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Anelise Chen held an amazing discussion on her writing process for her novel So Many Olympic Exertions at our second DVW of the semester! Not only did she give insight into her discovery of form, but she also explained much of the research that went into her writing and the importance it held for her book. Anelise’s presentation led to a short reading of an excerpt from her novel as well as a wonderful Q&A lead by our students! We look forward to seeing everyone at our final DVW for poetry! by @ic_writingdept

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Our second author in the Visiting Writers Series is coming to IC! Join the Department of Writing for a student-organized reading and Q&A of Anelise Chen’s debut novel, So Many Olympic Exertions. Chen was a finalist for the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Memoir or Autobiography for her most recent book Clam Down: A Metamorphosis. Meet Chen in her visit to IC on Tuesday, October 13th, at 6 PM in Klingenstein Lounge.

“We have a very narrow understanding of success and failure, as though they were absolute states. Consider the price one pays for victory: hours of pain and sacrifice and self-denial. When you consider all these factors, a victory isn’t really a victory.”
- Anelise Chen by @ic_writingdept

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Poetry, music, and murals all weekend, 11-4pm! Hear some amazing spoken poetry, some of which is from our very own Dr. Jamaica Baldwin, at SouthWorks on Aurora Street. taken in SouthWorks Ithaca by @ic_writingdept

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Check out the Department of Writing's three new micro-credentials! Learn more about them on our majors and minors website or in The Ithacan’s recent article: Microcredentials reimagine conventional degree paths by @ic_writingdept

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Join us in the Handwerker Gallery at 6 pm, October 29th, for a reading and Q&A with two amazing authors and members of the IC community, Cory Brown and Prof. Michael Loughran. by @ic_writingdept

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What an amazing turnout at this semester’s first DVW. Thank you Omar El Akkad (@oelakkad ) for coming to IC, and thank you to our Visiting Writers Workshop students for facilitating such a wonderful reading and Q&A. We hope to see you all at the next one! by @ic_writingdept

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Our first Distinguished Visiting Writers event of the semester is coming up! Come hear excerpts read by the author of the book that started with a tweet. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This is journalist Omar El Akkad’s most recent novel and the winner of the 2025 National Book Award in nonfiction. Learn more about Omar through his reading and student-led Q&A on Wednesday 9/16 at 6 pm in Klingenstein Lounge.

“If we are to do this work of language, we have an obligation to stand in opposition to any force, including those enacted by our own governments, that if left unchecked would happily decimate every principle of free expression and connection…”
- Omar El Akkad by @ic_writingdept

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It was wonderful to see everyone who came to the welcome reception! Looking forward to an amazing semester with you all! by @ic_writingdept

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Congratulations to Writing alum Adam Messinger ('20) on this amazing feature in the LA TIMES!

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2026-07-16/catcher-in-the-rye-75th-anniversary-legacy

( . . . And check out Adam's substack: https://substack.com/@adumbmessinger) by @ic_writingdept

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IC Writing Professors Eleanor Henderson @eleanorofithaca and Jack Wang @jackwangauthor were thrilled to reunite with Writing alumni Lashanda Anakwah ('16) @lashandathegreat and Amanda Livingston ('17) @amandarlivingston at the 2026 Colgate Writers Conference @colgatewritersconference! by @ic_writingdept

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IC grad Matt Minton publishes a new article on AI in the classroom--featuring IC writing professor Priya Sirohi!

https://progressive.org/public-schools-advocate/how-english-teachers-and-college-faculty-are-navigating-ai-in-their-classrooms-minton-20260601/ by @ic_writingdept

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Congratulations to IC Writing alumna Erika Walsh ('18), one of 2026's nine AWP Intro Journals Project Winners in Prose! Her essay “I Feel Just Like Mary Toft” will appear in TAMPA REVIEW!

https://awpwriter.org/AWP/AWP/Contests/Intro-Journals-Project/2026-Winners.aspx

Way to go, Erika! by @ic_writingdept

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