Emerson WLP

Join Words from Hell author and etymologist Jess Zafarris in conversation with WLP Assistant Professor Sarah Cole as they discuss what makes bad words bad, On April 23, 7 pm at Porter Square Books, Boston Register for FREE here: portersquarebooks.com/event/jess-zaf…

Join us for the book launch of Reimagining Constancy in the English Civil Wars by Dr. Rachel Dunn Zhang, an Assistant Professor of Literature in the WLP Department.  Wednesday, November 13th from 4:00 to 5:30 pm in the Black Box at the Student Performance Center (80 Boylston St)

What makes bad words bad? What everyday words are rooted in naughtiness? Find out on APRIL 23rd when I interview the inimitable @jesszafarris at @porter_square_books in Boston. Be there or be an an a*sehole, wanker, sh*thead, [fill in the blank]! #swearwordsarefun #bookevent

Alum @AnuNande (MA '19)'s debut children's book for Ladderworks is now available to pre-order in the US via the link below: ladderworks.co/products/pre-o…

We are delighted to share that @emerson_wlp MFA student Adam Swanson ’25 has been invited as the inaugural Literary Arts Fellow at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology in Oregon. The center conducts workshops for reflection and creation at the intersection of art and ecology.

@emerson_vma Media Arts Production sophomore Nathan Calev wrote and directed the film “What Goes Around” which won Best Student Short at the Dallas Shorts Film Festival and received an Honorable Mention at the Los Angeles Film Awards last fall. Congratulations Nathan!

We are kicking off Spring with the next WLP Reading Series Event. Registration is free but required by April 1st: tinyurl.com/4r3u98vm

Join Assistant Professor Margot Douaihy on her Blessed Water Tour 2024, this weekend (March 22-24) at the Tennessee Williams Festival & Saints & Sinners, in New Orleans, LA.📚🤩

@emerson_wlp’s Scholar Series is back with lectures that transcend mainstream narratives. Presented in conjunction with @emersoncontemporary, the talks range from blurring the boundaries of written & visual mediums, to rethinking the ‘model minority’ narratives of Asian Americans

@RLSWrites The first one.

RSVP here by Monday: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Check out MFA Candidate Tariq Karibian's Poem, "When Melons Turn to Blood Oranges"👏🙌

We are excited to invite SOA faculty and staff to the Spring 2024 assembly, ‘Creating Art at Emerson and Beyond: Using Emergent Technologies and Multimodality’. The event will be at the Bill Bordy Theater, 2 pm on February 29. RSVP link in our bio!

Join @emerson_wlp Professor Mako Yoshikawa at her book launch events for her memoir, ‘Secrets of the Sun’! Full of memories, conversations, and emotions, it navigates her strained relationship with her father, who passed away a day before her wedding.

Join our panel at AWP Conference 2024 in Kansas City Convention Center: 🤩F232. Emerson MFA at Forty: Celebrating Four Decades of Writing and Publishing🤩 Find out more here: awpwriter.org/awp_conference…

Alum Matt Gillick’s (MFA ‘21) Poem “Buda–” was published in Currant Jam’s 2024 Winter Solstice Issue in January 2024 and his short story “Aboard the S.S. Arabian Nights” was published by @TwelveWinters Journal on January 14, 2024. Find out more here: twelvewinters.com/gillick-aboard…

Alum Myles Taylor’s (BA ‘18) first full length Poetry Collection “Masculinity Parable” was published by @GameOverBooks   in December 2023. Find out more: gameoverbooks.com/store/p/mascul…

Alum @melhhan’s (MFA ‘21) new poetry collection “My Dear Yeast” was published by @milkandcakepr this January 2024. Find out more here: milkandcakepress.com/product/my-dea…

Alum Matt Gillick's (MFA '21) was featured in Hidden Peak Press’s weekly spotlight with his story “Humpfrey Catskill: Undone". Find out more here: hiddenpeakpress.com/2023/11/27/hum…

Affiliated Faculty @annaburkeauthor's novel, "In the Roses of Pieria," was published with @BywaterBooks in August, 2023. Find out more here: bywaterbooks.com/product/in-the…