Writer Davy Rothbart reads from his book My Heart is an Idiot (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) during the book’s national release party, which was held at Lincoln Park.
Visiting Writers
In addition to our core faculty, students in The Writing & Publishing Department engage with visiting authors through special workshops, master classes, and lectures. Some past visiting authors include:
Ben Westhoff, investigative journalist and bestselling author of Fentanyl, Inc.
Jim Daniels, poet and author of The Perp Walk
Wende Dikec, author of the Dark Blossoms series
Sharon Dilworth, Director of Creative Writing at Carnegie Mellon University
Malcolm Friend, poet and author of Our Bruises Kept Singing Purple
Lee Gutkind, founder of Creative Nonfiction
Yona Harvey, poet and writer for Marvel comics
Terrance Hayes, National Book Award winner and MacArthur Foundation Fellow
Neil McCormick, London Daily Telegraph music critic and author of Killing Bono and Zero
Alan Olifson, author of Manchild: My Life Without Adult Supervision
Davy Rothbart, author of My Heart Is an Idiot and FOUND Magazine founder
Toni Robino, best-selling ghostwriter and founder, WindWords Literary Agency
Jeffrey Zazlow, co-author of the bestseller The Last Lecture