Writers at Queens, the literary series for the entire Queens College community, has announced their lineup of events for the Fall 2025 semester, and it truly has something for everybody–

Want to write comics? Talk about the creative process with rockers? Celebrate with award-winning writers? (Which genre? You pick!) This lineup has it:

Monday, Oct 6: Visual Storytelling Day with comics artist (and QC alum!) Kelly Fernandez.  

This event is part of Queens College’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month

Co-sponsored with the School of the Arts, the English Department, the MFA program in Creative Writing and Literary Translation, the Art Department, and the Latin American and Latino Studies Program.

Workshop 1:  “Cartooning after College,” 12:15 pm, Klapper 672. Refreshments and books for sale.

Workshop 2: “The Life Cycle of a Graphic Novel,” 6:30 pm, Klapper 672. Refreshments and books for sale.

Wednesday, Oct 22: 7 pm:  A Celebration of New York State Poet Laureate Kimiko Hahn

(co-sponsored with the English Dept, the MFA program in creative writing and literary translation, KCA and QCAP, AACS,  and SOA).  Le Frak auditorium. 

Kimiko Hahn will read and be in conversation with MFA poetry alum Sonia Arora.

A reception and book signing will follow the event.   (This event will also be live-streamed.)

Monday, Oct 27: 12:15-1:15. A talk by bestselling novelist Susan Isaacs, “A Life in the Arts.”  (co-sponsored with SOA). Location TBA.

Susan Isaacs will be in conversation with QC sociology professor and novelist Dana Weinberg. 

A reception will follow the event.

Monda,y Nov 17, 7 pm:  Women Who Rock: A reading and conversation with writers Deborah Paredez and Ann Powers.  

(co-sponsorships TBA)  Choral Room, Music Building.

Jason Tougaw will conduct the conversation after the reading.  

A reception and book signing will follow the event.  (This event will also be live-streamed.)