The Steal – Sayantani Roy

October 21, 2026

Sayantani Roy’s project for the 2026 Jack Straw Writers Program is a series of short stories that focus mostly on the small towns of her home state of West Bengal, the people who live there, and the changes that have taken place there over time. In her conversation with curator Claudia Castro Luna, they talk […]

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Nic Masangkay – Promises We Couldn’t Keep

October 14, 2026

“Promises We Couldn’t Keep” is the first single from Nic Masangkay‘s new EP, When the World Is Ending, I Listen. Join Nic and Mako Kikuchi at Jack Straw on October 25th for a listening party, talkback, and behind-the-scenes of the EP.

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Viewing Windows – Diane Nguyen

October 7, 2026

Diane Nguyen’s project for the 2026 Jack Straw Writers Program is a series of vignettes that focuses on the challenges of motherhood as a queer millennial, the everyday life of queerness, and reproductive health. In her conversation with curator Claudia Castro Luna, they talk about what it’s like to grow up as a Vietnamese-Laotian in […]

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Pepper Brandon Blake – First Time Caller

September 30, 2026

Jack Straw artist Pepper Brandon Blake is releasing his new album First Time Caller, Long Time Listener, produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program, in October. Join us at Jack Straw on October 17th to celebrate the album’s release.

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The Space Where You Can Be the Most Vulnerable – Kevin Dean

September 23, 2026

Kevin Dean’s project for the 2026 Jack Straw Writers Program is a debut collection of poems that, in his own words, “explores the link between the personal and the political, as well as how places shape our identities and memories.” In his conversation with curator Claudia Castro Luna, they talk about his transition from writing […]

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