Yvonne Orji emceed our Annual Awards Benefit, which took place virtually on December 3rd, 2020. Ta-Nehisi Coates presented Chris Jackson with The Center for Fiction Medal for Editorial Excellence. Ethan Hawke presented The Center for Fiction On Screen Award to James McBride and SHOWTIME for “The Good Lord Bird.” Vinnie Malhotra, Executive Vice President, Nonfiction Programming, accepted the award on behalf of SHOWTIME. De’Shawn Charles Winslow announced the 2020 First Novel Prize winner, Raven Leilani for Luster. The Benefit also featured a performance by Laura Benanti and an appearance by Raúl Esparza.
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Watch The Center for Fiction 2022 Annual Awards Benefit
The Center for Fiction 2022 Annual Awards Benefit took place on Tuesday, December 6th, 2022 at Cipriani 25 Brodaway -
The Art of the Short Story: Andrea Barrett on Natural History with Ruth Franklin
To round out our season of fabulous short stories, National Book Award-winning author Andrea Barrett joined... -
Story/Teller
Story/Teller Arts: Martyna Majok on Cost of Living with Naveen Kumar and David Zayas
The Center for Fiction was proud to welcome Martyna Majok, the playwright behind the 2018 Pulitzer Prize-winning... -
Brigitta Olubas on Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life with Sheridan Hay
In Brigitta Olubas’s Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life, the extraordinary life of the award-winning... -
The Art of the Short Story: Toni Ann Johnson on Light Skin Gone to Waste with Nina Lorez Collins
We continued our exploration of the many possibilities for storytelling in the short form. In Toni Ann Johnson’s... -
The Art of the Short Story: Bojan Louis on Sinking Bell with Savannah Romero
As a part of our ongoing exploration and celebration of the craft and possibilities of the short story form, The Center for Fiction... -
The Center for Fiction Presents: Zein El-Amine and Hala Alyan on Love and War
The Center for Fiction was thrilled to welcome writers Zein El-Amine and Hala Alyan to discuss... -
A Panel on the Politics of Translation with YZ Chin, Madhu Kaza, Emma Ramadan, and David Unger
The Center for Fiction was delighted to welcome YZ Chin, Madhu Kaza, Emma Ramadan... -
On Reading: Katherine Dunn's Posthumously Released Novel, Toad
The Center for Fiction hosted a thrilling conversation about fearless literary legend Katherine Dunn’s newly... -
The Center for Fiction Presents: Igiaba Scego on The Color Line with Ayana Mathis
From internationally acclaimed Somali-Italian writer Igiaba Scego comes The Color Line, a gorgeous... -
The Center for Fiction Presents: Ross Gay on Inciting Joy with Simone White
Ross Gay joined The Center for Fiction for a celebration and investigation of the complexities and beauty of... -
The Craft of Fiction: Can Creative Writing Be Taught? Bonnie Chau, Porochista Khakpour, Jee Leong Koh, and Dale Peck Attempt to Answer the Age-Old Question
If writing is a craft, how do we classify the teaching of writing? Apprenticeship? Pedagogy? Art? Is it even possible to teach... -
Past, Present, and Future: Barbara Kingsolver on Demon Copperhead and Silas House on Lark Ascending
The Center for Fiction was thrilled to welcome two acclaimed creative powerhouses, Barbara Kingsolver and Silas... -
A Final Reading with The Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil 2021-2022 Emerging Writer Fellows
The Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil 2021-2022 Emerging Writer Fellows came together to conclude their cohort year and share... -
The Center for Fiction and Jewish Book Council Present: Moriel Rothman-Zecher on Before All the World with Jason Diamond
Continuing our partnership with Jewish Book Council, The Center for Fiction was thrilled to have welcomed Dayton Literary Peace... -
Crime/Scene: Ousmane K. Power-Greene on The Confessions of Matthew Strong with Elizabeth Nunez
Continuing our series on the power and potential of the thriller genre, The Center for Fiction welcomed Ousmane K -
Story/Teller Arts: Lynn Nottage on Mlima's Tale with Damon Tabor
The Center for Fiction was pleased to welcome Lynn Nottage, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Ruined... -
Laura Warrell Presents Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm with Lisa Lucas, Co-Presented with Cafe con Libros
Those familiar with the New York Times magazine’s coverage of efforts to diversify publishing may recognize Laura... -
On America: Environmental Storytelling with Brooklyn Book Festival
We continued our annual Brooklyn Book Festival Bookends tradition of inviting author and critic, Kerri Arsenault... -
Debut: Martha Anne Toll on Three Muses with Jai Chakrabarti and Jewish Book Council
We were thrilled to celebrate accomplished author Martha Anne Toll’s first novel, Three Muses