Literature: Related Content
Maggie; Or, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar by Katie Yee '17 and The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai '93 are among the 100 Notable Books of 2025 selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.
Like a zombie returning from the grave, Bennington's haunting Halloween spirit returns again and again. Get ready for your latest fright, courtesy of Bennington alumni.
Faculty member Mariam Rahmani was the first Scholar-In-Residence at The Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design in Honolulu, HI.
Sofia Alvarez '07 joined an episode of the When Isabel Met Aviva podcast, discussing her journey from playwright to screenwriter and work on adaptations for To All the Boys I've Loved Before and Along for the Ride.
Claudia Rowe '88 is a finalist for a National Book Award in Nonfiction for her book Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care.
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, the latest novel by Kiran Desai '93, is on the shortlist for the 2025 Booker Prize.
Katie Yee '17 was selected as the winner of the Barnes & Noble 2025 Discover Debut Author Prize for her novel Maggie; or, a Man and Woman Walk into a Bar.
Bennington College alumni and faculty members are publishing novels, short story collections, non-fiction books, and poetry books. Check out the round up below to learn who was published this fall.
Learn about transfer student experiences at Bennington College.
Fall events celebrate Frost's agrarian legacy and barn restoration.
In 1995, Metro Weekly spoke with Carol Channing '42 about Hello, Dolly!, female impersonators, and Broadway's response to AIDS. The publication reissued this interview at its 30th anniversary.
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, the long-awaited novel by Kiran Desai '93, will be released by Hogarth on September 23, 2025.
Cash awards doubled, scholarships nearly tripled, and new grade-level awards added for the 27th annual contest.
Jason de la Peña '26 studies Literature at Bennington. For his summer 2025 Field Work Term, he interned at Green Writers Press.
Edison Hicks '26 studies Literature, Drama, and Music at Bennington. For their summer 2025 Field Work Term, Hicks interned at Green Writers Press.
Milaan Vasishta '28 studies Politics and Literature at Bennington. For her summer 2025 Field Work Term, Vasishta is interning at the New York Supreme Court.
Jay Clark '26 studies Literature and Environmental Studies at Bennington. For his summer 2025 Field Work Term, Clark is working as an archival intern for the OUTWORDS Archive, which captures, preserves, and shares the stories of LGBTQIA2S+ elders to build community and catalyze social change.
Emma Gaffney '28 studies Literature, Philosophy, and History at Bennington. For her summer 2025 Field Work Term, Gaffney is interning for Codhill Press.
Bennington College alumni and faculty members are publishing novels, memoirs, short story collections, non-fiction books, and poetry books. Check out the round up below to learn who was published this summer.
Bennington College faculty members Mariam Ghani and Camille Guthrie were selected for 2025 MacDowell Awards in Film/Video Arts and Literature, respectively.
Winston Foundation grant funds $1,000 prizes for three students.
Six Bennington College faculty members have been named 2025 Whiting fellows by the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation, which provides funding for travel that will deepen and expand their teaching and curriculum development.
Andrea Lara '26 studies Biology, Latin American Studies (Spanish), and Creative Writing at Bennington. Following her education and writing internship at Uptown Stories, Lara was offered a part-time position as development assistant for the arts organization.
Exhibition offers visitors the rare opportunity to interact with Arion Press fine edition artist books at the Robert Frost Stone House Museum May 8–October 31, 2025.
Bennington College alumni and faculty members are publishing novels, memoirs, short story collections, non-fiction books, and poetry books. Check out the round up below to learn who was published this spring.
Nine students from high schools around the country and the world were selected as winners of Bennington College’s 2024-2025 Young Writers Awards.
Faculty member Mariam Rahmani’s fiction debut, Liquid: A Love Story, has garnered significant attention as a Book of the Month Club selection, one of Oprah Daily’s 25 Most Anticipated Books of 2025, and as an excerpt in New York Magazine.
In celebration of Black History Month, Bennington College is compiling a spotlight of the community's favorite Black authors and favorite books by Black authors.
Elizabeth Richter Zimmer '66 is a freelance writer who has worked in numerous print and digital spheres throughout her career. She shared how her Bennington education prepared her for working in and writing for arts spaces and offers her advice to current Bennington students.