Past Events

Join Rutgers Writers House for a literary discussion with Kayla Maiuri, hosted by Adam Dalva

Join us at 11 AM on Mon. Oct 12 for a special live, in person presentation of Inside the Writers House, when Writers House instructor Alex Dawson talks with bestselling horror authors Nat Cassidy (I Know a Place, When the Wolf Comes Home), Clay McLeod Chapman (Devil Inside, Wake Up and Open Your Eyes), and Cassandra Khaw (Library of Hellbore, Nothing But Blackened Teeth). Conversation, Q&A, Reading, Signing. Books on sale. The event runs 11 AM - 1 PM; come for part or all.

All are welcome to attend the Poetry Club meetings, held on Thursday evenings every two weeks. Hosted by Assistant Professor Joanna Fuhrman, the event allows for sharing and generating work. Any level is welcome. Bring your notebook or laptop and write together with your friends. Snacks provided. 

  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,

  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

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

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

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

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