Sarah Schulman is one of America’s most profound witnesses. As a writer, activist and caretaker she has seen HIV/AIDS from the beginning. She was an early member of ACT UP, the seminal social action AIDS activist collective; she was among the first reporters to grasp the importance of HIV; and her novel, People in Trouble, was a ground- breaking work, among the first to give voice to what it was to live in a world with HIV.
Join us to celebrate 12th Street Online’s launch with an evening of readings by Patrick McGrath, Leigh Stein, Sarah Schulman and student editors and contributors. Hosted by Robert Polito.
To the New School Community:
New School students are encouraged to devise peaceful, practical solutions to long-standing problems of inequality. As events that began on Wall Street over the last few weeks continue to unfold on the international stage, some of our students are working with peers, questioning long-held assumptions, and picking up the mantle of leadership…
The Association of Writers & Writing Programs is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 National Program Directors’ Prizes for Undergraduate Literary Magazines. Instituted by the directors of AWP member creative writing programs, the prizes are awarded annually in the categories of content and design. Each winning magazine-one in content, one in design- receives [...]
12th Street News The fourth issue of 12th Street Journal is printed and shipped. Please come join us for our launch at Barnes & Noble’s Union Square bookstore in NYC on Monday, May 9 at 7:00 p.m. We will have readings by student contributors and two poets who speak to the heart of Writing & Democracy–Amiri [...]
12th Street Website: Online Editor-in-Chief: Liz Axelrod Online Literary Editor: Philip Anderson Assistant Online Editor: Jennifer Giglio Assistant Online Editor: Jeff Vasishta 12th Street Journal: Editor-in-Chief: Mario A. Zambrano Managing Editor: Liz Axelrod Interview Editor: Patrick Hipp Fiction Editor: Eric Marsh Nonfiction Editor: Tony Grassi Poetry Editor: Rebecca Melnyk Readers: Jennifer Sky Band, Noah Beigelmacher, [...]
Business first: Tuesday, May 18, 7pm 12th Street Magazine Issue # 3 Launch 33 East 17th Street, Barnes and Noble Union Square Celebrate the launch of the third issue of 12th Street, the literary magazine edited and published by the students of the Riggio Honors Program: Writing and Democracy. Robert Polito, director of the New [...]
Don’t forget to come by the Lang Center this Friday, May 7, for the finale in the Riggio Reading Series. Graduating seniors will be reading excerpts from their thesis projects. It’s an event not to be missed. Formal attire is expected.
12th Street Celebrates the Release of Issue Number 3! The literary journal of The New School’s Riggio Honors Program, Writing and Democracy, will celebrate the launch of its third issue at Barnes & Noble in Union Square at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, May 18th. The reading will feature New School undergraduate student contributors, Robert Polito, [...]
Monday, Monday, Monday! April 26th is the New School’s 12 Street Magazine launch party. Contributors will be reading excerpts from this year’s journal. Refreshments will be served. The launch will be held at: 66 W. 12th St., Rm. 510 @ 7:00pm. We look forward to seeing you there.
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