GetLit: Fiction / ‘Looker’

Illustration by Sadie Wood

GetLit is a semimonthly series featuring works of fiction and creative nonfiction submitted by New School students. GetLit’s September open call fiction selection is “Looker” by Lydia Chiu. Lydia (any/all) is a fourth-year, undergraduate illustrator and writer pursuing a BFA in illustration and a BA in literary studies for fiction writing. Enjoy their work here.

GetLit: Nonfiction / ‘Chai’

Illustration by Sadie Wood

GetLit is a semimonthly series featuring works of fiction and creative nonfiction submitted by New School students. GetLit’s September open call nonfiction selection is “Chai” by Sobhia Kamal Jamro. Sobhia (she/her) is a first-year creative writing MFA student concentrating in fiction. Enjoy her work here.

Concrete Jungle: Back-to-school basics

Graphic by Jennifer Chung

Welcome to Concrete Jungle — a biweekly series where Brooklyn native Madison Black helps you navigate the ins and outs of NYC as a college student. Think of it as your personal survival guide, if you will. This week, we’ll get right into the back-to-school basics.

Fashion on Fifth Paris: Très chic

Photos by Jane Lewis and graphic by Isabelle Hung

No matter how much we love New York, Paris is inarguably the fashion capital of the world. This exclusive biweekly version of Fashion on Fifth based at Parsons Paris highlights the international student fashion scene. Our returning writer Jane Lewis transports you beyond Fifth Avenue and explores what Parsons Paris students think will make you très chic.

Nighthawks: 10th Street and
Avenue A

Illustration by Jacey Chen

Welcome to Nighthawks — a biweekly series where writer Sam Brule travels to noteworthy nightlife epicenters across New York City to observe and report about the night, atmosphere, and people of the weekend. Tonight, we are perched on the corner of 10th Street and Avenue A: a hotspot for young professionals and college students alike to forget the stress of the week at the nearby bars and late-night restaurants.