The Writers at Rutgers reading series fosters an exchange between well-known writers of diverse backgrounds and the Rutgers students, faculty, and general public. Since 1990, Writers at Rutgers has sponsored readings by distinguished writers such as Adrienne Rich, Miguel Algarin, Temple Grandin, Derek Walcott, Junot Diaz, Oliver Sacks, Caryl Phillips, Rebecca Solnit, Tina Chang, Brenda Shaughnessy, Tracy K. Smith, Jayne Anne Phillips, Mark Doty, Sherman Alexie, James Surowiecki, Colson Whitehead, Alison Bechdel, Li-Young Lee, Richard Wilbur, E.L. Doctorow, Jamaica Kincaid, Czeslaw Milosz, W.S. Merwin, Chang-rae Lee, June Jordan, Richard Howard, Linda Gregg, Yehuda Amichai, Toi Derricotte, Charles Simic, Edwidge Danticat, Alicia Ostriker, Paule Marshall, Maggie Anderson, Jhumpa Lahiri, Edmund White, Maxine Hong Kingston, Jean Valentine, C.K. Williams, Wesley Brown, Michael Cunningham, Marilyn Hacker, Jonathan Lethem, Susan Wheeler, Jonathan Franzen, Jay Wright, Azar Nafisi, Amitav Ghosh, Brenda Marie Osbey, Kalamu ya Salaam, Selah Saterstrom, Russell Banks, Susanna Moore, Salman Rushdie, and Zadie Smith, among many others.
Writers at Rutgers strives to nurture a community of writers of fiction and poetry and is co-sponsored by the Department of English, the Friends of Rutgers English, the Plangere Writing Center, and Writers House.
Evie Shockley
Director, Writers at Rutgers Reading Series
| 11 Oct 2023 07:30PM - Writers at Rutgers featuring Monica Youn |
| 23 Oct 2023 04:00PM - 05:00PM Writers From Rutgers featuring Jared Beloff and Anthony Cappo |
| 29 Nov 2023 07:30PM - Writers at Rutgers featuring Angie Cruz |
| 28 Feb 2024 07:30PM - Writers at Rutgers featuring Victor LaValle |
| 27 Mar 2024 07:30PM - Writers at Rutgers featuring Hafizah Augustus Geter |
| 09 Apr 2024 07:30PM - Writers at Rutgers featuring Mark Doty with guests Jericho Brown, Gabrielle Calvocoressi & Tracy K. Smith |
