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KCAW Raven Radio’s “The Library Show feat. Rita Banerjee” airs May 7, 2023 –...
During the the Tongass Mist Writing Retreat (April 12-16, 2023) in Sitka, Alaska, Visiting Rita Banerjee sat down with Brooke Shafer, one of the hosts of “The Library Show” on Raven Radio (KCAW, 104.7...
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July 2023 Faculty Lectures from the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers Now...
The MFA Program for Writers recently celebrated its annual summer residency on the lush and verdant Warren Wilson Campus in Swannanoa, North Carolina. The residency featured inspiring lectures and...
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Bon Mot Radio feat. Rita Banerjee & Hunger Mountain, Issue 25: Art Saves
Rita Banerjee will be be featured on WGDR Radio’s “Bon Mot” program at 5 pm EST on Sunday, August 20, 2023. The radio program will air on 91.1 and 91.7 FM Vermont, and can be found in archive here....
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Painted Bride Quarterly’s Podcast, Episode 27 feat. Rita Banerjee’s Poems...
Painted Bride Quarterly recently reissued some of their classic episodes of the Slushpile Podcast. Episode 27: Suicides and Skeleton Jazz features two of Rita Banerjee’s poems “The Suicide Rag” and...
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MFA Director Dr. Rita Banerjee will be a Visiting Writer at Warren Wilson...
The MFA Program for Writers Director, Dr. Rita Banerjee will be a Visiting Writer in the undergraduate Creative Writing program at Warren Wilson College and will be teaching the creative writing...
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Rita Banerjee’s “The Female Gaze” named a Notable Essay in The Best American...
Rita Banerjee’s essay “The Female Gaze,” which was published in PANK Magazine was recently named a Notable Essay in the The Best American Essays 2023 (edited by Vivian Gornick). Rita Banerjee’s essay...
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January 2024 Faculty Lectures from the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers...
The MFA Program for Writers recently celebrated its annual winter residency at the Blue Ridge Assembly, the site of the original Black Mountain College in Black Mountain, North Carolina. The residency...
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February 7-10: AWP 2024 Events feat. Rita Banerjee
If you are planning to attend the AWP 2024 Conference in Kansas City, MO from February 7-10, 2024, stop by these events featuring Rita Banerjee and the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson...
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The Cambridge Writers’ Workshop Summer in Budapest & Prague Retreat feat....
The Cambridge Writers’ Workshop Budapest and Prague Writing Retreat will be held from July 19 – 27, 2024 in the historic city center of Budapest, Hungary and Prague, Czech Republic. The retreat...
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Rita Banerjee’s Guest Lecture on “Narrative Forms from World Literature” at...
On Wednesday, February 21, 2024, Dr. Rita Banerjee will be a Visiting Lecturer in Adam Sexton’s Class “The Craft of Fiction” at Yale University. She will present on “Narrative Forms from World...
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Screening of Sujoy Ghosh’s Kahānī – May 7, 2024
Rita Banerjee will introduce and lead the discussion for Sujoy Ghosh’s 2012 film, Kahānī (Story, कहानी), on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 from 6-8:30 pm for the Institute for Indology and Tibetology at...
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Screening of Saim Sadiq’s Joyland- May 14, 2024
Rita Banerjee will introduce and lead the discussion for Saim Sadiq’s 2022 film, Joyland, on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 from 6-8:30 pm for the Institute for Indology and Tibetology at...
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University of Washington’s Presidential Blog Celebrating AANHPI Communities...
In honor of AANHPI month, University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce’s recently honored the legacy and impact Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities at the University...
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UW Press Celebrates “Aiiieeeee!” and a 50-year Legacy of Asian American...
In honor of AANHPI month and the 50th anniversary of its publication, poet and writer Shin Yu Pai writes about the game-changing and inspiring legacy of Aiiieeeee! An Anthology of Asian-American...
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Rita Banerjee’s poem “Sleep” featured in the “Bijou” Opening Reception at the...
Rita Banerjee’s poem “Sleep” is featured in “Bijou” Opening Reception at the 2024 Salem Arts Festival from June 7, 2024 – July 31, 2024. The “Bijou” World Poetry Collection is curated by poet Diana...
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“Time Capsule” Poetry Anthology feat. Rita Banerjee debuts at the Putney...
Rita Banerjee’s Hindi/English poem “एक रात में (One Night)” be part of “Time Capsule,” a collection of poems curated by writer and artist Candace Jensen , Emily Zervas, and Michelle Blake and created...
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Disobedient Futures Anthology (ed. Rita Banerjee, Diana Norma Szokolyai, and...
Editors Rita Banerjee, Diana Norma Szokolyai, and Corrine Previte are delighted to share that their new speculative literature anthology Disobedient Futures has been acquired by University Press of...
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Friends of Writers Fall Fête feat. Sarah Audsley, Rita Banerjee, Megan Pinto,...
Join Friends of Writers on October 26th at 7:30 PM ET for FOW Fall Fête, a celebration and fundraiser honoring the work of Friends of Writers in Hillsborough, North Carolina presented by FOW and House...
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Bryant Park Reading Room feat. Rita Banerjee, Kate Gale, Erika Meitner, and...
On August 13, the Bryant Park Reading Room (curated by Jason Schneiderman) will feature poets Rita Banerjee, Kate Gale, Erika Meitner, and Jason Schneiderman for a reading from 6:00-7:00 pm EDT. If...
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July 2024 Faculty Lectures from the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson...
The MFA Program for Writers recently celebrated its annual summer residency at Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, North Carolina. The residency featured inspiring lectures and classes from both...
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