Sara Nović’s (CRF 2017) latest novel True Biz was recently reviewed in the New York Times. “True Biz is moving, fast-paced and spirited — we have vivid access to all of the main characters’ points of view — but also skillfully educational: The lessons...
Dan Chaon (CRF 2018) has a new book coming out on May 24th. SLEEPWALK is a comic suspense road novel about a melancholy mercenary who finds out he has a daughter he’s never met. Preorder the book now from your favorite bookseller. If you’d like a signed...
Miguel Syjuco’s (CRF 2013) new novel I Was the President’s Mistress!! will be published on April 5th, 2022; he began writing the novel in earnest at Civitella. The book is “an unflinching satire about power, corruption, sex, and all the other topics...
Numerous Civitellians around the globe have exhibitions happening now or coming up. Check them out if you’re in the area, and let us know if you have any upcoming events yourself. In Europe: Pelagie Gbaguidi (CRF 2018) has a show, Le jour se lève, up at the Zeno...
Patricia Smith (CRF 2017) was awarded the 2021 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Awarded annually, the $100,000 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize honors a living US poet whose lifetime accomplishments warrant extraordinary recognition. Established in 1986 by Ruth Lilly, the prize is one...
