2026 Senior Readings in Fiction & Creative Nonfiction

Seniors in Princeton’s renowned Program in Creative Writing read from the plays, screenplays or collections of poems (April 20) and from the novels, collections of short stories, or creative nonfiction (April 21) written as their senior independent work under mentorship of professional writers on the faculty. Part of the Althea Ward Clark W’21 Reading Series. Featured Seniors Fiction: Ina Aram Pia Bhatia Mariana Castillo Melanie Garcia Harry Gorman Teodor Grosu Helena Richardson Sofiia Shapovalova Jessica Wang Catherine Xie Creative Nonfiction: Alden Stafford Kayla Xu Admission & Details The reading is free and open to the public; no advance tickets or registration required. Directions Get directions to Chancellor Green Rotunda on the Princeton University campus. Accessibility Chancellor Green is an accessible venue. Visit our Venues and Studios section for accessibility information at our various locations. Guests in need of access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at 609-258-5262 or email LewisCenter@princeton.edu at least one week in advance of the event date.