2018 Week One

Stamper dives into words’ origins, ‘irregardless’ of consequences

by Maggie Prosser on June 28, 2018

As Chautauqua Institution gets ready to close the curtain on “The Life of the Written Word,” Kory Stamper pulled that curtain back to reveal the secret life of language. The lexicographer delivered the morning

Page to stage: Michael Kahn to lead panel with playwrights Kate Hamill and Lucas Hnath

by Kevin C. Vestal on June 28, 2018

For playwright Lucas Hnath, a theater is not just a house of entertainment. He sees opportunity in a room full

Children’s School prepares for poetry teatime

by Georgia Davis on June 28, 2018

Seven children sat attentively in a classroom at Children’s School on Wednesday, June 27, as a teacher read a poem

National Book Foundation’s Lucas pushes for literary diversity and inspiring youth

by Maggie Prosser on June 27, 2018

Lisa Lucas, the executive director of the National Book Foundation, delivers the 10:45 a.m. lecture at the Amphitheater on Wednesday,

John Irving and Pamela Paul to open for Week One with conversation on writing process

by Maggie Prosser on June 24, 2018

John Irving is certainly familiar with the written word — but he’s trading the pen for the lectern. Irving, joined

Morning Worship: Theological resume is not needed to follow Jesus, Lewis says

by Mary Lee Talbot on June 24, 2018

"Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” asked the Rev. Karoline M. Lewis at the 10:45 a.m. ecumenical Sunday morning worship service. Lewis is the chaplain for Week One at Chautauqua Institution. Her sermon

Week One’s writers-in-residence Buntin and Svalina host workshops by exploring the power of the absurd and “knockout” beginnings

by Emma Francois on June 22, 2018

A Maya Angelou quote could be the epigraph for Week One of the Writers’ Center programming: “There is no

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