On Sunday, October 4th at 5 pm ET / 2 pm PT, The Writers Studio will celebrate the publication of The Pushcart Book of Twenty-First Century Poetry and Prose with a free, virtual reading featuring acclaimed Pushcart Prize-winners Joyce Carol Oates, Charles Baxter, Lisa Bellamy, Pam Houston, Diane Seuss, Danez Smith, Patricia Smith, and Arthur Sze.
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Join us on Sunday, July 12 at 5 pm ET / 2 pm PT. We are delighted to have Writers Studio students Jeffery Aron, Adele Barker, Sima Belmar, Preston Fordstrom, Margery Hite, Jennifer Nelson, Sinéad O’Toole, Judy Scheck, and Sarah Therio read their original work. These poets, fiction writers, essayists, and memoirists will read published…
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On Sunday, January 25, The Writers Studio celebrated the publication of Pushcart Prize L: Best of the Small Presses 2026. This free, virtual reading featured poetry and fiction from the 50th annual edition of the most celebrated literary series in America published by Bill Henderson. Grace Schulman, Charles Baxter, Chen Chen, Cyrus Cassells, Sheema Kalbasi, Keya…
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Sunday, September 15th at 5 pm ET / 2 pm PT The Writers Studio Reading Series held its fall 2024 faculty reading on Sunday, September 15th at 5 pm ET / 2 pm PT, featuring work by Amy Arutt, Doug Crowell, Linda Drach, Gail Ford, Hani Khalil, and Betsy Mahaffey. Watch the video here.
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The Writers Studio Reading Series celebrated the Pushcart Prize XLVIII: Best of the Small Presses 2024 on Sunday, January 21 at 6 pm ET/ 3 pm PT. This free, virtual reading featured poetry and fiction from the 48th annual edition of the most celebrated literary series in America published by Bill Henderson. Lisa Bellamy, Lakiesha Carr,…
Sunday, January 29 at 5 pm EST The Writers Studio Reading Series celebrated the Pushcart Prize XLVII: Best of the Small Presses 2023 on Sunday, January 29 at 5 pm ET. This free, virtual reading featured poetry and fiction from the 47th annual edition of the most celebrated literary series in America published by Bill Henderson….
