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Mark your calendars for Friday, February 7 at 5pm—we’re hosting a fiction reading with Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Mai Sennaar! Stick around after for a reception and signing. We’ll see you Friday!

Join us Fri., 2/21 at 7:30pm for the Emerging Writers Reading Series at KGB Bar, Private Curtain (first floor), 85 East 4th Street, featuring prose & poetry MFA students alongside Ishion Hutchinson. Hosted by Migwi Mwangi and Michell Liu. Must be 21+ to attend. Doors open @ 7pm.

Join us Thursday, February 27 at 7pm for an evening with poet Forrest Gander, with an intro. by current NYU Creative Writing MFA student Malvika Jolly. A reception and signing will follow the reading—don’t miss the chance to experience Gander in person. We hope to see you there!

Friday, February 28 at 5pm! We’re a poetry reading by Megan Fernandes and Monica Youn, two groundbreaking voices in poetry. With introductions by current NYU Creative Writing MFA students Aspen DeGroot (Fernandes) and Arman Salem (Youn). Reception and signing to follow.

Thursday, March 6 at 7pm: A Nonfiction New Salon with McKenzie Wark in conversation with Hari Kunzru. A Q&A, signing, and reception to follow, with books available for purchase by McNally Jackson. Creative Writers House, 58 West 10th Street, 10011.

Join us on Friday, March 7 at 5pm for a poetry reading with Farnoosh Fathi, Sally Keith, and Amanda Nadelberg, hosted by Matthew Rohrer. A reception and signing will follow, with books available for purchase courtesy of McNally Jackson. 58 West 10th Street, 10011.

Settle in for an evening of fiction on Thursday, March 13 at 7pm with Nell Freudenberger and Tony Tulathimutte in conversation with Darin Strauss. A reception will follow—don’t miss it! Creative Writers House, 58 West 10th Street, 10011.

On Thursday, March 20 at 7pm, Kristine S. Ervin and Alissa Wilkinson will read from their latest works. With introductions by MFA students Olivia Hunt and Vasvi Kejriwal. Reception and signing to follow. (Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House, 58 West 10th Street, 10011)

Join us on Friday, March 21 at 7:30pm for the Emerging Writers Reading Series, featuring NYU MFA students reading alongside headliner Isabella Hammad. You must be 21 or older to attend! (KGB Bar - Private Curtain (first floor), 85 East 4th Street, NY, NY 10003)

Thursday, April 3, 7pm, head on over to the Creative Writers House for a poetry reading by Mónica de la Torre and Tan Lin, hosted by current MFA student Elijah Jackson. The reading will be followed by a reception, with books for sale via McNally Jackson. We hope to see you there!

Friday, April 4, 5pm, at 58 West 10th Street, 10011, MFA Junction brings together NYU’s MFA in Creative Writing programs in English and Spanish for a joint student reading featuring pieces in any genre, in the language(s) chosen by the author, with headliner, Valeria Luiselli.

Join us on Thursday, April 10 at 7pm for the launch of Washington Square Review Issue 53! Readings by Becky Hagenston, Saba Keramati, Court Ludwick, and Marianna Suleymanova. Reception to follow. (Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House, 58 West 10th Street, 10011)

Friday, April 11 at 5pm, we’re celebrating the new issue of West 10th! Readings by student contributors and Guest Contributor Matthew Rohrer. Reception to follow. (Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House, 58 West 10th Street, 10011)

We’re so proud to share that NYU MFA alum Karisma Price has won a 2025 Whiting Award in Poetry! Author of I’m Always So Serious and a vital voice in poetry, her work was praised by judges as “songs, howls, portraits, critiques... full of rhythm and light.” Bravo, Karisma!

Thursday, April 24 at 7pm: Katie Kitamura reads from her new novel Audition, followed by a conversation with Tess Gunty + reception/signing. Books for sale courtesy of McNally Jackson Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House, 58 W 10th St, NY, NY 10011.

Friday, April 25 at 5pm: Readings by NYU CWP MFA alumni Aria Aber and August Thompson, and current student Alia Dastagir, hosted by Darin Strauss. Reception/signing to follow. Books by McNally Jackson. Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House, 58 W 10th St, NY, NY 10011.

May 1, 7pm: Fiction legends Kevin Brockmeier and Karen Russell join Darin Strauss for an evening of readings, conversation, and celebration. RSVP here: bit.ly/brockmeierruss… Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House, 58 W 10th St, NY, NY 10011

May 3, 2pm, Saturday: Celebrate the voices of NYU’s Veterans Writing Workshop, with special guest Matt Gallagher. Join us in person or online! RSVP: bit.ly/nyuvets2025 Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House, 58 W 10th St, NY, NY 10011.

May 2, 7:30pm: Our brightest MFA voices read from a variety of genres at KGB Bar’s Private Curtain (first floor). Hosted by Michelle Liu + Migwi Mwangi. RSVP here: bit.ly/mayemerging25 (21+ only!) 85 E 4th St, NY, NY 10003.