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Happy New Year from the George Polk School of Journalism at LIU Brooklyn!

❄️ Enjoy your New Year's festivities and have a lovely winter break! ❄️

MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing grad student
Dexter Loken will lecture on "Expanding Your World" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 21 at 10 am for
Rita Banerjee's graduate course History of Genres! If you'd like to attend, RSVP by 10/18 to [email protected].

More info here:
https://storiesthatcount.org/event/dexter-lokens-expanding-your-world-lecture-at-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art/

World-building is more than setting, and it exists outside the confines of speculative fiction. This lecture seeks to open the minds of the participants and get them thinking about the best ways to convey their individual experiences to a wider audience.

About the Guest Speaker:

Dexter Loken is a writer of primarily fiction and nonfiction with a deep love of fantasy and science fiction. Originally from California, he has lived around the world and currently resides in downtown Brooklyn. He pursues the experience; gotta catch them all.

We're so delighted to feature and Susanne Paola Antonetta on our Polk Professional Series "How Do I Become You?" podcast on Thurs, October 21 at 7 pm EDT. Join in via Zoom for a memorable night & conversation!

Zoom info here:
https://storiesthatcount.org/event/how-do-i-become-you-webinar-discussion-with-susanne-paola-antonetta/

Susanne Paola Antonetta’s newest book is The Terrible Unlikelihood of Our Being Here. Forthcoming is The Devil’s Castle. Previous books include Entangled Objects, Make Me a Mother, Curious Atoms, Body Toxic, and A Mind Apart: Travels in a Neurodiverse World. Awards for her writing include a New York Times Notable Book, an American Book Award, a Library Journal Best Science book of the year, an Amazon Top Ten memoir listing, and others. Her work has appeared or been featured in the New York Times, the UK Independent, The New Republic, CNN, and many other publications.

Sign ⬆️ today!!!

M.F.A. in Creative Writing | Long Island University LIU's M.F.A. in Creative Writing prepares students to both be professional writers in the world and to be visionary literary citizens. Situated in the heart of Brooklyn, LIU’s MFA in Creative Writing is an innovative creative writing program centered on world literature, multi-genre education, an...

Join us on April 8th at 7pm as Director of the Polk School talks with Lina Srivastava, a transformational human rights activist and attorney. Registration link in our bio! .liu

This Thursday! Register here https://liu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_s0dWqlGrTPmZYUHRB0j3BA

Join us on April 8th at 7pm as Director of the Polk School talks with Lina Srivastava, a transformational human rights activist and attorney. Registration link in our bio! .liu

Tonight! Join us on this snowy evening as we speak with author, Milbry Polk, niece of our founder George Polk. Link to zoom in bio.