News and Events
Videos from Amherst College Litfest 2016
Amherst College posts videos from the various Lit Fest 2016 events. The videos feature Angela Flournoy, Lauren Groff ’01, Deborah Treisman, Harold Augenbraum and Jen Acker ’00.
International Mention: Arablit.org
Arablit.org reviews our March 2015 conversation on contemporary Arabic fiction, which included readings by short-story writers Hassan Blasim and Hisham Bustani.
MassLive Covers Upcoming Amherst College LitFest
MassLive reports on the upcoming Amherst College 2016 LitFest, which will occur from March 3-5 on the Amherst College campus.
Amherst College LitFest 2016
Rowan Ricardo Phillips’ Poem Reprinted in Best American Poetry 2016
The Best American Poetry 2016, ed. Edward Hirsch, included Rowan Ricardo Phillips’ “The First Last Light in the Sky,” from The Common Issue 09.
Lithub Features Ben Shattuck’s “There Once was a Dildo in Nantucket”
Literary Hub named Ben Shattuck’s “There Once was a Dildo in Nantucket,” from The Common Issue 10, as one of their top ten most read stories of the year.
Longform Features Kashana Cauley’s “The Electric City”
Longform features Kashana Cauley’s “The Electric City,” from The Common Issue 09 on their “Best of 2015” fiction list.
The Common Awarded 2015 NEA Grant
The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded The Common an Art Works Grant for the second year in a row.
AWP Writers Conference in Los Angeles

The Common will host a booth at AWP 2016 from March 30–April 2. Visit us at Booth 838! See our list of events and gatherings below. In addition to the events, we will be holding a raffle to win a lifetime subscription to The Common! Visit Booth 838 to enter!