ENTROPY is a five week, virtual, generative writing workshop hosted by L Scully (Nonfiction, January 2023). We are living in a conundrum of degradation. Our bodies age, the State is falling, disorder(s) run rampant in our minds. God feels random and chaos feels inevitable. There is no choice but to write toward uncertainty. Cope, world-build, […]
MFA Poetry Faculty Kevin Prufer, Erin Belieu, and Adrian Matejka will be reading at the KGB Bar in New York City as part of its Monday Night Poetry Series. Must be 21+ to attend, doors open at 7pm.
Join Brookline Booksmith for an all-ages storytime with Sara Levine (WFYP, January 2006), author of A Terrible Place for a Nest. Books will be available for purchase at the event, or you can preorder on the registration page. You can pick your book up after 10AM on the day of the event. A child learns to […]
Join Vroman's Bookstore for this ticketed event with #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds (WFYP, MFA Writing Faculty) as he discusses his latest book, Twenty-four Seconds from Now . . . #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds tackles it—you know…it—from the guy’s perspective in this unfiltered and undeniably sweet stream of […]
The Washington Writers’ Publishing House is thrilled to announce the 2024 winners of its annual poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction manuscript contest: Varun Gauri for his novel, For the Blessings of Jupiter and Venus, Megan Doney (WFYP, June 2008) for her memoir Unarmed, and Chanlee Luu for her poetry collection The Machine Autocorrects Code to I. Varun Gauri was born […]
Page Turners Make Great Learners will host a fireside chat with the imitable, New York Times bestselling author, Jason Reynolds (WFYP, MFA Writing Faculty). Join The Gathering Spot Co-Founder, Ryan Wilson, Grammy-nominated Singer, Songwriter and Author, Amerie & Page Turners Make Great Learners’ Founder, FeFe Handy for a intimate conversation about Jason’s upcoming romance novel, Twenty-Four […]
Celebrate the release of Twenty-four Seconds from Now . . . with Jason Reynolds (WFYP, MFA Writing Faculty) at Brookline Booksmith, at Coolidge Corner Theatre! This event is ticketed. Tickets include a general admission seat at the event AND a signed copy of 24 Seconds from Now . . .
Join Blacksburg Books as they host Megan Doney (WFYP, June 2008) and Chanlee Luu, winners of the Washington Writers Publishing House Prize in nonfiction and poetry, respectively. The authors will read from their books as well as talk about the writing process and getting published with a small press. Megan Doney - Unarmed: An American […]
FAN is thrilled to host #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds (WFYP, MFA Writing Faculty) in celebration of his first YA romance, Twenty-Four Seconds from Now … A LOVE Story. The book has received high praise in advance of publication for its “tender, sweet, wholesome” story that shows a “refreshingly different side to male sexuality.” Reynolds will do […]
Come join Facilitator Ella Nathanael Alkiewicz (she/her) (Nonfiction, June 2018) for this workshop on Saturday, Oct. 26th. Bring your pen and paper. Attendees will visit across the rectangles and hear stories, jam a little, and then write. Each participant will have the option to read aloud their work for two-minutes. It’s a safe space for […]
The Washington Writers’ Publishing House celebrates the 2024 winners of its annual fiction, poetry, and nonfiction contests! Varun Gauri will read from the Carol Trawick 50th Anniversary Fiction award-winning novel For the Blessings of Jupiter and Venus. Chanlee Luu will read from the Jean Feldman Poetry award-winning The Machine Autocorrects Code to I. Megan Doney (WFYP, June […]
During this 45-minute virtual author visit, Kwame teams up with his friend Jason Reynolds (WFYP, MFA Writing Faculty) to teach young readers and writers about generating ideas in writing – and more. Students will hear Kwame read from his new book, Black Star, then learn a strategy for idea generation in a brief writing craft lesson. […]