News and Events
The Straw Dog Craft Workshop: Getting Published Locally
Come see The Common’s Managing Editor Diana Babineau in conversation with editors of three other premier Massachusetts literary magazines. The panelists will present their journals’ identities: who they are, what they are looking for, and the process of getting published by them.
The Straw Dog Writers’ Guild––the panel’s hosting organization––is a collaborative open to writers, readers, booksellers, and editors alike, providing a vibrant network of resources to the Western Massachusetts writing community.
The Common at The Mead
The Common welcomes parents, students, and the general public for a cocktail hour of poetry, essays, and fiction from The Common‘s special 10th issue. Join us in the Rotherwas Room in the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College. Wine & cheese will follow. Join the Facebook event here.
This event is free and open to the public.
Boston Book Festival
The BBF is New England’s largest annual literary event, boasting a street fair, live music, writing workshops, and other interactive events for both adults and children. Find out more about this year’s event at www.bostonbookfest.org.
Amherst Poetry Festival
Booksellers Row is located on the Emily Dickinson Museum Grounds.
View the full schedule of events here for more information on the Emily Dickinson Poetry Marathon, readings by acclaimed poets, panel discussions, workshops, and more!
2015 Brooklyn Book Festival: “Falling Through”
Join The Common at the 2015 Brooklyn Book Festival on Sunday, September 20!
Come see us at Booth #145, where we’ll be selling copies of The Common and giving away TC-themed goodies!
Literature in a Digital Age
The Internet and digital technologies have been described as both a boon to literature and its death knell. What can we say in 2015 about how people write, read and listen to literary stories, poetry, experiences and opinions in the digital age? Can technology enhance our experience and appreciation of literature? How may the very definition of “literature” change in an increasingly digital age? What is the future for non-technologized methods of literary transmittal, also known as “books”?
Join David Kirkpatrick ’75, founder and CEO of Techonomy, Jim Kennedy ’75, senoir vice president of strategic planning at the Associated Press, Alicia Christoff, assistant professor of English, and Jennifer Acker ’00, founder and Editor of Chief of The Common. Presented by the Classes of 1975 and 2000.
May 30, 2015 | 2:45pm
Cole Assembly Room, Converse Hall, Amherst College
Part of Amherst College Reunion Weekend.
Amherst College Reports on about Contemporary Arabic Literature
Amherst College covers a conversation in which panelists discuss the challenges and opportunities of translating and publishing Arabic literature.
Issue 09 Launch Party at High Horse Bar
Celebrate the launch of Issue 09 with a night of local literature trivia at the High Horse (upstairs) in Amherst, MA! Bring your friends and win summer-inspired prizes!
Featuring readings by Issue 09 contributor Edie Meidav and Issue 08 contributor Jonathan Gerhardson at 7pm.
Amherst College (2015)
Amherst College covers The Common‘s recent NEA literature grant, highlighting The Common in the Classroom.