ATELIER
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Atelier fosters discussion about literary forms by gathering an international cohort of authors, of various ages and viewpoints. We have thus far welcomed early- and mid- career prose writers; in the future we may include other writing forms.
The Atelier is a close-reading workshop. Each participant gives a presentation on a published text that has been influential to them; this is followed by a group discussion. In June and October, 2025, the Ateliers, facilitated by Sylvia Brownrigg and Claire Messud, focused on fiction writers. In June, 2026, the Atelier will welcome memoir writers, and will be facilitated by Sylvia Brownrigg and James Wood. All participants and staff are invited to attend.
Writers also give readings from their own work to the MAP community, enabling Atelier participants to know one another as artists.
PAST PARTICIPANTS
June 2025
Fatin Abbas, author, USA and Sudan
Daria Evdokimova, author, USA and Russia
Brad Fox, author, USA
Iddo Gefen, author and cognitive psychologist, Israel
Nadia Owusu, author and urbanist, USA and Ghana
Sadia Shepard, author and filmmaker, USA and Pakistan
Alexandra Shraytekh, author and professor of cultural studies, USA and Lebanon
Eli Zuzovsky, author and filmmaker, Israel
October 2025
Zaina Arafat, author, USA and Palestine
Lana Bastašić, author, Bosnia
Amanda Dennis, author, USA and France
Luke Mogelson, author and journalist, USA and France
Dimitri Nasrallah, author, Canada
Betty Shamieh, author and playright, USA and Palestine
Stephanie Wambugu, author, USA