The Writers Studio hosts readings and events throughout the year both in-person and via live video. The Writers Studio Reading Series features prominent writers such as Zadie Smith, Joy Harjo, Yusef Komunyakaa, and Sharon Olds, and publications such as the Pushcart Prize and the Kenyon Review. We also showcase our students and teachers in readings devoted entirely to their work. Enjoy videos of our events on our YouTube channel and stay informed of our social meet-ups, free introductory classes, book fairs, literary festivals, and other events by subscribing to our newsletter.
Sunday, January 29 at 5 pm EST Save the date! Join the Writers Studio Reading Series on Friday, January 29 at 5 pm ET for our first reading of 2023. We will be celebrating the Pushcart Prize XLVII: Best of the Small Presses 2023. This free, virtual reading will feature poetry and fiction from this 47th annual…
Sunday, November 7 at 7 pm (EST) Join a star-studded lineup of poets, including Joy Harjo, Garrett Hongo, Yusef Komunyakaa, Naomi Shihab Nye, Sharon Olds, and Natasha Trethewey, to celebrate award-winning poet and advocate Edward Hirsch’s newly published 100 Poems to Break Your Heart. In this inspiring anthology, Hirsch selects some of the most moving…
James Lasdun’s new book, “Afternoon of a Faun,” is called “brilliant” by Katy Waldman in “The New Yorker” April 30, 2019 issue. James will discuss his technique with Philip Schultz in the Craft Class on May 7. James is also a longtime member of The Writers Studio Advisory Board.
Philip Schultz reads with other Pulitzer Prize winning poets Rita Dove, Vijay Seshadri, Lisel Mueller, and others. October 27, 7 PM. Thea Great hall of The Cooper Union, NYC https://www.poetrysociety.org/psa/poetry/crossroads/pulitzer-centennial-poetry-celeb/
