Fall 2008 Creative Writing Schedule (UPDATED)

Come hear popular creative writing teacher, novelist, and all around excellent person Tammy Greenwood-Stewart read from her latest work as part of the Bethesda Literary Festival. Information here and here. The reading will take place this Sunday, April 19, at 3 PM. The Bethesda Barnes & Noble is a short walk from the Bethesda Metro…

Marissa Ciampi is a recent graduate of our English department  who has come back to offer career advice to undergraduates in a series of workshops  on March 26th, April 2nd, and April 10th.  Since her commencement, Marissa has had a series of adventures that have offered her invaluable experience and insight. Margaret Soltan asked her to…

The Jenny McKean Moore Reading Series welcomes poet Lindsay Bernal. She is the winner of the 2017 National Poetry Series Competition.  Share on FacebookTweet

Tony Kushner will be arriving in  20 DAYS! http://www.aceshowbiz.com/events/Tony+Kushner/tony-kushner-2013-writers-guild-awards-press-room-01.html Tony Kushner is coming to visit GW through the Jewish Literature Live Program thanks to a generous grant from David Bruce Smith. In conjunction with Kushner’s visit we have and will be running the ACTING UP film series and a series of Play Workshops focusing on…

This year’s DC Reads selection is Dinaw Mengestu’s The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears.  Join GW English’s Aaron Hamburger in a discussion of the book in relation to Washington, DC (particularly the Logan Circle neighborhood) on November 5 at 7 PM.  The discussion — and samples of Ethiopian food! — will be at the Takoma…