Events

5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
At Firestone Plaza
Melange will host an Open Mic for Halloween! We will read spooky poems and stories. You could hear Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven,” excerpts from Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey, the climax of Washington Irving’s “Ichabod Crane,” and more. You may also read your original creative writing. Feel free to come in costume! Perfect end to an Art Museum day, or start of a Trick-or-Treating escapade! 

5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
In New York City
Princeton students are invited to visit the Frick Collection in New York . A round-trip NJ Transit ticket between Princeton Station and NY Penn Station will be provided. Registration is limited; first-come, first-served. Please register here.

7:30 p.m. on certain Wednesdays
At Hinds Library (McCosh Hall B14)
Looking for a creative writing community? You’re invited to join ours! We’ll play writing games, share our musings, test out different styles, and learn about publishing opportunities. No expertise needed – just an eagerness to share thoughts, feelings, and stories! 

We will meet on the following Wednesdays:
10/8, 10/22, 11/5, 11/19, 12/3, and 12/17.

5:00 pm
At Firestone Plaza
Princeton students are invited to read original poetry, prose poetry, flash fiction, short stories, and more!

8:00 – 10:00 pm
At DBar
Join Melange and invent your own neologisms!
Teams with up to 4 members may share their words.
Winners will receive a prize in recognition of their creativity.
The Mini Fantasy Dictionary Contest is separate from the main Fantasy Dictionary Contest.
To enter the main contest, check out Contests.

11:59 pm
Last day to submit to Melange for the Spring 2025 Issue and the Fantasy Dictionary Contest.

12:00 – 1:00 pm
Location TBD – Zoom available!
Prof. David Keplinger, director of the MFA Program in
Creative Writing at American University, will read a selection of his prose poetry.
Zoom Link: https://princeton.zoom.us/j/91244190545
Meeting ID: 912 4419 0545

5:00-6:00 p.m. on Mondays
At 111 East Pyne
At Editorial Board Meetings, we will vote on whether
submissions shall be accepted, accepted with revisions,
or rejected.
Graduates, undergraduates, and postdocs who are interested in joining Melange may express interest at a meeting.