Events

Join us for an online reading with speculative fiction authors Daria Lavelle MFA ’21 (author of Aftertaste) and Silvia Park (author of Luminous), followed by a conversation with their literary agent Lucy Carson (The Friedrich Agency).  

Daria Lavelle MFA ’21 is a speculative fiction writer. Her short stories have appeared in The Deadlands, Dread Machine, Dark Matters, and elsewhere, and her debut novel, Aftertaste, was published by Simon & Schuster (US) and Bloomsbury (UK) in 2025, and is currently being translated into thirteen languages. Born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and raised in the New York metro area, she holds degrees in writing from Princeton University and Sarah Lawrence College. She lives in New Jersey with her family, and can often be found in a coffeeshop, inventing new worlds or distorting this one.

Silvia Park's stories have been published in Black Warrior Review, Tor, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, and elsewhere. They hold an MFA from NYU and attended the Clarion Science and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop and Tin House Summer Workshop. They teach fiction at the University of Kansas and split their selves between Lawrence and Seoul. Their first novel Luminous was published by Simon & Schuster in 2025.

Lucy Carson joined The Friedrich Agency in 2008, and she has since cultivated a list of fiction and narrative non-fiction for the adult trade audience. In addition to brokering domestic publishing deals for her own clients, Lucy also oversees all Film, Television & Dramatic business for the wider agency list. During her 17 years with The Friedrich Agency, Lucy has worked with established bestselling authors such as Sue Grafton, Elizabeth Strout, Ruth Ozeki, Terry McMillan, and Karen Joy Fowler, while launching many debut authors as well, including Leila Mottley, Alison Espach, Rachel Harrison, Silvia Park and Daria Lavelle.

This event is colloquium credit eligible. REGISTER HERE.

Ilana Masad is a writer of fiction, nonfiction, and criticism. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, New York Times, LA Times, Washington Post, NPR, The Atlantic, StoryQuartlerly, Catapult, Buzzfeed, Joyland, The Account, and many more. She is the author of the novel All My Mother’s Lovers and the forthcoming Beings. Masad holds a PhD in English from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has taught a wide variety of creative writing and literature courses, and also provides editorial services to authors.

This event is colloquium credit eligible.

Join the Writing Institute and the MFA Writing program for a weekend of creative writing craft talks and community! Choose from sessions on everything from writing compelling openers, using folklore as inspiration, writing experimental fiction, the art of visual poetry, and so much more. Keynote speakers include Chloé Caldwell, author of the memoir Trying, and Daria Lavelle MFA ’21, author of the debut novel Aftertaste.

This hybrid event features on-campus programming as well as virtual programming, and tickets are available for Saturday, Sunday, or both days. Alumni can take $25 off their ticket with the code “SLCalumni” (limit one discount per ticket). REGISTER HERE. 

We invite you to join us October 11th, 2025 at 2pm EST to celebrate the Art of Teaching program's 40th Anniversary! We will hear remarks from Art of Teaching co-founder and former Director Mary Hebron and current Director Jerusha Beckerman, along with several notable alumni. Together, we'll think about the the program's role in the history, present, and future state of teacher education-and of teaching and education in general. There will be time to share stories, photos and videos, and to connect with old friends and form new connections during our reception over food and drinks.

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Sarah Lawrence College is an Approved CTLE Sponsor and offers 4 CTLE hours for this program.

Join the Writing Institute and the MFA Writing program for a weekend of creative writing craft talks and community! Choose from sessions on everything from writing compelling openers, using folklore as inspiration, writing experimental fiction, the art of visual poetry, and so much more. Keynote speakers include Chloé Caldwell, author of the memoir Trying, and Daria Lavelle MFA ’21, author of the debut novel Aftertaste.

This hybrid event features on-campus programming as well as virtual programming, and tickets are available for Saturday, Sunday, or both days. Alumni can take $25 off their ticket with the code “SLCalumni” (limit one discount per ticket). REGISTER HERE. 

Visit the Friends and Family Weekend 2025 website for more information.

The Wrexham Road Reading Series brings together writers from within and beyond the Sarah Lawrence College community. We're looking forward to hosting authors Elaine Sexton MFA '00 and Jocelyn Jane Cox MFA '99. Join us in celebrating both of their newest publications! REGISTER HERE.