MFA in Creative Writing

Writers At Newark Reading Series

The Rutgers-Newark MFA Program is interested in the real world experience our students bring to the classroom, as well as to creative exchange beyond the university campus. Our most visible bridge to the University and to Newark is The Writers at Newark Reading Series, which brings nationally prominent writers of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction to campus. The Reading Series provides the opportunity for a diverse audience of students, faculty, staff and the public to hear and interact with these writers in an intimate and dynamic setting. It is also the centerpiece for our community outreach programs, such as our Writers at Newark Reading Group and programs with local Newark high schools. For more information on our community outreach, please contact us at (973)353-1107 or at rnmfa@newark.rutgers.edu

Click here for the 2012-2013 series poster.

 

April 16, 2013
Kazim Ali and Nathalie Handal

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March 12, 2013
Edith Pearlman and Alice Mattison

Edith Pearlman Alice Mattison

February 12, 2013
Jonathan Franzen and Amy Hempel

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January 29, 2013
Jessica Hagedorn and Patrick Rosal

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December 4, 2012
Tayari Jones and Nick Flynn

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November 13, 2012
Aracelis Girmay and Rowan Ricardo Phillips

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October 30, 2012
John Keene and Rigoberto Gonzalez

John Keene Rigoberto

 

November 15, 2011
Mark Doty and Brenda Shaughnessy

December 6, 2011
Jericho Brown and Tiphanie Yanique

 

January 31, 2012
Rachel Hadas and Keith O'Shaughnessy

February 28, 2012
Marie Howe and Monica Youn

March 27, 2012
Akhil Sharma and Francisco Goldman

April 24, 2012
Chimamanda Adichie and Uzodinma Iwela