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Inside the Writers House with Kevin Smith

Inside the Writers House with Kevin Smith

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Thursday, April 30, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Event Type: Inside The Writers House
KEVIN SMITH (Clerks, Dogma, Chasing Amy, Tusk)  is an American independent filmmaker who pioneered low-budget, dialogue-driven indie cinema with his 1994 debut, Clerks. He is the creator of the iconic comedy duo, Jay and Silent Bob (portrayed by Jason Mewes and Smith), frequently cited alongside such classics as Cheech & Chong, Martin & Lewis, Laurel & Hardy,
Spring 2026 Creativity Showcase Reading Hosted by Adam Dalva

Spring 2026 Creativity Showcase Reading Hosted by Adam Dalva

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Wednesday, April 29, 2026
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Murray Hall, Room 302
Event Type: Student Showcase
Don't miss this chance to hear readings from thE winners of the Spring Creativity Showcase. Family and friends are invited to this reading hosted by Assistant Professor Adam Dalva. Refreshments will be served.  To apply for one of the awards, visit the website here for instructions. The deadline to submit is
Inside the Writers House with Robert Kaplow

Inside the Writers House with Robert Kaplow

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Wednesday, April 29, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Event Type: Inside The Writers House

  Award-winning novelist/screenwriter ROBERT KAPLOW was nominated for an Oscar this year for his "crackling script" (Wall Street Journal) for Richard Linklater's Blue Moon starring Ethan Hawke (also nominated), Margaret Qualley and Andrew Scott. "The best movie about Broadway since All That Jazz." (Wall Street Journal). The film adaptation of Robert's critically acclaimed novel, Me & Orson Welles,

Inside the Writers House with Chris Condon

Inside the Writers House with Chris Condon

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Tuesday, April 28, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
On Zoom  
Event Type: Inside The Writers House

  Join Writers House instructor Alex Dawson for an afternoon with comic writer Chris Condon, author of That Texas Blood, The Enfield Gang Massacre. Chris is the creator of the highly-praised, ongoing Image Comics series That Texas Blood, "a dark and twisted Texas mystery with tons of heart" (Scott Snyder, Batman), often compared to No Country For Old

Inside the Writers House with Lev Grossman

Inside the Writers House with Lev Grossman

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Tuesday, April 28, 2026
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
On Zoom
Event Type: Inside The Writers House

Don't miss this chance to meet number one bestselling fantasy author Lev Grossman (The Magicians, The Bright Sword) at 7:30 PM on Tues. April 28.   A leading voice in modern speculative fiction, LEV GROSSMAN is a #1 New York Times bestselling American novelist best known for his "explosive!" (Entertainment Weekly) and "deeply human" (New

Inside the Writers House with Joyce Carol Oates

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Monday, April 27, 2026
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
On Zoom  
Event Type: Inside The Writers House

Over the last ten years of Inside the Writers House, Rutgers students have visited almost 300 authors in cities all over the world, from Dublin to Paris to Buenos Aires to Johannesburg. But this week is all about Jersey (with one foray to Sydney), starting with the Queen of Northern

Poetry Club

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Murray Hall, Room 003
Event Type: Other
Join us for weekly meetings to work on poetry with your peers. Snacks and writing prompts will be provided.
Author Talk with Novelist Sarah Thankam Mathews Hosted by Adam Dalva

Author Talk with Novelist Sarah Thankam Mathews Hosted by Adam Dalva

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Monday, April 13, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Barnes and Noble Bookstore, Second Floor, 100 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, Second Floor
Event Type: Other
Don't miss this engaging conversation with novelist Sarah Thankam Mathews and Assistant Teaching Professor Adam Dalva.  Sarah Thankam Mathews is the author of All This Could Be Different, which was shortlisted for the the Discover Prize, the Aspen Words Literary Prize, and 2022 National Book Award in Fiction. Mathews' debut novel was also a New

Poetry Club

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Thursday, April 9, 2026
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Murray Hall, Room 003
Event Type: Other
Join us for weekly meetings to work on poetry with your peers. Snacks and writing prompts will be provided. Future dates: Thursday, April 23, 2026. 
Writers from Rutgers featuring Poet Benjamin Grossman

Writers from Rutgers featuring Poet Benjamin Grossman

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Thursday, April 9, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Barnes and Noble Bookstore, Second Floor, 100 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, Second Floor
Event Type: Writers From Rutgers
Join us for a reading with Benjamin Grossberg, facilitated by Assistant Professor Joanna Fuhrman.  Benjamin S. Grossberg’s collections of poetry include My Husband Would (U. of Tampa Press, 2020), winner of the Connecticut Book Award, and Sweet Core Orchard (U. of Tampa Press, 2009), winner of a Lambda Literary Award.
Writers at Rutgers featuring Donika Kelly & Melissa Febos

Writers at Rutgers featuring Donika Kelly & Melissa Febos

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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Rutgers Student Center, Multipurpose Room, 126 College Avenue
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Donika Kelly is the author of The Natural Order of Things, The Renunciations, winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in Poetry, and Bestiary, winner of the Cave Canem Poetry Prize, a Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and a Kate Tufts Discovery Award. Her work has been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the
Donika Kelly & Melissa Febos

Donika Kelly & Melissa Febos

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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
College Avenue Student Center- Multipurpose Room
Event Type: Writers At Rutgers Reading Series

Donika Kelly is the author of The Natural Order of Things The Renunciations winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in Poetry and Bestiary winner of the Cave Canem Poetry Prize

Symposium: Writing for a Public Audience

Symposium: Writing for a Public Audience

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Friday, April 3, 2026
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Murray Hall, Room 302
Event Type: Other
Interested in a future in the literary world?  This event features critics & editors from The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, The Drift Magazine, & more. Four preeminent critics, editors, and publishers share how they got to where they are today and what you can do to

Writers from Rutgers featuring: Daemond Arrindell and Leslieann Hobayan

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Thursday, March 26, 2026
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM
Murray Hall, Room 302
Event Type: Writers From Rutgers
Join us for a  reading with two Rutgers Writers House lecturers, Daemond Arrindell and Leslieann Hobayan, hosted by Joanna Furhman.  Daemond Arrindell (he/him) work explores visual poetics, persona, and the meanings of Blackness and legacy. His writing has appeared in City Arts, Specter, Crosscut, Poetry Northwest, Seattle Review of Books,

Poetry Club

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Thursday, March 12, 2026
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Murray Hall, Room 003
Event Type: Other
Join us for weekly meetings to work on poetry with your peers. Snacks and writing prompts will be provided. Future dates: Thursday, March 26 Thursday, April 9 Thursday, April 23
Writers at Rutgers featuring Mat Johnson

Writers at Rutgers featuring Mat Johnson

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Wednesday, March 11, 2026
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Rutgers Student Center, Multipurpose Room, 126 College Avenue
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 Mat Johnson has explored the complexities of American racial identity through satire, historical fiction, and graphic novels. Drawing on his experiences as the son of a Black mother and an Irish-American father, Johnson offers readers and audiences a nuanced, challenging view on what it means to be a person of
Mat Johnson

Mat Johnson

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Wednesday, March 11, 2026
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
College Avenue Student Center- Multipurpose Room
Event Type: Writers At Rutgers Reading Series

Mat Johnson has explored the complexities of American racial identity through satire historical fiction and graphic novels Drawing on his experiences as the son of a Black mother and an

Poetry Club

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Thursday, February 5, 2026
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Murray Hall, Room 003
Event Type: Other
Join us for weekly meetings to work on poetry with your peers. Snacks and writing prompts will be provided. Future dates: Thursday, Feb. 19 Thursday, March 12 Thursday, March 26 Thursday, April 9 Thursday, April 23
Writers at Rutgers featuring Lisa Ko

Writers at Rutgers featuring Lisa Ko

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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Rutgers Student Center, Multipurpose Room, 126 College Avenue
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Join us for a reading, book signing, and refreshments with novelist Lisa Ko. Ko is the author of the new novel Memory Piece and the nationally bestselling novel The Leavers, which was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction and the PEN/Hemingway Award, and winner of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. Ko’s writing
Lisa Ko

Lisa Ko

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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
College Avenue Student Center- Multipurpose Room
Event Type: Writers At Rutgers Reading Series

Lisa Ko is the author of the new novel Memory Piece and the nationally bestselling novel The Leavers which was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction and