Join the staff and interns of The Common for our launch of Issue 14! Come to hear readings from our new issue and enjoy wine and cheese in the Mead Art Museum’s beautiful Rotherwas Room.
Free and open to the public – students, parents, and local lit lovers all welcome!
Amherst College
Applications are now open for The Common Young Writers Program, which offers two two-week summer classes for high school students (rising 9-12). Students will be introduced to the building blocks of fiction and learn to read with a writer's gaze.
NEWS AND EVENTS
Join The Common's special events team on April 13th at 7:00pm for our 2022 Festival of Debut Authors, an evening devoted to emerging talents!
We are thrilled to announce that "The Old Man of Kusumpur,” written by Amar Mitra and translated by Anish Gupta, has been selected for the O. Henry Prize for 2022.