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Story/Teller Arts: Martyna Majok on Cost of Living with Naveen Kumar and David Zayas

Wednesday, 7:00 pm EDT November 16, 2022

The Center for Fiction is proud to welcome Martyna Majok, the playwright behind the 2018 Pulitzer Prize-winning play Cost...

The Center for Fiction hosted a thrilling conversation about fearless literary legend Katherine Dunn’s newly revealed novel, Toad!

From internationally acclaimed Somali-Italian writer Igiaba Scego comes The Color Line, a gorgeous, haunting novel inspired...

There are four authors this week who have been recently acknowledged by the prestigious Booker Prize. The fifth is a special treat—a previously...

Tuesday, 6:30 pm EDT December 6, 2022

Presenting this year’s Lifetime of Excellence in Fiction Award, First Novel Prize, and Medal for Editorial Excellence!

Ross Gay joined The Center for Fiction for a celebration and investigation of the complexities and beauty of joy, asking how...

Three works of literary nonfiction are in the spotlight this week, along with a prize-winning Scandinavian writer who has been gaining a deserved...

If writing is a craft, how do we classify the teaching of writing? Apprenticeship? Pedagogy? Art? Is it even possible to teach creative writing...

Friday, 6:30 pm EDT December 2, 2022

Celebrating the seven finalists for The Center for Fiction 2022 First Novel Prize!

The Center for Fiction was thrilled to welcome two acclaimed creative powerhouses, Barbara Kingsolver and Silas House...