On Tuesday evening, Bwog Staff Writer Erika Avallone had the privilege of attending a discussion titled “Writers at Barnard: Olga Ravn and Joyelle McSweeney,” where the authors divulged the emotionality and honesty of their writing processes. The night was coated with catharsis and compassion, an unforgettable nod to humanity’s most authentic experience: motherhood.    

Staff Writer Helen Chen attended the latest installment of Nonfiction Dialogues, featuring Chloé Cooper Jones on encounters with beauty, art, and the journey that inspired her newest book.

On March 29th, staff writers Tara Terranova and Alison Hog assisted a Columbia School of the Arts Creative Writing Lecture led by novelist and journalist Hari Kunzru on the delicate relationship between research and fiction writing.

Staff writer Sofia Montagna attended an event from the Creative Writing Lecture Series in which renowned author Joshua Cohen offered students his advice on creative writing.

On March 10th, Staff Writer Grace Novarr attended a Creative Writing Lecture given by the writer and critic Namwali Serpell, hosted by Columbia’s School of the Arts.

This Wednesday, award-winning alum and author Catherine Lacey led a Columbia School of the Arts Fall 2020 Creative Writing Lecture. It was the first event in this semester's virtual series of three.