NYU Creative Writing Program

04/08/2026

Writers! We’re happy to announce that there’s still space available in our popular summer program, Writers in Paris, which is now open to ALL WRITERS—undergrads, grad students, as well as post-grads, adult writers, and working professionals.

The application deadline is coming up soon on APRIL 16, but we encourage you to APPLY NOW, since space is limited. Please see below and the link in bio for more info.

Writers in Paris (June 22–July 18) offers students of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction the opportunity to study with writers including Catherine Barnett, Nathan Englander, Jonathan Safran Foer, Katie Kitamura, Hari Kunzru, Rachel Kushner, Matthew Rohrer, Parul Sehgal, Darin Strauss, and Deborah Landau (director). Students attend nightly literary events, including readings by our stellar Low-Residency MFA faculty members Tess Gunty, Isabella Hammad, Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Leigh Newman, Parul Sehgal, and Brandon Taylor; plus visiting writers including Aria Aber, Tash Aw, Annie Ernaux, Nick Laird, Robin Coste Lewis, Adrian Matejka, Maggie Millner, Maya C. Popa, Meghan O’Rourke, Ayşegül Savaş, Zadie Smith, Tara Westover, and Kevin Young.

03/23/2026

Please join us this Friday, March 27th, at KGB Bar for an Emerging Writers Reading with Grace M. Cho! Doors will open at 7, and the reading will begin at 7:30. The reading will feature current NYU Creative Writing MFA Program students Karine Hack, Angelica Heaney, Malvika Jolly, Nina Semczuk, and Gabby Truc-Cohen. The reading will be followed by a signing, with books for sale courtesy of McNally Jackson. You must be 21 or older to attend this event. KGB Bar is not currently wheelchair accessible. We hope to see you there! .m.cho

03/12/2026

Attention all writers: don’t miss the chance to study writing in Greenwich Village this summer! We’re thrilled to announce that there are still spots available in our popular summer program, Writers in New York. Please note that the deadline for international students is TOMORROW, MARCH 13. Apply now via the link in bio.

Writers in New York (May 26–June 18) offers students of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction an opportunity to develop their craft while living the writer’s life in Greenwich Village. Daily workshops and craft seminars are supplemented by readings and lectures by New York-based writers and publishing professionals. Field trips, cultural activities, readings, and guest lectures constitute an integral component of the program. This summer’s stellar faculty includes Cris Beam, Thomas Beller, Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Matthew Rohrer, Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, Darin Strauss, Maria Venegas, Rachel Zucker, and Joanna Yas (Director).

03/10/2026

“Making art was really about the problem of the soul, of losing it. It was a technique for inhabiting the world. For not dissolving into it.” From The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner, faculty member of this year’s WRITERS IN PARIS, NYU’s popular summer program, which for the first time ever is open to ALL WRITERS.* In one of the world’s most inspiring cities, Writers in Paris offers students of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction the opportunity to study with writers including Catherine Barnett, Nathan Englander, Jonathan Safran Foer, Katie Kitamura, Hari Kunzru, Rachel Kushner, Matthew Rohrer, Parul Sehgal, Darin Strauss, and Deborah Laundah (director). Visiting writers this summer include Annie Ernaux, Robin Coste Lewis, Meghan O’Rourke, Tara Westover, and Kevin Young. The application deadline is April 15 but we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. (*Please see our website, link in bio, for eligibility info.) We hope you’ll join us in Paris this summer!

07/29/2025

Congratulations to brilliant and beloved faculty member , whose novel AUDITION has been longlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize!

08/12/2024

Warmest congratulations to MFA alum Zach Williams, whose debut story collection is on ’s summer reading list!

02/20/2024

Warmest congratulations to MFA alum August Thompson on his debut novel coming out in July from Penguin Press!

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⚡️Announcing the scorching debut novel from , a surefire must-read for your summer TBR, coming this July.

𝘐𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘑𝘢𝘬𝘦. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘸𝘰.

Thompson’s q***r coming-of-age love story swelters with the heat and nostalgia of New England summers, exploring the complexities of adolescence, masculinity, desire, and what it means to want someone as much as you want to be them.

“All I know is I’ve never missed anything I didn’t love.”

02/08/2024

If you’re at , come say hello at booth 732. Grab a free notebook/pen, hear about our program from the experts—our amazing students—and check out our journal . And join us at our program reception tomorrow at 6pm, . Enjoy KC!

11/16/2023

We’re so proud of MFA alum for winning the National Book Award for Translated Literature for Words That Remain by Stenio Gardel . Congratulations!

09/26/2023

09/22/2023

So proud of our stunningly talented MFA alums, and beyond proud to host them tonight! Maggie Millner,