loss... -
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May Blooms
May is the season of flowers and the following writers, acknowledged as gifted stylists and storytellers, all have blossoming careers -
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It's a Mystery to Me
Despite some much-needed spring weather to raise spirits the news cycle continues to be overwhelming. It is hard to concentrate... -
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Inside Information
In Brooklyn and Harlem, London and Pakistan, as well as various unnamed locations, these writers combine the personal, psychological... -
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The Fountain of Literature
Sometimes in publishing there is a veritable cascade of books that flow onto the shelves in the same month -
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In the Minds of Men
This week we delve into the minds of men: portraits of Black performers, new stories by one of our favorite Japanese stylists... -
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It's a Woman's World
As we close the month dedicated to women’s history several books stand out—fictionalized versions of great accomplishments... -
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Spring Reading
As there is finally light at the end of the pandemic tunnel one has to wonder if New York City can ever be the place it once was -
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Women Rule
This week we celebrate Women’s History Month. Here are but a few of the new spring publications written by and about women...
