Renowned Writers to Speak at Rutgers University-Newark

Rutgers University-Newark will be hosting a series of public readings and discussions featuring renowned writers on its campus this spring.

The series is sponsored by the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at Rutgers University-Newark. The series, titled “Writers at Newark Reading Series”, is open to the public, free of admission.

“These are readings from literature, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, by some of the most prominent writers in America, as well as new, emerging voices,” according to Jayne Anne Phillips, director of the Master of Fine Arts program. “The Series reflects the diversity of our campus and the excellence of the Rutgers University‒Newark MFA Program.”

Below is a list of the speakers in the series, their locations and dates this spring:

• Jan. 27, Jayne Anne Phillips (fiction), Jan Heller Levi (poetry), PRCC, Rooms 255-257
• Feb. 3, Hilton Als, (non-fiction), Roger Reeves (poetry), PRCC, Rooms 255-257
• Feb. 17, MFA Student Reading, Coffee Cave
• March 10, Robert Olen Butler (fiction), Hilma Wolitzer (fiction), PRCC, Rooms 255-257
• March 24, MFA Student Reading, Coffee Cave
• April 7, Carmen Giménez Smith (poetry), Ernesto Quiñonez (fiction), PRCC, Rooms 255-257
• April 28, MFA Student Reading, Coffee Cave
• May 5, Newark High Schools Writing Contest Reading, PRCC, Paul Robeson Galleries (first floor)