Rutgers Day Programming Changes

Writing a Life

Date & Time

Saturday, May 02, 2026, 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Category

Lectures & Speakers

Location

Rutgers Academic Building

15 Seminary Pl New Brunswick, NJ, 08901

Information

Sponsored By: Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair, Institute for Women's Leadership; Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, School of Arts and Sciences; and School of Communication and Information

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Join Dr. Roxane Gay for a full-day conference about memoir.

Learn how authors write about how their lived experiences have shaped them and how they move through the world.

The day will feature a keynote, workshops, and an editors and agents panel. Books by all speakers will be available for purchase.

$100 per person, Rutgers students attend free