Video now available of Joyce Carol Oates talkA trailer and full length interview of the November 14th talk, Joyce Carol Oates, in Conversation with Mark J. Mirsky is now available […]

Joyce Carol Oates in Conversation with Mark J. Mirsky MFA IN CREATIVE WRITING THE RIFKIND CENTER for the Humanities and Arts present Joyce Carol Oates Photo Credit: […]

Chai & Chat Reading Series with Kima Jones MFA in Creative Writing at the City College of New York presents the Chai and Chat Reading Series MFA Director Michelle […]

JAMES BALDWIN CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION Archived livestream of the James Baldwin event   Interview   Trailer   Poster

Professor Lyn Di Iorio 's "Maritza and Carmen" Professor Lyn Di Iorio has a new novelette, Maritza and Carmen, published in the fall issue of The Georgia Review.

New book out by Professor Keith Gandal Professor Keith Gandal has published a new memoir: Firsthand: How I Solved a Literary Mystery and Learned to Play Kickass Tennis while […]

Fall 2024 Calendar of Events Harlem In The Woods Retreat Stephen & Betsy Corman Harriman Outdoor Center Fri-Sun 10/4-10/6   Thesis Workshop 1 – General […]

Soraya Palmer Named a 2024 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow We are thrilled to announce that Prof. Soraya Palmer, who teaches fiction in the MFA Program at CCNY, has just received the NYSCA/NYFA […]

Essay by Emily Raboteau in Orion Magazine Gutbucket, by Emily Raboteau At the end of the world, rituals offer a lifeline I AM A MOTHER raising Black children in New York […]

MFA Fall Application Deadline Extended until March 1 The Deadline for Fall Applications to our Creative Writing MFA program has been extended until March 1 2024. Learn more Apply online

Launch for Emily Raboteau’s new book, 'Lessons for Survival' Professor Emily Raboteau’s launch for her new book, Lessons for Survival: Mothering Against “The Apocalypse” will be on Thursday, March 14, 7PM at The Center for Fiction.       

Interview with Professor Mark Mirsky in Collidescope MFA Professor Mark Mirsky, author, founder and editor of Fiction magazine and the former director of the Creative Writing Program, has a two-part interview in Collidescope this fall. Here are part one and part two.

MFA Thesis Workshops Spring 2024 Thesis Workshop #1 General Info Session Thesis Workshop #2 SP24 Thesis Students Only Thursday, February 29th, […]

Chai and Chat with David Groff A reading and conversation to celebrate his new book, Live in Suspense. Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024 New Date Wednesday, April […]

45th Annual Langston Hughes Festival Honors Colson Whitehead Roundtable Discussion, Film Screening and Award Ceremony February 1, 2024 at Aaron Davis Hall  The Symposium 12:30 pm – […]

Conversation with Brian Tart, President and Publisher, Viking Penguin Tuesday, February 6th, 20245:00-6:30 pmRifkind Center, 6/316 NAC building Brian Tart will discuss the publishing industry with […]

Craft as Brand: Authoring Your Career CCNY’s MFA Program  in Creative Writing Presentsa Publishing Workshop with Yahdon Israel Senior Editor, Simon & Schuster and Gu […]

A Conversation with Carlos Aguasaco, Chai & Chat Reading Series The CCNY MFA in Creative Writing Presents Chai & Chat Reading Series   FA23 A Conversation with Carlos Aguasaco Poet, P […]

In My Eyes, You Are Beautiful: A Reading & Conversation with David Unger CCNY’s MFA in Creative Writing Reading Series Fall 2023 presents: David Unger Novelist, Translator & Professor A Reading […]

New article by Professor Salar Abdoh in "The Atlantic" Soccer Diplomacy Comes to the Middle East Iran is rehabilitating the image of a once bitter adversary, Saudi Arabia, in public […]