CLSC Alumni Association

06/06/2026

05/16/2026

Visit our website today - at Clscalumni.com - where you can find all of the information for our upcoming 2026 season. Check out the Full Calendar or the Events tab for more information. And while you’re there, you can also read about The Kate Kimball Challenge, visit the CLSC to see all of the 2026 CLSC selections, and pay your 2026 dues! 42 days to opening day 2026!

05/04/2026

🚨 Announcement! 🚨

Chautauqua Literary Arts is pleased to present the Week Nine 2026 CLSC selection and its accompanying presentation.

🗓️ Friday, Aug. 28
⏰ 2:00 p.m.
📍Hall of Philosophy

In the short story collection, White Cat, Black Dog, Kelly Link finds seeds of inspiration in the stories of the Brothers Grimm, seventeenth-century French lore, and Scottish ballads. She spins classic fairy tales into utterly original stories of seekers, with characters on the hunt for love, connection, revenge, or their own sense of purpose.

05/04/2026

Join us next week for a conversation with Jimin Han on her most recent novel, Dreamt I Found You, via Zoom!

📅 Monday, May 11

⏰️ 4:30 PM EDT

📍Zoom Webinar

From the critically acclaimed author, Jimin Han, comes Dreamt I Found You, a contemporary retelling of Korea’s Romeo & Juliet, as the cousin of the star-crossed lovers helps them avoid a tragic fate. For fans of Hello Beautiful, Dreamt I Found You is a wondrous, tender retelling of Korea’s most classic love story, steeped in the travails of a rigid class system, the power of premonition, and shot through with Korean folklore and magic.

For more information on this free CLSC Unbound event, visit: clsc.chq.org

Register today: https://chq1874.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Sn0shIgTSXmn_obBpe3Ybg #/registration

03/14/2026

DREAMT I FOUND YOU is a Chautauqua Literary & Scientific Circle book!! Thank you Chautauqua Literary Arts!! The kid who grew up in Jamestown is completely in disbelief!! 🥹❤️

03/03/2026

🌟Seasonal Jobs Are Live!🌟

The Chautauqua Literary Arts team has several job opportunities this summer for readers and writers of all experiences. We're hiring for dynamic experiences supporting the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, the Chautauqua Writers' Center, and our cherished literary arts community.

By joining our team, you’ll not only build skills and friendships but also contribute to a mission that inspires and connects people every day.

Roles include:
- Alumni Hall Host
- CLSC Octagon Manager
- Literary Arts Graduate Fellow
- Literary Arts Internship (for undergraduates)
- Literary Arts Assistant
- CLSC Octagon Clerk(s)
- Alumni Hall Assistant

Join the team that makes the magic happen. Apply today at chq.org/employment!

01/29/2026

🚨 2026 Chautauqua Janus Prize: Deadline Approaching 🚨

🗓 Saturday, January 31, 2026

Calling all emerging writers! Submit works of short, innovative prose —unpublished or published after April 2025— for a chance at a $5,000 award plus a travel and lodging stipend to celebrate your achievement in person on grounds at Chautauqua Institution this summer. The winner will be celebrated at Chautauqua with a combined talk & reading and selected by our Guest Jude Deborah A. Miranda.

Self-nominations or nominations by editors/professors accepted via Submittable. For more information and submission details, visit: janus.chq.org

01/09/2026

🚨 Announcement! 🚨

Chautauqua Literary Arts is pleased to present the Week Three 2026 CLSC selection and its accompanying presentation.

📅 Friday, July 17
⏰️ 2:00 p.m.
📍 Hall of Philosophy

LatinoLand is an exceptional, comprehensive overview of Hispanic America, based on personal interviews, deep research and Marie Arana’s life experience as a Latina. Currently, Latinos comprise approximately twenty percent of the U.S. population, a number that continues to grow. By 2050, census reports project that one in every three Americans will claim Latino heritage. Drawing on her own experience as the daughter of an American mother and Peruvian father, in LatinoLand, Arana unabashedly celebrates Latino resilience and character, showing us why we must understand the fastest-growing minority in America.

12/19/2025

The AACLSC sends its warmest congratulations to Stephine Hunt as she steps into this new position. We wish her all the best and will continue to support her and all of the oustanding programs the CLSC offers.

We are sorry to see our friend, Kwame Alexander, stepping away from a full-time position with Chautauqua Institution, but we also wish all the best for him as he embarks on new journeys.

Congratulations, Stephine, from all of your friends at the Alumni Association!

You can read more about it at CHQ.org