The Alan Cheuse International Writers Center

The Cheuse Center is an international literary center that connects writers and readers globally through events, residencies, and fellowships.

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Farewell Nikki Giovanni!

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"It became clear to me in my search for Jimmy, that he was himself not only a prophet for his time but one of its greatest lovers" - David Leeming. Some super recap videos and lines to save! https://t.co/63JQMIuOro
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Grateful to our collaborators at Spain Arts & Culture, Busboys and Poets, Mason Exhibitions, and The Middle East Institute for making this journey possible!

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Marta Sanz: A DC Journey.

Our 2025 Writer-in-Residence from Spain, Marta Sanz, explored D.C. through literature and connection, sharing My Clavicle with translator Katie King and interpreter Magdalena Navarro.
Read the full article here: https://t.co/rPMUkc2Yq5

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Is translation art or something stranger? ✍️ Don’t miss Peter Cole & Judy Leserman at our keynote conversation: Translators of Desire.
📅 Sept 30 | 4:30 PM | GMU Fairfax
RSVP ➡️ https://t.co/l2mCWc8oYA
#DayOfTranslation #CheuseCenter

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What happens when women’s health & taboos cross cultures & languages? Join Marta Sanz, Katie King & Katherine E. Young at #DayOfTranslation.
📅 Sept 30 | 3 PM | GMU Fairfax
RSVP ➡️ https://t.co/l2mCWc8WO8
#WomenInTranslation #CheuseCenter

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How do poetry & translation reclaim histories of trauma & injustice? Join Grzegorz Kwiatkowski & Randi Ward for a conversation at Day of Translation. Moderated by Vivek Narayanan.
📅 Sept 30 | 12 PM | GMU Fairfax
RSVP ➡️ https://t.co/l2mCWc8oYA
#DayOfTranslation #CheuseCenter

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Join us for Day of Translation! 
How do poetry and translation reclaim histories of trauma? Join Grzegorz Kwiatkowski and Randi Ward our opening panel at Day of Translation.
📅 Tuesday, Sept. 30 | 12 PM
📍 Gillespie Gallery, GMU Fairfax
RSVP now: https://t.co/l2mCWc8WO8

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Let’s Talk: Translation Festival
Join Marta Sanz, Peter Cole & a bouquet of multilingual writers for an evening of readings, conversation & community.
📅 Mon, Sept 29 | 5:30–8:30 PM
📍 Busboys & Poets, 14th St NW, DC
RSVP ➡️ https://t.co/lr0dnsan9Y

[Brian Gyamfi @brian_gyamfi]

Had a great interview with Chris on forgiveness, love, & masculinity. Much gratitude to @cheusecenter

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Save date! 9/12/2025 https://t.co/bpgK5PZF1A

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7pm @PoliticsandProse July 30th!

[Ellen Barry @EllenBarryNYT]

Attention all Boston-area Punjabi princesses, book club aunties, Khan Market influence peddlers and B-list maharajas. A week from today, I am interviewing the irrepressible @AatishTaseer at Porter Square Books about his haunting new memoir. Come with questions.

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[Sean Murphy @bullmurph]

[5/12]
@LeeyaMehta & Bill Miller on the Cheuse Center’s 10-year journey—and why literary citizenship, translation, and international lit matter more than ever. @CheuseCenter
@GMU
🎙️Listen here → https://t.co/NCJ5vvoa3u

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Essay: "Yuki Tanaka draws on the tradition of Japanese surrealism in Chronicle of Drifting."

Read here: https://t.co/6M4D6N96jC

#pdnews

[Lloyd :( @jockeycornsilk]

More interviews will be posted every week! Next up: @MattBroaddus, @BrandanGriffin, @aditimachado, Michael Martin Shea, Christopher Spaide, @talinout, and Nora Claire Miller 🌎🌎

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On July 9, Kurdish writer Yavuz Ekinci will be back on trial for his writing even though the case was previously dismissed.

We echo @pen_int’s calls for #Türkiye to drop these charges against him—imagination and expression should not be punished.

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[PEN America @PENamerica]

This warehouse supports @PenUkraine's extraordinary efforts to supply libraries on the front lines with books through their #UnbreakableLibraries project. Its damage from a Russian missile is yet another example of the war’s devastating impact on Ukrainian culture.

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"This may be the first year where more people will leave the United States than will come. The last time that happened was during the Depression."

Linda Chavez joins @monacharen to discuss her new novel and America's rising nativism and authoritarianism:

[Leeya Mehta @LeeyaMehta]

July 30 @PoliticsProse This will be REALLY good. @AatishTaseer I hope I'm in town. Fingers crossed!

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https://t.co/WP7uOq390h @usnews #Ukraine️ “When my friends in the U.S. worry about my visits to my homeland, I remind them that our lives are filled with danger, too." Cheuse Center Scholar #OksanaMaksymchuk challenges how we think ... @Carcanet #PittPoetrySeries