10/01/2023
Visit us at Booth 203 in the Brooklyn Book Festival!
Writing, Language and Literature department at Marymount Manhattan College features exciting majors Students can major in Literature or Creative Writing.
Our students READ THE WORLD as they learn the aesthetic value and power of the written word across histories and cultures. Outside of the classroom, our students publish the Marymount Manhattan Review, experience the vibrant literary culture of New York City, and intern throughout the metro area, including at The New York Times and other prestigious newspapers, magazines, and media outlets. Our al
10/01/2023
Visit us at Booth 203 in the Brooklyn Book Festival!
07/24/2023
So proud of our alum, Elias Ramos.
Meet Elias Ramos We were lucky to catch up with Elias Ramos recently and have shared our conversation below. Elias, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Iβm sure there have been days where the challenges of being an artist or creative force you to think about what it would be like to just have a
10/28/2022
Adele, you would be welcome here!
Adele tells fans her next move: She wants to get a college degree Singer Adele tells fans in Los Angeles she wants to go to university and earn a degree in English Literature after missing out on school "experience."
09/23/2021
Calling all wordsmiths! If youβre interested in your work reaching a wider audience, please submit your poetry, fiction, and/or creative nonfiction (memoir) to The Carson Review for consideration. The Carson Review is a literary arts journal published annually in the Spring. The journal invites submissions from current students at Marymount Manhattan College.
All submissions must be word-processed, paginated, and sent via e-mail in one complete document. Prose should be double-spaced and poetry single-spaced. Please include a cover sheet with your name, e-mail address, telephone number, and the title and genre of each attached piece. Your name should not appear on any other pages. Students may submit in multiple genresβup to three poems and one work of fiction and one work of creative nonfiction. The writing must be previously unpublished.
The submission deadline is Friday, October 15th, 2021. All submissions should be sent to [email protected]. Thank you so much for your interest. If you have any questions, please contact me at [email protected] πππβ¨
09/22/2021
Last nightβs LitCity reading was an amazing way to kick off Huge thanks to all who came to hear Jo Ann Beard read from her latest book Festival Days, and to our amazing WLL faculty π€ππ£ππβ¨
09/21/2021
This amazing artist will be teaching a class in our department this Spring - stay tuned!
Visiting Artist Yvonne Shortt Elevates Student Voices through Public Art When artist Yvonne Shortt thinks of public art, her mind doesnβt go to statues and monuments. Rather, she considers community-based art, pieces that elevat...
08/31/2021
Welcome back and BIG NEWS! Formerly known as EWL is now the Department of Writing, Language and Literature, and we are sporting a brand new Creative Writing BFA! Get all the deats and some MMC history at the and boy oh boy is it great to be back ππππ£β¨π
08/02/2021
Get ready for our first fall event: Lit City Reading featuring poet JoAnn Beard. Live from the RP room 9/21 6pm. We canβt wait to see you and gather again β¨πππ
07/30/2021
This Fall is going to be lit. Can't wait to welcome our new students and see our returning students at this awesome event.
05/21/2021
Join us Monday afternoon to hear works featured in this years Carson Review! Register on for the β‘οΈπ and congrats to all our students who contributed ππππβ¨
05/12/2021
Today! Check out our incredible student presentations! πππ£β‘οΈπβ¨