Holiday Catalog: Picks for Kids! | The Center for Fiction

From One Extreme to Another

These five works of fiction could not be more different. Moods go from light and lively, to threatening and murderous. There is high anxiety...

Friday–Sunday May 5 to May 7, 2023

Long Play returns with 50+ concerts, showcasing a dense network of innovative music venues in Brooklyn, including The Center for Fiction!

Monday–Thursday 1:00 pm EDT - 2:30 pm EDT July 17 to July 20, 2023

Ages 9–12 • Our Supernatural Summer KidsWrite Workshop returns for 2023, focusing on fostering creativity and confidence...

Monday—Thursday 1:00 pm EDT - 3:00 pm EDT July 10 to July 20, 2023

Ages 13–18 • The challenge of writing a personal statement is learning how to describe yourself

Two debuts and three returning writers grace this week’s selection. There are five voices from around the world: Mexico, the Czech Republic...

Since 1985, the Whiting Awards have been given annually to ten of the most promising emerging writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama

The Center for Fiction welcomed Victor LaValle (The Ballad of Black Tom, The Changeling, The Devil in Silver)...

“Art is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only person who is never serious.” —Oscar WildeDoes art imitate life...

The title of Farah Jasmine Griffin’s new essay collection inspires this selection which includes a novel about formidable female characters...

The Center for Fiction is pleased to welcome our Emerging Writer Fellowship alum, Wil Weitzel, for the launch of Nights from...