Congratulations to Our MFA Grads!

Come celebrate our graduating MFA students at a reading of their work! Free and open to the public. Date & Time Friday May 10, 2024 5:00 pm-7:00 pm (doors at 4:30) Location Paul Robeson Library 300 N. Fourth St. Camden, NJ Contact Lauren Holguin lh769@camden.rutgers.edu

MFA Professor Publishes New Collection

MFA Professor Gregory Pardlo’s poetry collection Spectral Evidence was published today by Penguin Random House. Spectral Evidence, a powerful meditation on Blackness, beauty, faith, and the force of law, moves fluidly among considerations of the pro-wrestler Owen Hart; Tituba, the only Black woman to be accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials; MOVE, the … Continue reading MFA Professor Publishes New Collection

MFA Alum Susan Muaddi Darraj Publishes Debut Novel

MFA alum Susan Muaddi Darraj’s debut novel Behind You Is the Sea will be published January 16 by HarperCollins. Behind You Is the Sea received starred reviews from Booklist and Kirkus. Congratulations, Susan!

MFA Director Publishes Novel

MFA Director and Professor Lauren Grodstein’s novel We Must Not Think of Ourselves was published today by Algonquin Books. We Must Not Think of Ourselves has been named a Best Book of 2023 by Kirkus Reviews (Best Fiction Books of the Year & Best Historical Fiction of 2023) and is December’s Read With Jenna book … Continue reading MFA Director Publishes Novel

Writers in Camden Features MFA Alumni and Faculty

Writers in Camden, a long-running reading series on the Rutgers-Camden campus inviting acclaimed novelists, poets, and nonfiction writers to share their work with students and the public, will celebrate our Rutgers-Camden family and their recent books this year. Our fall event will feature alumni Shawn R. Jones and Davon Loeb, winter will feature alumni Isaac … Continue reading Writers in Camden Features MFA Alumni and Faculty