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NYU Summer Creative Writing Opportunities for Undergraduates
This summer, the NYU Creative Writing Program will offer three 4-week summer program opportunities: Writers in Paris, Writers in New York, and Writers in Florence. Our programs are open to all NYU undergraduates as well as visiting undergraduate students. Information about these programs can be found below. We would be very grateful if you could pass these opportunities along to your students.
If you have any questions or would like additional details, please write to creative.writing@nyu.edu or to the specific program contact listed below.
Writers in New York
International Student Deadline: March 15, 2020; Priority Deadline: April 15, 2020, after which admissions is rolling until the program is full
Contact: Joanna Yas (writers.in.ny@nyu.edu)
Faculty includes: Fatima Farheen Mirza, Matthew Rohrer, Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, Helen Schulman, Irini Spanidou, Darin Strauss, Maria Venegas, Rachel Zucker; Director: Joanna Yas
Writers in New York (June 1–June 25, 2020) offers students of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction an opportunity to develop their craft while living the writer's life in Greenwich Village. Daily workshops and craft seminars are supplemented by readings and lectures by New York-based writers and publishing professionals. Field trips, cultural activities, readings, and guest lectures constitute an integral component of the program. Enrollment information: http://as.nyu.edu/cwp/summer-programs/writers-in-new-york/How_to_Enroll.html
Writers in Paris
Priority Deadline: February 1, 2020; General Deadline: March 1, 2020
Final Deadline: April 15, 2020 (if spots remain available)
Contact: Lisa Gerard (writers.in.paris@nyu.edu)
Faculty Includes: Catherine Barnett, Nathan Englander, Jonathan Safran Foer, John Freeman, Katie Kitamura, Hari Kunzru, Robin Coste Lewis, Meghan O'Rourke, Darin Strauss; Director: Deborah Landau
Writers in Paris (June 26-July 25, 2020) students choose to focus on poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction, and attend daily writing workshops, craft seminars, and literary readings and events. Writing and reading assignments are designed to encourage immersion in the city. For example, poets might visit the Louvre to write ekphrastic poems or create Parisian street sonnets by taking a 14-block walk of the St. Denis area, where François Villon lived, and generating a line of poetry per block. Fiction writers might study dialogue by listening for overheard speech at a sidewalk café or learn about description and setting by writing a story set in the neighborhood where Hemingway lived and worked. Enrollment information: https://www.nyu.edu/academics/studying-abroad/summer-abroad/programs/writers-in-paris.htmlWriters in Florence
Priority Deadline: February 1, 2020; General Deadline: March 1, 2020
Final Deadline: April 15, 2020 (if spots remain available)
Contact: Lisa Gerard (writers.in.florence@nyu.edu)
Faculty Includes: Catherine Barnett, Mark Bibbins (Director), Katie Kitamura, Hari Kunzru, Valeria Luiselli
Writers in Florence (May 31-June 27, 2020): In this Tuscan retreat for undergraduates, students work intensively to generate new writing while finding literary inspiration in the enchanting, historically rich setting of Florence and Villa La Pietra. The program features nightly readings and lectures on writing and the writer’s life. On weekends, students have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of their literary predecessors: they might walk along the Arno River, view the sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo, or visit Tuscan gardens and vineyards. Classes and events are held at Villa La Pietra. Bequeathed to NYU in 1994 by Sir Harold Acton, the Florentine campus consists of 5 historic villas and 57 acres of gardens and olive groves. Enrollment information: https://www.nyu.edu/academics/studying-abroad/summer-abroad/programs/writers-in-florence.html
The Bulletin Board is for informational purposes only. The English Department does not explicitly endorse any of the particular events or opportunities listed here.