Cambridge Common Writers exists to provide a supportive community for alumni, faculty, and friends of Lesley University’s MFA Program in Creative Writing, situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. We seek to promote new and diverse literary voices from the Lesley MFA community, and to connect alumni with opportunities to advance and sustain their writing careers after graduation.
Jason Reynolds (WFYP, MFA faculty) has had a busy month. First, he was awarded a 2024 MacArthur Fellowship. He also announced that he is founding Heirloom Literary & Media, a new literary agency. He appeared on The Daily Show, promoting his YA novel Twenty-Four Seconds from Now, which he also […]
Enzo Silon Surin (Poetry, 2012) has a new podcast It’s a Poetic Life w/Enzo the Poet up on Spotify. He is also offering poetry consultations through his website and a Masterclass for beginner poets. Caitlin Krause (Poetry, June, 2007) has published a new book Digital Wellbeing: Empowering Connection with Wonder […]
The swelter of August may be easing soon, but Lesley alums are maintaining a torrid pace of achievement! Check their out new publications, interviews, and more: Jasmine Warga’s (WFYP, June 2013) novel, A Rover’s Story, was highlighted by Publishers Weekly as one of the children’s books powering the STEM/STEAM engine. Her novel, A Strange […]
May 13, 2025
Feiwel & Friends
March 18, 2025
HarperCollins
October 8, 2024
Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
September 26, 2024
Spuyten Duyvil Press
september 24, 2024
Wiley
September 10, 2024
Balzer + Bray
September 10, 2024
Flexible Press
September 6, 2024
Deep Hearts YA
September 2024
Reycraft Books
August 20, 2024
Harper Perennial