Reading Suggestions
2023 Grand Prize-winning story “Animals After...
The wait is over! You can now read Avigayl Sharp’s winning story, “Animals After Dark,” at Granta.com!
International Literary Program in Lisbon, Portugal June 25 - July 7 2023
meet our Faculty
Our faculty and guests for 2023 will include Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Jessica Anthony, Chris Feliciano Arnold, Mikael Awake, Abigail Chabitnoy, Erica Dawson, Deanne Fitzmaurice, Arthur Flowers, Chang-Rae Lee, Lili Loofbourow, Cyriaco Lopez, Juan Martinez, Kevin Moffett, Young Smith, Terri Witek, and editors from The Common and Granta, plus Portuguese guests still TBA.
aboutThe Program
Workshops, costs and deadlines, additional activities and other information about the program.
Ready? Apply Now
Applications are open through December 1 for the 2023 program.
Out Now: Hemorrhaging Want & Water by Emily Marie...
The debut poety collection by Disquiet alum and 2020 Luso-American Fellow Emily Marie Passos Duffy is out now from Perennial Press! You can order it here.
Out now! Harbinger by Shelley Puhak
DISQUIET 2015 alum Shelly Puhak’s National Poetry Series winning book of poetry, Harbinger, is out today from Harper Collins! You can read her poem...
“Snowstorm” by Bruna Dantas Lobato
DISQUIET alum and 2018 Luso-American Fellowship winner Bruna Dantas Lobato has a new short story out in the New Yorker! Read “Snowstorm” here....
Out now! Seeking Fortune Elsewhere by Sindya Bhanoo
We’re happy to announce that Seeking Fortune Elsewhere, the debut collection by DISQUIET Prize (and O. Henry Award) winner Sindya Bhanoo is available now...
Dzanc Books and Disquiet to assist Ukrainian writers
The staff of Dzanc Books and Disquiet have been watching the Russian invasion of Ukraine with horror. Like many, we’re trying to find small ways to help....