Reid Sherline Wins Harvard Review Chapbook Prize
Reid Sherline, former Writers Studio student, won the 2023 Harvard Review Chapbook Prize for his debut novella Rapture. Order a copy here.
Congratulations, Reid!

Reid Sherline, former Writers Studio student, won the 2023 Harvard Review Chapbook Prize for his debut novella Rapture. Order a copy here.
Congratulations, Reid!

“I had never taken a fiction writing class before. For one of our first class assignments, I wrote a short piece about an older Indian man, recently divorced, who was experimenting with Internet dating, and navigating a complicated relationship with his adult daughter and ex-wife. I have returned many times to that fictional character and his family. In fact, I wrote a…
A GORGEOUS EXCITEMENT by Writers Studio Assistant Director Cynthia Weiner is available in paperback at Barnes and Noble. Barnes & Noble members can use preorder code PREORDER25 to save 25% between now and January 1st.
Writers Studio teacher and student Nancy Connors has published her story “The Seven Corporal Mercies” in the latest issue of Epiphany. Find the issue here.
Philip Schultz, Writers Studio founder and director, has published three new poems in THE SOUTHERN REVIEW. “The Art of Wailing,” “Spoiled Prayers,” and “Good News” will also appear in Schultz’s forthcoming (March 2026) collection Enormous Morning. Hear Schultz read the poems here.
Writers Studio teacher Andrea Marcusa has published her chapbook WHAT WE NOW LIVE WITH, which is available through Bottlecap Press. Marcusa’s “flash fiction and prose poems…reflect the challenges, heartbreak and hope that exist simultaneously for people living in today’s complex world. In concise, beautifully written prose, these pieces offer glimpses at communities and individuals undergoing…
Roman Johnson, Writers Studio Ralph Dickey Scholar, has had his poem “Starlight Tour” shortlisted for Arc‘s 2026 Poem of the Year. Hear Roman read the poem here. Congratulations, Roman!