The Writing Seminars

Born in Istanbul to Iranian parents, Solmaz Sharif is the author of Customs (Graywolf Press, 2022) and Look (Graywolf Press, 2016), a finalist for the National Book Award. She holds […]

Justin Torres is the author of Blackouts, winner of the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction, and was a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize, the National Book Critics […]

Lauren Russell is the author of A Window That Can Neither Open nor Close: Poems, Plots, Chance (Milkweed Editions, 2024); Descent (Tarpaulin Sky Press, 2020), winner of the Poetry Society […]