All members of the Class of 2023 who are interested in applying for the CWR certificate this semester (so they can do a creative writing thesis next year) are invited to an info session hosted by lecturer A.M. Homes. Stop by at any time to ask current faculty and staff about the thesis application process and enjoy a quick lunch. FREE; students only.
The Lewis Center Student Advisors offer an opportunity for creative writing students to read from their works-in-progress or finished pieces in a casual, open atmosphere hosted by Kate Lee. Desserts and drinks provided! FREE; Open to Princeton CWR students to participate as readers or attend. RSVP required.
Poet/translator Marilyn Nelson and musician/performance artist and Whiting Award-winning fiction writer Brontez Purnell read from their work as part of the Althea Ward Clark W'21 Reading Series presented by the Program in Creative Writing. FREE and open to public; tickets required.
Author Rakesh Satyal ‘20 and creative writing lecturer/author Mark Doten discuss their literary careers. Presented by the Center for Career Development and the LCA. FREE; registration required.
Selected students from spring courses in Creative Writing read from their work in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, screenwriting and literary translation. Open to public; free tickets required.
Creative writing seniors read from the screenplays and collections of poems written as their senior theses under mentorship of professional writers on the faculty. Open to public; free tickets required.
Creative writing seniors read from the novels and collections of short stories written as their senior theses under mentorship of professional writers on the faculty. Open to public; free tickets required.
"Translating Myself and Others" is a collection of candid and disarmingly personal essays by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri, who reflects on her emerging identity as a translator as well as a writer in two languages. We invite you to a conversation between the author and her colleague at Princeton and fellow-translator, Sandra Bermann. FREE and open to public; join in person or via livestream.
Join an alumni-faculty forum to discuss journalism and creative writing with authors Mark Alpert ’82, Lisa Gornick ’77 and E. Lily Yu ’12; author and HarperCollins editor Rakesh Satyal ’02; and ABC News Executive Producer Janice Johnston ’92. Panel moderated by Professor of Creative Writing Yiyun Li. FREE; open to registered Princeton alumni attending Reunions.
The Lewis Center for the Arts celebrates graduates of the Class of 2022 who earned certificates and degrees through the Programs in Creative Writing, Dance, Theater, Music Theater, and Visual Arts.
Poet Sylvie Baumgartel (PINK, Song of Songs) and bestselling novelist Amy Tan (The Joy Luck Club) read from their work to kick off the Althea Ward Clark W’21 Reading Series. Limited seating; arrive early to secure a seat—doors open at 7 PM.
Creative writing director and celebrated author Yiyun Li discusses her new novel with her fellow writer and creative writing lecturer Idra Novey. Hybrid event at bookstore and livestream. FREE; register for livestream.
PEN/Hemingway finalist and 2022-23 Hodder Fellow Jamil Jan Kochai reads from his latest short story collection, The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories, a 2022 National Book Award finalist. Conversation with creative writing director Yiyun Li follows the reading, and a book signing. Open to public.
Labyrinth Live at the Library presents professor emerita Joyce Carol Oates and professor Maria DiBattista in conversation about Oates' new book, The Babysitter — a novel about love, deceit, lust and redemption, set against a backdrop of shocking murders in the affluent suburbs of Detroit. Held in person and via livestream.
Poet, educator, scholar, and art activist Jonah Mixon-Webster, author of the poetry collection Stereo(TYPE), reads from his work along with creative writing seniors Priyanka Aiyer, Abigail Anthony, Ngan Chiem and Allen Delgado. No tickets required.
