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A Tribute to David Rakoff with ‘Selected Shorts’ at Southampton’s Avram Theater

On November 9, 2019, Stony Brook Southampton will celebrate the opening of Rakoff Studio, a podcast recording studio that honors late faculty member David Rakoff. A winner of the Thurber Award, Rakoff was known for his...

October 18, 2019

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Academics Awards and Honors SB Southampton

NOFO TV Fest, SBU Film & TV Writing Program Announce Pilot Competition Winners

The NOFO TVFest/SB Pilot Competition announced the winning scripts for best original television pilot on August 28. Splitting first prize and $500 are Noelle P. Wilson for her pilot, By the Book, and Kate Levitt for her...

August 28, 2019

1 min read

Academics SB Southampton

Fantastic First Year for the Audio Podcast Fellows

By any standard of measurement, the first year of the new Audio Podcast Fellows program developed by Stony Brook Southampton Graduate Arts has been an unqualified success, with each of the nine students in the two...

August 9, 2019

4 min read

Events Long Island News Highlights SB Southampton Sustainability

Fifth Annual Food Lab Conference Hosted by Stony Brook Southampton

Coinciding once more with the harvest season, the fifth annual Food Lab Conference will be hosted by Stony Brook Southampton on September 13 and 14. The conference brings together an impressive list of nationally...

August 8, 2019

3 min read

Arts & Entertainment Humanities News Highlights SB Southampton

Southampton Writers Conference Celebrates Another Summer

The Southampton Writers Conference celebrates its 44th summer this month, hosting writers seeking to hone their craft at an oceanside location featuring some of the top instructors in the business. Located at Stony...

July 2, 2019

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Academics Alumni Spotlight Story Arts & Entertainment College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Faculty/Student Spotlights News Highlights SB Southampton Stony Brook Matters

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

It was one small step for man and one giant leap for mankind when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, and Stony Brook University is playing a big part in the 50th anniversary celebration...

June 17, 2019

3 min read

Arts & Entertainment Humanities SB Southampton

The Southampton Review’s Summer/Fall 2019 Issue Is Here

The Southampton Review (TSR) publishes its 25th issue — Summer/Fall 2019 — on July 13, and inside readers will find an updated look and work by authors such as Rick Moody (“Hotels of North America”), Lisa...

June 14, 2019

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Academics Awards and Honors Humanities SB Southampton

Stony Brook’s Film Program Moves Up on The Wrap’s Top 50 List

Stony Brook University’s MFA in Film program moved up to number 32 on TheWrap magazine’s ranking of the “Top 50 Film Schools of 2018.” The magazine’s third annual ranking of the top...

May 22, 2019

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Academics Arts & Entertainment Awards and Honors SB Southampton

MFA Student Shorts Featured in 2 Film Festivals

Two students from the Stony Brook University MFA in Film program have had their short films entered into two upcoming film festivals. First-year student Jamie DiNicola’s first semester Directing I project...

May 8, 2019

1 min read

Arts & Entertainment Community SB Southampton

Middle School Playwrights Featured at 11th Annual Festival Hosted by Young Artists and Writers Project (YAWP)

Six short plays written and performed by local middle school students will be presented at Stony Brook Southampton’s Avram Theater on Saturday, May 11, at 7 pm as the culminating event of the 2019 Young Artists...

May 7, 2019

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Academics Alumni Hottest Stories Community SB Southampton Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Stony Brook Southampton Volunteers Clean Up Warner Island

The annual Stony Brook Southampton Beach Clean-Up on Warner Island took place on Saturday, May 4, and despite some sketchy weather, the event was a success. Volunteers collected several bags of trash, consisting mostly...

May 6, 2019

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Academics Alumni News Arts & Entertainment SB Southampton

MFA in Film Graduate’s New Feature, Atlantic City, Screening at South Korean Film Festival

Stony Brook University MFA in Film graduate Juhyoung Ra has a feature film screening at the 20th Annual Jeonju International Film Festival in South Korea. Atlantic City is a full-length feature film that will screen...

April 30, 2019

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Academics Alumni News Arts & Entertainment Faculty/Staff Featured Story SB Southampton

Simone Pero Is Redefining the Meaning of ‘Impact’

Simone Pero could not possibly have chosen a more appropriate name for her strategic marketing and production firm specializing in the confluence of content and social action: For Impact Productions. Continuing to serve...

March 28, 2019

10 min read

Academics Alumni News Faculty/Staff SB Southampton

Simone Pero: The Tale of ‘The Tale’

As a producer on the Jennifer Fox feature film, “The Tale,” Simone Pero, founder of For Impact Productions, has played a critical role in the film’s success in changing the global conversation around the issue of child...

March 28, 2019

5 min read

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Audio Podcast Fellows Program Accepting Applicants for Manhattan, Southampton

The opportunities for anyone interested in podcasting are seemingly limitless, but the openings at the Audio Podcast Fellows program are not. Ten fellows will be accepted at each of the program’s two Stony Brook...

March 22, 2019

3 min read

Academics Alumni Spotlight Story College of Arts & Sciences Humanities News Highlights SB Southampton Stony Brook Matters

Stony Brook Announces New BFA Degree in Creative Writing

Stony Brook University announces a new undergraduate major in Creative Writing, earning a new degree, the Bachelor of Fine Arts. Modeled after its renowned MFA in Creative Writing program and sharing the same world...

February 6, 2019

2 min read

Academics Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Humanities SB Southampton

Paul Harding Reflects on His Pulitzer Prize Winning Novel, Tinkers, 10 Years On

Paul Harding’s novel, Tinkers, stunned the literary world when it won the Pulitzer Prize. Now, Bellevue Literary Press — the small publishing house that paid Harding a mere $1,000 for it — has issued the 10th...

January 29, 2019

2 min read

Arts & Entertainment Diversity Faculty/Staff SB Southampton

An Interview with Stony Brook Poet Cornelius Eady

As a complement to our feature on Cornelius Eady, we present the complete interview below. Q: What does the current crop of African-American literary writers have in common with their forebears, such as Langston Hughes...

January 24, 2019

21 min read

Category: SB Southampton

A Tribute to David Rakoff with ‘Selected Shorts’ at Southampton’s Avram Theater

NOFO TV Fest, SBU Film & TV Writing Program Announce Pilot Competition Winners

Fantastic First Year for the Audio Podcast Fellows

Fifth Annual Food Lab Conference Hosted by Stony Brook Southampton

Southampton Writers Conference Celebrates Another Summer

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

The Southampton Review’s Summer/Fall 2019 Issue Is Here

Stony Brook’s Film Program Moves Up on The Wrap’s Top 50 List

MFA Student Shorts Featured in 2 Film Festivals

Middle School Playwrights Featured at 11th Annual Festival Hosted by Young Artists and Writers Project (YAWP)

Stony Brook Southampton Volunteers Clean Up Warner Island

MFA in Film Graduate’s New Feature, Atlantic City, Screening at South Korean Film Festival

Simone Pero Is Redefining the Meaning of ‘Impact’

Simone Pero: The Tale of ‘The Tale’

Audio Podcast Fellows Program Accepting Applicants for Manhattan, Southampton

Stony Brook Announces New BFA Degree in Creative Writing

Paul Harding Reflects on His Pulitzer Prize Winning Novel, Tinkers, 10 Years On

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