The Magid Center hosts an annual Visiting Writer-in-Residence Program to encourage cross-discipline and cross-genre collaboration. Each year, our visiting Writer-in-Residence helps us provide programming that combines writing and other artistic media, such as film, theater, dance, and art. Where available, the tiles below link to each writer's public reading from their residency.

Angie Cruz

Angie Cruz

2022-2023

Fiction, Essay, Publishing and Editing

Jia Tolentino

Jia Tolentino

2019-2020

Essay, Journalism, and Cultural Criticism

David Kajganich and Vinnie Wilhelm

David Kajganich and Vinnie Wilhelm

2018-2019

Fiction and Television

Peter Bognanni

Peter Bognanni

2017-2018

Literary and Young Adult Fiction

Junot Díaz

Junot Díaz

2016-2017

Essay and Fiction

Lydia Davis

Lydia Davis

2015-2016

Translation, Fiction, and Poetry

Jericho Brown and Amber Dermont

Jericho Brown and Amber Dermont

2014-2015

Fiction and Poetry

Denis Johnson

Denis Johnson

2013-2014

Fiction and Playwriting

Bret Anthony Johnston

Bret Anthony Johnston

2012-2013

Fiction and Film