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Tuesday, February 6th, 20245:00-6:30 pmRifkind Center, 6/316 NAC building Brian Tart will discuss the publishing industry with emerging writers. Free and open to the publicSponsored by The David Dortort Fund for Creative Writing Brian Tart was named president and publisher of Viking in January 2015, and Penguin Books in 2020. He started his career as …

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Friday, December 1st from 4-5 pm Robert Higney will present a talk on his recent book Institutional Character: Collectivity, Individuality, and the Modernist Novel (University of Virginia Press, 2022), hosted by the CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences. The event will be held on Zoom. Register here:https://gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsf-qupzkoGtEde7QfbKU7XuwlVd1lwsSE#/registration

CCNY’s MFA Program  in Creative Writing Presentsa Publishing Workshop with Yahdon Israel Senior Editor, Simon & Schuster and Guest Professor  Craft as Brand: Authoring Your Career This workshop will help the emerging writer craft their career as a writer. Tuesday November 28th from 7:00 – 8:00 pm Rifkind Room NAC 6/316 Yahdon Israel is an educator, entrepreneur, editor, writer …

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On September 27th, 2023, CCNY’s Publishing Certificate Program celebrated its 25th Anniversary amongst industry luminaries at the Hachette Book Group’s headquarters in New York City. CCNY President Vincent Boudreau joined PCP co-founder and novelist Walter Mosley to mark this achievement and underscore the important role the PCP has played in increasing diversity in the publishing …

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The CCNY MFA in Creative Writing presentsChai & Chat Reading Series   FA23 A Conversation with Carlos Aguasaco Poet, Professor and Director of the Americas Poetry Festival Moderated by Prof. Michelle Valladares Tuesday, November 14th 5 – 7 pm Rifkind Center, NAC  6/316 Sponsored by the Estate of the Kenneth Kowald Fund for Advancing American Literature …

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CCNY’s MFA in Creative Writing Reading Series Fall 2023 presents: David Unger Novelist, Translator & Professor A Reading and Conversation to Celebrate the English Translation of his Book, In My Eyes, You Are Beautiful Thurs. Nov 9 2023s:oo-6:oo pmRifkind Center NAC 6/316 David Unger received Guatemala’s Miguel Angel Asturias National Literature Prize for lifetime achievement …

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