News and Events

Amherst College LitFest 2016

February 9, 2016 News and Events

Event Date:

Thursday, March 3, 2016 – 7:30pm – Saturday, March 5, 2016 – 5:00pm

Location:

Amherst College

Rowan Ricardo Phillips’ Poem Reprinted in Best American Poetry 2016

January 16, 2016 News and Events

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”

December 29, 2015 News and Events

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”

December 21, 2015 News and Events

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

December 19, 2015 News and Events

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

December 3, 2015 News and Events

Event Date:

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 – 12:00pm – Saturday, April 2, 2016 – 11:59pm

Location:

Los Angeles Convention Center & JW Marriott 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!