Tribeca Gallery Tour at Civitella NYC

Tribeca Gallery Tour at Civitella NYC

On Thursday, May 25th at 3:30, artists and friends Robert Raphael (CRF 2018) and Francesco Simeti (CRF 2012, Advisory Council Member) will lead us through a handful of galleries and art institutions, then back to the office for wine and cheese....
Hua Hsu Receives Pulitzer Prize

Hua Hsu Receives Pulitzer Prize

Hua Hsu (Incoming Writing Fellow 2024) has been awarded the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Memoir or Autobiography for his book Stay True, “an elegant and poignant coming of age account that considers intense, youthful friendships but also random violence that can...
Shailja Patel & Andrew SolomonPresentations

Shailja Patel & Andrew SolomonPresentations

Join us Thursday, May 11th, 2023 at 6:00 PM for Shailja Patel and Andrew Solomon Presentations. Shailja Patel, Writing,Kenya/USA, (she/her) Shailja Patel is a queer feminist internationalist from Kenya. She is the author of the international bestseller Migritude,...
“La Tercera”: New Book by Gina Apostol

“La Tercera”: New Book by Gina Apostol

Gina Apostol (CRF 2009, Juror) has just released a new novel, La Tercera. It’s about mothers, nation-making, Tacloban (Gina’s hometown), and Barugo (her mother’s hometown: called Salogó in the book); it’s about America (and imperialism),...
Civitellians on poem-a-day

Civitellians on poem-a-day

Jay Deshpande (CRF 2018), Natalie Diaz (CRF 2015), and Ross Gay (CRF 2016) have all been recently featured on the Academy of American Poets’ poem-a-day. Read “Wanting a Child” by Jay Deshpande here. Read “Alchemy Horse” by Natalie...
Premio Gregor von Rezzori Longlist

Premio Gregor von Rezzori Longlist

Premio Gregor von Rezzori – Città di Firenze is conceived and organised by the Santa Maddalena Foundation chaired by Beatrice Monti della Corte, is promoted by Centro per il Libro e la Lettura del MiC, sponsored by Regione Toscana and supported by Comune di...