Readings & Events

The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of fiction! We’re joined by novelist Bryan Washington to talk about his celebrated first novel, Memorial. Bryan will be in conversation with Zach Powers, novelist and Director of Communications at The Writer’s Center. RSVP below, and you’ll receive an email on or before January [...]

Poet Lore and The Writer’s Center present a FREE virtual chat about the craft of poetry! We’re joined by poet Leeya Mehta to talk about her new poetry collection, A Story of the World Before the Fence. Leeya will be in conversation with Emily Holland, poet and Editor of Poet Lore, America's oldest poetry journal. [...]

The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of fiction! We’re joined by novelist, poet, and screenwriter Lisa Zeidner to talk about her new book, Who Says?: Mastering Point of View in Fiction. Lisa will be in conversation with Zach Powers, novelist and Director of Communications at The Writer’s Center. RSVP below, [...]

Anthony Cody discusses his debut poetry collection, Borderland Apocrypha, with Keith S. Wilson. is a monthly interview with a Latinx poet who has recently published their first book. The debut poets themselves have selected their interlocutors. Register below to be notified when this episode premieres! You'll receive an email with instructions for viewing [...]

TWC presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of writing! We’re joined by Jeannine Ouellette to talk about her acclaimed new memoir, The Part That Burns. RSVP below, and you’ll receive an email on or before February 25 with instructions for joining the chat via our video conferencing platform, Zoom. FREE and open to [...]

The Writer's Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of writing! We’re joined by Dreux Richard to talk about his new book, Every Human Intention. Dreux will be in conversation with Zach Powers, author and Director of Communications at The Writer's Center. RSVP below, and you’ll receive an email on or before March [...]

The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of fiction! We’re joined by poet, memoirist, and novelist Patricia Lockwood to talk about her stunning first novel, No One Is Talking About This. Patricia will be in conversation with Zach Powers, novelist and Director of Communications at The Writer’s Center. RSVP below, and [...]

The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of fiction! We’re joined by Morowa Yejidé to talk about her richly imagined novel, Creatures of Passage. Morowa will be in conversation with Zach Powers, novelist and Director of Communications at The Writer’s Center. RSVP below, and you’ll receive an email on or before [...]

The Writer's Center welcomes more than a dozen poets to celebrate the release of 101 Jewish Poems for the Third Millennium, a new anthology edited by Matthew E. Silverman and long-time TWC instructor Nancy Naomi Carlson. "Traditional and radical, secular and holy, the poems in 101 Jewish Poems for the Third Millennium come to us [...]

The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of nonfiction! We’re joined by Tamara Winfrey-Harris to talk about her latest book, Dear Black Girl: Letters From Your Sisters On Stepping Into Your Power. Tamara will be in conversation with Shanon Lee, activist, author, and instructor at The Writer’s Center. RSVP below, and you’ll [...]

Jacqueline Balderrama discusses her debut poetry collection, Now In Color, with Cynthia Hogue.  is a monthly interview with a Latinx poet who has recently published their first book. The debut poets themselves have selected their interlocutors. Register below to be notified when this episode premieres! You’ll receive an email with instructions for viewing the video. [...]

The Writer's Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of fiction! We’re joined by Thomas Calder to talk about his fantastic debut novel, The Wind Under the Door. Thomas will be in conversation with Zach Powers, novelist and Director of Communications at The Writer's Center. RSVP below, and you’ll receive an email on [...]

The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of fiction! We’re joined by novelist Priyanka Champaneri to talk about her prize-winning debut novel, The City of Good Death. Priyanka will be in conversation with Zach Powers, novelist and Director of Communications at The Writer’s Center. RSVP below, and you’ll receive an email [...]

The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of creative writing! We’re joined by novelist and essayist Jennifer De Leon to talk about her two new books, the essay collection White Space and the novel Don't Ask Me Where I'm From. Jennifer will be in conversation with Ofelia Montelongo, author and The [...]

The Writer's Center welcomes Elizabeth Hazen and Katherine E. Young for a virtual discussion, celebrating their most recent poetry collections from Alan Squire Publishing! RSVP below, and you’ll receive an email on or before April 17 with instructions for joining the chat via our video conferencing platform, Zoom. FREE and open to the public, all [...]

Benjamin Garcia discusses his debut poetry collection, Thrown In the Throat, with Dana Levin.  is a monthly interview with a Latinx poet who has recently published their first book. The debut poets themselves have selected their interlocutors. Register below to be notified when this episode premieres! You’ll receive an email with instructions for viewing the [...]

Dr. Grisel Y. Acosta discusses her debut poetry collection, Things to Carry On the Way to Everywhere, with Yesenia Montilla.  is a monthly interview with a Latinx poet who has recently published their first book. The debut poets themselves have selected their interlocutors. Register below to be notified when this episode premieres! You’ll receive an [...]

Michael Torres discusses his debut poetry collection, An Incomplete List of Names, with Diana Marie Delgado.  is a monthly interview with a Latinx poet who has recently published their first book. The debut poets themselves have selected their interlocutors. Register below to be notified when this episode premieres! You’ll receive an email with instructions for [...]