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 , , , 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 .
Schedule
02/04/2025: Zakiya Dalila Harris
02/18/2025: Sasha Weiss
03/04/2025: Ben Calhoun
04/22/2025: Yahdon Israel
Archived Schedule
09/17/2024: Emily Greenhouse
10/08/2024: Kaitlyn Greenidge
10/29/2024: Meghan O'Rourke
11/19/2024: Jackson Howard