Barnard College News
A Treatise on Stars, by Mei-mei Berssenbrugge ’69, was recently nominated as a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award for Poetry. Here, Berssenbrugge reflects on the natural influences and the creative process at work in her latest collection of poems.
The writer — whose debut novel, Burnt Sugar, is shortlisted for the Booker Prize — discusses her incredible journey into the literary industry and writing her first book.
Adjunct professor Nina Sharma ’05 writes about the power of play during a time of personal and global transition.
The author of When Aidan Became a Brother, Kyle Lukoff ’06 — who recently won a prestigious young adult literature award — talks books and offers his best advice for new writers.
The National Book Award finalist unpacks her creative and physical journey to remote Kamchatka, Russia, a 24-hour plane ride away from the writer's home and the setting of Disappearing Earth.
Twenty years after Interpreter of Maladies, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author discusses the journey to publishing her latest book — in Italian.
The youngest-ever National Book Award nominee shares how Barnard helped her find her voice as a writer.
Barnard celebrates Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day (March 8) by honoring 25 groundbreaking alumnae.
Nika's collection of poetry is based on her work with Syrian refugees.
Artist gifts her foundational works to the Barnard Archives
This year marks two important anniversaries for Zora Neale Hurston ’28, a preeminent writer of the Harlem Renaissance. To celebrate them, Barnard Magazine recently published two essays that broaden our understanding of this unique American writer.