The Art of Editing
What does an editor do? How does she work with a writer to think about the ideas, structure, and style of a piece of writing? How is editing a magazine different from editing a book, a radio show, a streaming series, or a documentary film? How does an editor manage political, ethical, economic, or factual challenges with writers and readers? What is the future of editing in literary culture? The 2024-25 Shapiro Speaker series, "The Art of Editing," will answer these questions through a series of interviews with Merve Emre, Professor and Director of the Center, and ten of the visionary editors at the leading literary and cultural publications of our day: The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The New York Review of Books, Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, The Yale Review, NPR, FSG, Simon & Schuster, and more. All events are free and open to the public.
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Zakiya Dalila Harris
Zakiya Dalila Harris is passinate for writing about Blackness, books, creepy stuff, and oldies music. She received my MFA in nonfiction creative writing from the New School and a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was born and raised in Connecticut, where she has cultivated a healthy appetite for cinnamon and fall foliage. Harris currently lives in Brooklyn with her husband and growing collection of plants.
Her debut novel The Other Black Girl was a New York Times bestseller and was adapted into a Hulu Original Series.
Schedule
Fall 2025 schedule coming soon
Archived Schedule
04/22/2025: Yahdon Israel03/04/2025: Ben Calhoun
02/18/2025: Sasha Weiss
02/04/2025: Zakiya Dalila Harris
11/19/2024: Jackson Howard
10/29/2024: Meghan O'Rourke
10/08/2024: Kaitlyn Greenidge
09/17/2024: Emily Greenhouse