BookEnds at The Lichtenstein Center of Stony Brook University
@bookendssbu.bsky.social
Founded by Meg Wolitzer & Susan Scarf Merrell, BookEnds is Stony Brook University's acclaimed, one-year novel revision program. Learn more: linktr.ee/bookends_sb
Congratulations to alum @giano.bsky.social, whose BookEnds novel AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY (@doubledaybooks.bsky.social) charges into the world today!
July 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Congratulations to alum @giano.bsky.social, whose BookEnds novel AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY (@doubledaybooks.bsky.social) charges into the world today!
Congratulations to the amazing BookEnds cohort Eight! We can't wait to see your books in the world, @michaelfynan.bsky.social @julesdonne.bsky.social Jeanette Jouili Maddie Oatman Mahajoy Laufer Tom Pyun Joanna Anderson @laylaschlack.bsky.social Molly Turner Amy Purcell and Max Mellas!
July 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Congratulations to the amazing BookEnds cohort Eight! We can't wait to see your books in the world, @michaelfynan.bsky.social @julesdonne.bsky.social Jeanette Jouili Maddie Oatman Mahajoy Laufer Tom Pyun Joanna Anderson @laylaschlack.bsky.social Molly Turner Amy Purcell and Max Mellas!
Welcome to our new cohort! We are thrilled to introduce the Nines, @horrencusimano, Michaela Anchan, Nicholas Johnson, Cime Bruce, Nina Smilow, @JennamaFerg, Devan Kreisberg, Anna Mandelbaum, Marion Wyce, Niki Singh, Anne Zimmerman, and Abby Latour. Can’t wait to dive into revision with you soon!
April 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Welcome to our new cohort! We are thrilled to introduce the Nines, @horrencusimano, Michaela Anchan, Nicholas Johnson, Cime Bruce, Nina Smilow, @JennamaFerg, Devan Kreisberg, Anna Mandelbaum, Marion Wyce, Niki Singh, Anne Zimmerman, and Abby Latour. Can’t wait to dive into revision with you soon!
Thrilled to announce the forthcoming short story collection by @nationalbook.bsky.social Award nominee, longtime BookEnds mentor, and @stonybrooku.bsky.social Creative Writing faculty @karenebender.bsky.social! Preorder through the link in our bio, and look for a BookEnds bookclub with Karen soon!
February 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Thrilled to announce the forthcoming short story collection by @nationalbook.bsky.social Award nominee, longtime BookEnds mentor, and @stonybrooku.bsky.social Creative Writing faculty @karenebender.bsky.social! Preorder through the link in our bio, and look for a BookEnds bookclub with Karen soon!
Love and gratitude to our co-founding director @susanmerrell.bsky.social, who will be stepping down from BookEnds in 2026. Read more about Susie's path in her essay "Holding the Novel," published in the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. Link in our bio. @stonybrooku.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Love and gratitude to our co-founding director @susanmerrell.bsky.social, who will be stepping down from BookEnds in 2026. Read more about Susie's path in her essay "Holding the Novel," published in the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. Link in our bio. @stonybrooku.bsky.social
We are thrilled that alumni Giano Cromley’s BookEnds novel American Mythology is available for preorder now! Pub date July 15, 2025, look for a bookclub event in early autumn! Preorder link in bio. @giano.bsky.social @susanmerrell.bsky.social @stonybrooku.bsky.social
January 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
We are thrilled that alumni Giano Cromley’s BookEnds novel American Mythology is available for preorder now! Pub date July 15, 2025, look for a bookclub event in early autumn! Preorder link in bio. @giano.bsky.social @susanmerrell.bsky.social @stonybrooku.bsky.social
Fellows, mentors, and alumni! We are thrilled to welcome @emmaceisenberg.bsky.social as our guest speaker on revision at our virtual retreat on Saturday, January 18. Invitations and links in your email and on Slack. See you there!
January 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Fellows, mentors, and alumni! We are thrilled to welcome @emmaceisenberg.bsky.social as our guest speaker on revision at our virtual retreat on Saturday, January 18. Invitations and links in your email and on Slack. See you there!
Applications are now closed, and we have the delightful task of continuing to read the thoughtful work that's been submitted for the 2025-26 BookEnds cohort! Thank you for trusting us with your work. Learn more about our acclaimed novel revision program through the link in our bio.
December 4, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Applications are now closed, and we have the delightful task of continuing to read the thoughtful work that's been submitted for the 2025-26 BookEnds cohort! Thank you for trusting us with your work. Learn more about our acclaimed novel revision program through the link in our bio.
Two slots and less than forty-eight hours to go before our applications close for the 2025-26 cohort for BookEnds, @stonybrooku.bsky.social's acclaimed novel revision program! Learn more and apply through the link in our bio.
December 3, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Two slots and less than forty-eight hours to go before our applications close for the 2025-26 cohort for BookEnds, @stonybrooku.bsky.social's acclaimed novel revision program! Learn more and apply through the link in our bio.
Only two days left to submit your application to the critically acclaimed @stonybrooku.bsky.social novel revision program BookEnds! Learn more and apply through our website at the link in our bio. We can't wait to read your work! @susanmerrell.bsky.social @megwolitzer.bsky.social
December 2, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Only two days left to submit your application to the critically acclaimed @stonybrooku.bsky.social novel revision program BookEnds! Learn more and apply through our website at the link in our bio. We can't wait to read your work! @susanmerrell.bsky.social @megwolitzer.bsky.social
There are only a few application slots left for our 2025-26 fellowship! Learn more about our acclaimed novel revision program and apply through the link in our bio. @stonybrooku.bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 8:31 PM
There are only a few application slots left for our 2025-26 fellowship! Learn more about our acclaimed novel revision program and apply through the link in our bio. @stonybrooku.bsky.social
The BookEnds Team reminds you to keep writing. Our applications close Dec. 4 or when we receive fifty applications, and there are only a few submission spots left. We look forward to reading your work.
November 12, 2024 at 2:05 PM
The BookEnds Team reminds you to keep writing. Our applications close Dec. 4 or when we receive fifty applications, and there are only a few submission spots left. We look forward to reading your work.
Fellow and mentor Daisy Florin, whose BookEnds novel MY LAST INNOCENT YEAR (@henryholt, 2023) was @nytimes Editors' Choice: "My BookEnds years gave me exactly what I needed to get my novel across the finish line: smart readers, a supportive community, and a brilliant mentor." Apply now, link in bio!
October 30, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Fellow and mentor Daisy Florin, whose BookEnds novel MY LAST INNOCENT YEAR (@henryholt, 2023) was @nytimes Editors' Choice: "My BookEnds years gave me exactly what I needed to get my novel across the finish line: smart readers, a supportive community, and a brilliant mentor." Apply now, link in bio!
We've received more than half of our applications in two weeks! Applications close Dec. 4 or once we receive 50 submissions. Time is running out, apply now to our singular novel revision program. Learn more and apply through the links in our bio! @stonybrooku.bsky.social
October 29, 2024 at 3:12 PM
We've received more than half of our applications in two weeks! Applications close Dec. 4 or once we receive 50 submissions. Time is running out, apply now to our singular novel revision program. Learn more and apply through the links in our bio! @stonybrooku.bsky.social
Inaugural cohort member Alison Fairbrother's BookEnds novel THE CATCH (2022, Penguin Random House) was named a @nytimes.com Editors’ Choice. Applications are open now until 12/4 or once we receive 50 submissions. Link in our bio! @stonybrooku.bsky.social @susanmerrell.bsky.social
October 24, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Inaugural cohort member Alison Fairbrother's BookEnds novel THE CATCH (2022, Penguin Random House) was named a @nytimes.com Editors’ Choice. Applications are open now until 12/4 or once we receive 50 submissions. Link in our bio! @stonybrooku.bsky.social @susanmerrell.bsky.social
Applications are open now until December 4, or when we receive fifty submissions! Think BookEnds is right for you? Check out our virtual Open House through the link in our bio. We look forward to reading your books! @stonybrooku.bsky.social
October 23, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Applications are open now until December 4, or when we receive fifty submissions! Think BookEnds is right for you? Check out our virtual Open House through the link in our bio. We look forward to reading your books! @stonybrooku.bsky.social
Such a lovely Open House yesterday! Please check out the recording at the link in our bio. And don't wait to apply - we close Dec 4 or when we've received 50 applications, and slots are filling fast. Be in touch with questions! @stonybrooku.bsky.social
October 22, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Such a lovely Open House yesterday! Please check out the recording at the link in our bio. And don't wait to apply - we close Dec 4 or when we've received 50 applications, and slots are filling fast. Be in touch with questions! @stonybrooku.bsky.social
Think the BookEnds novel revision program might be right for you? Join us today @ 4 pm ET for a virtual Open House with program co-founding directors @susanmerrell.bsky.social Merrell and Meg Wolitzer, with program mentors, current fellows, and alums! Register, link in bio! @stonybrooku.bsky.social
October 21, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Think the BookEnds novel revision program might be right for you? Join us today @ 4 pm ET for a virtual Open House with program co-founding directors @susanmerrell.bsky.social Merrell and Meg Wolitzer, with program mentors, current fellows, and alums! Register, link in bio! @stonybrooku.bsky.social
Our program works! But don't take our word for it - 2022 Fellow Giano Cromley's BookEnds novel AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY (Doubleday) comes out next year! Reg @ link in bio, our Open House next Monday 10/21. Spplications open now! @stonybrooku.bsky.social @susanmerrell.bsky.social
October 17, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Our program works! But don't take our word for it - 2022 Fellow Giano Cromley's BookEnds novel AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY (Doubleday) comes out next year! Reg @ link in bio, our Open House next Monday 10/21. Spplications open now! @stonybrooku.bsky.social @susanmerrell.bsky.social
Application season is here, and we can’t wait to read your books! Think BookEnds might be right for you? Register at our virtual open house next Monday 10/21–link in bio! Apply soon—we close 12/4 or once we receive 50 applications!
October 15, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Application season is here, and we can’t wait to read your books! Think BookEnds might be right for you? Register at our virtual open house next Monday 10/21–link in bio! Apply soon—we close 12/4 or once we receive 50 applications!
"[Mentor] Rachel [Pastan] helped me turn my draft manuscript into a novel with narrative drive and agency." Jennifer Yeh's BookEnds novel is represented by Eloy Bleifuss Prados at Neon Literary. Our program works! Subs open 10/15, join our Open House 10/21! Links in bio. @stonybrooku.bsky.social
October 10, 2024 at 3:12 PM
"[Mentor] Rachel [Pastan] helped me turn my draft manuscript into a novel with narrative drive and agency." Jennifer Yeh's BookEnds novel is represented by Eloy Bleifuss Prados at Neon Literary. Our program works! Subs open 10/15, join our Open House 10/21! Links in bio. @stonybrooku.bsky.social
Congrats to longtime BookEnds mentor @MatthewKlam, whose short story "Hi Daddy" was published in @newyorker @nyerfiction this week! Think BookEnds is right for you? Applications open 10/15! Join us for our virtual Open House on 10/21 for more info. Registration link in bio! @stonybrooku.bsky.social
October 9, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Congrats to longtime BookEnds mentor @MatthewKlam, whose short story "Hi Daddy" was published in @newyorker @nyerfiction this week! Think BookEnds is right for you? Applications open 10/15! Join us for our virtual Open House on 10/21 for more info. Registration link in bio! @stonybrooku.bsky.social
From alum and mentor Vanessa Cuti, author of the BookEnds novel The Tip Line. Applications for the 2025-26 cohort open October 15! Want to learn more about our singular novel revision program? Join us for our virtual Open House on Monday, 10/21. Registration link in bio!
October 8, 2024 at 3:46 PM
From alum and mentor Vanessa Cuti, author of the BookEnds novel The Tip Line. Applications for the 2025-26 cohort open October 15! Want to learn more about our singular novel revision program? Join us for our virtual Open House on Monday, 10/21. Registration link in bio!
Congratulations to BookEnds alum Rachael Warecki, whose work-in-progress, "Souls on Board," was recently included in Black Spring Press's new CrimeBits anthology, judged by Lee Child! @stonybrooku.bsky.social
October 3, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Congratulations to BookEnds alum Rachael Warecki, whose work-in-progress, "Souls on Board," was recently included in Black Spring Press's new CrimeBits anthology, judged by Lee Child! @stonybrooku.bsky.social
Applications for BookEnds open in two weeks! Join us for an Open House to learn more about our novel revision program and community on October 21. Registration link in bio! We can't wait to read your books.
October 1, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Applications for BookEnds open in two weeks! Join us for an Open House to learn more about our novel revision program and community on October 21. Registration link in bio! We can't wait to read your books.