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“Wayward” by Amanda Borquaye now available...
We’re so happy to announce that Amanda Borquaye’s winning nonfiction piece “Wayward” is up on Ninth Letter for you to read! You can...
International Literary Program in Lisbon, Portugal June 27 - July 9 2027
meet our Faculty
Faculty and guests for 2027 will be announced in the fall! 2026 faculty included Dur E Aziz Amna, Desiree Bailey, Anelise Chen, Erica Dawson, Emma Copley Eisenberg, Brian Evenson, Arthur Flowers, D/Annie Liontas, Bruna Dantas Lobato, Diana Khoi Nguyen, Chet'la Sebree, and Terri Witek.
aboutThe Program
Stay tuned for updates this fall with workshops, costs and deadlines, and other information about the 2027 program - coming soon
Ready? Apply Now
General applications to the summer program will be open from September to December each year.
Katherine Vaz on Primeira Pessoa
Our own Katherine Vaz is the first American to be interviewed by Fátima Campos Ferreira for the Portuguese primetime interview program Primeira Pessoa (First...
“Good Tank Farms” by Millicent Borges...
Congratulations to alum Millicent Borges Accardi, whose poem “Good Tank Farms” appears in the Winter 2025 issue of The Paris Review! Check out her...
New Swahili Fiction translated by Jay Boss Rubin
The Witness of Nina Mvungi and Other Stories, the first full-length book of fiction by award-winning contemporary Tanzanian author Esther Karin Mngodo, is...
“Cuentos de Hoy” by Silvia Spring in Iowa...
2023 alum Silvia Spring has a story out in the Fall 2025 issue of the Iowa Review! You can find “Cuentos de Hoy” and the rest of the issue here.
Only Son by Kevin Moffett
DISQUIET faculty Kevin Moffett’s novel Only Son was longlisted for the National Book Award, and is available now from McSweeney’s!
