Creative Writing at CUNY
CUNY’s writing programs cover an array of interests and subjects, from journalism to poetry to playwriting. They are also home to the largest number of award-winning creative writing faculty in New York City. As a whole, CUNY's writing community supports and nurtures the writers within it, while nourishing — and drawing inspiration from — the city around it.
Writing ProgramsA list of CUNY’s various undergraduate, graduate, and certification creative writing programs. Whether you are interested in poetry, fiction, non-fiction, or journalism, CUNY is the place for you to hone your craft and learn from seasoned, prize-winning professionals. >> CUNY Writers in the NewsPeruse our archive of articles featuring CUNY writing faculty, students, alumni, programs, and events. >> Literary Journals and PublicationsCUNY Colleges encourage their students to get involved in publishing by running their own magazines and journals. Many of these have already grown into well-respected publications that feature work by accomplished writers from around the world. Here you’ll find a collection. >> Awards, Honors, and other RecognitionsSo many CUNY faculty members, students, and alumni have received special recognition for their writing. We’re working to archive these accomplishments here. Please see what we’ve recorded so far! >> Featured PodcastsOur Podcast Archive features lectures, talks, and readings by accomplished authors and journalists on our campuses. >> |
Creative Writing News
J Journal Earns National Recognition with 2013 Pushcart Prize for Fiction - " J Journal: New Writing on Justice, the literary journal of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has won a 2013 Pushcart Prize for Fiction for 'The Fall of Punicea' by Paul Stapleton, a short story published in the journal's Spring 2011 issue. With this recognition, in addition to the two Special Mentions in the 2011 Pushcart Anthology, the well-regarded journal joins the ranks of the best literary journals in the United States." >> Distinguished Professor Mac Wellman Profiled in Salute to Scholars - "Mac Wellman may be the American theater’s most perseverant renegade playwright. A cockeyed iconoclast, Wellman has never had much use for conventional notions of plot, character or even language. This could explain why he might be the most prolific playwright mainstream theatergoers have never heard of — as well as why he’s been a fascination to critics, arts foundations and his students at Brooklyn College, where he’s the Donald I. Fine Professor of Play Writing." >> Rave Reviews for Debut Novels by CCNY English Faculty - "The books, LIE (St. Martin’s Griffin) by adjunct Caroline Bock; Visitation Rites (Diversion Press) by Pamela Laskin, Director, Poetry Outreach Program; and Outside the Bones, (Arte Publico Press) by Associate Professor Lyn Di Iorio, have earned rave reviews from critics.">> |
Writing Events
A listing of CUNY's various writing events sponsored or organized by CUNY colleges.
Contact Info
We welcome information about campus-based readings, conferences, and similar events from CUNY faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Please send links to official announcements to Erika Dreifus, Director of Communications for the Office of Academic Affairs, CUNY Central.