Summer Seminar for Writers at Sarah Lawrence June 21 to 26 Features Esteemed Authors and Free Evening Readings
By Judith Schwartzstein, Director of Public Affairs, Sarah Lawrence College
Jun. 3, 2015: A stellar lineup of writers, including Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gregory Pardlo, will be teaching in Sarah Lawrence College's Summer Seminar for Writers June 21 to 26. For further information, please call 914-395-2371 or visit: https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/ce/summer/summer-seminar/.
"This is a chance to study writing with someone who is active and engaged professionally," said seminar director Jeffrey McDaniel, poetry faculty member at Sarah Lawrence. "Taking a poetry class with a Pulitzer Prize winner is like going to basketball camp with Phil Jackson."
The week-long seminar includes daily workshops in participants' selected genres--poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction; readings, craft talks, and generative sessions; and one-on-one faculty conferences.
The summer seminar is run by the college's renowned graduate writing program and is open to aspiring and seasoned writers alike. Evening readings by participating authors, which are free and open to the public, take place daily. For information about the readings, please call 914-395-2412.
The Summer Seminar for Writers was co-founded in 1993 by poet and Kingsley Tufts Award winner Thomas Lux, who continues his involvement as a member of the faculty and continues on the roster of guest writers, and the late poet Jane Cooper. In addition to 2015 Pulitzer Prize winner for poetry Gregory Pardlo, teaching faculty include New York State Poet Laureate Marie Howe, National Book Award winner Terrance Hayes, PEN/Faulkner finalist Jenny Offill, National Book Award finalists Emily St. John Mandel and Monica Youn, finalist for the British Book Award Mark Slouka, New York Times best-selling author Emma Straub, Adelle Waldman, named to the New Yorker's best of 2013 list, NEA Fellow Jeffrey McDaniel, American poetry scholar Neil Arditi, Best American Fantasy writer David Hollander, and Juniper Prize winner Diane Seuss.
The free evening readings are as follows:
Sunday, June 21
Jenny Offill (PEN/Faulkner finalist) and Marie Howe (New York State Poet Laureate)
Monday, June 22
Emily St. John Mandel (National Book Award finalist) and Gregory Pardlo (Pulitzer Prize winner)
Tuesday, June 23
Emma Straub (New York Times best-selling author) and Terrance Hayes (National Book Award winner)
Wednesday, June 24
Mark Slouka (finalist for the British Book Award) and Diane Seuss (Juniper Prize winner)
Thursday, June 25
Adelle Waldman (New Yorker's best of 2013 list) and Jeffrey McDaniel (NEA Fellow)
Friday, June 26
David Hollander (Best American Fantasy writer) and Thomas Lux (Kingsley Tufts Award winner)
Pictured here: Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gregory Pardlo.
Photo courtesy Judith Schwartzstein, Director of Public Affairs, Sarah Lawrence College
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