Many of the short stories in Rion Amilcar Scott’s collection, The World Doesn’t Require You, took years to mature into their current form. “I had
Literary Arts
A key question John Repp wants to ask his Brown Bag lecture audience is this: How does one find the willingness, and ability, to speak
A note from the photo editor: Bearing witness to tragedy is hard, but it is also deeply important. As the horrible events of Aug. 12
Last Friday morning, Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie was flown to UPMC Hamot, in Erie, Pennsylvania, after being attacked on the Amphitheater stage, where he
The world descended onto Chautauqua Institution Friday as an act of violence sent shockwaves through the community within the gates, and across the globe, as
After floating down the stairs and offering a Daily reporter some sparkling water, author and poet Sandra Cisneros needed to do her hair. She had
Stephine Hunt recommended Hala Alyan’s novel The Arsonists’ City to the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle shortly before 2021’s Bryant Day ceremony. “I recommended it
When it came time to write her award-winning short story, “Jean,” Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos wanted to try something a little different. “This story is a
When it comes to the Chautauqua Lecture Series theme, “More than Shelter: Redefining the American Home,” and the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle’s vertical theme
For Todd Fleming Davis, metaphor is always a moment of transformation. “With a simile, we create distance,” said Davis, a poet, educator and the Week
In a week packed with literary arts events, members of the 1874 Society, Eleanor B. Daugherty Society and Bestor Society gathered for a showcase of
Todd Fleming Davis’ newest poetry collection, Coffin Honey, takes on issues of climate and collapse and climate catastrophe. “It’s a book of eco-grief, told in
When Rebecca Donner wrote a biography about her great-great-aunt Mildred Harnack, she had no idea the accolades it would receive. Along with many other awards,
For Kristin Kovacic, one of the most essential parts of being a writer is to make art in a world that is growing more dismal.
Writing her novel Great Circle was a six-and-a-half year process for Maggie Shipstead — but she didn’t intend for it to be. “I wrote my
Given the social, political and economic upheaval of the last few years, the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle Class wanted of 2022 its banner to