Writers House is 21!
The Writers House is finally legal! No, but genuinely, during this year’s True Blue Weekend on the 20th of September, the Philadelphia Alumni Writers House celebrated its 21st birthday through…
Different Languages, One Voice: ISAB Multilingual Poetry Night Brings Together Students Across Campus
By Lily Vining || Managing Editor Members of ISAB and performers. Photo courtesy of Munahil Sultana. On Tuesday, February 21st, The International Student Advisory Board (ISAB) hosted a Multilingual Poetry…
F&M Welcomes Gender Queer Author Maia Kobabe to Kick off Series on Banned Books
By Lily Vining || Managing Editor Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Alumni Writers House. What does an author do when faced with national backlash, lawsuits, and threats to ban the…
Author Elizabeth Mitchell Discusses Fake News, Political Scandal, Advice for Aspiring Writers
By Lily Vining | | Staff Writer It is often said that history repeats itself, but readers of Elizabeth Mitchell’s latest book, Lincoln’s Lie: A Civil War Caper Through Fake…
Writers House hosts open mic, student poets share stories, build community
By Amanda Leonard || Contributing Writer Poetry can often be a very vulnerable art form. A poem can be a cry for justice, a provocative uncovering of the truth, or…
English department and Writers House host annual Emerging Writers Festival
By Vanessa Chen and Christa Rodriguez || Staff Writer and Campus Life Editor The annual Emerging Writers Festival (EWF), hosted by the English Department and the Philadelphia Alumni Writers House,…
Assistant Editor discusses award winning playwright Kenneth Lonergan’s Lobby Hero
Abigail Sokolsky || Layout Assistant Lobby Hero marks not only American film director and screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan’s shift from screen to stage, but American actor Chris Evans move from film…
Author Emily St. John Mandel visits F&M, reads and discusses Station Eleven
By Christa Rodriguez || Campus Life Editor This past Wednesday, September 13, F&M welcomed Emily St. John Mandel to campus. Her most recent novel, Station Eleven, is one of three…
Author Eric Puchner discusses “Wakefield effect” at Writers House craft talk
By Christa Rodriguez || Campus Life Editor Eric Puchner, author and this year’s judge of the Jerome Irving Bank Memorial Prize, gave a craft talk at the Philadelphia Alumni Writers…