Mid Theory Collective
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the contemporary and its curiosities
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Our reading group on NEVADA starts in about two weeks! Get your copy of this brilliant, funny, trailblazing trans novel and join us on October 16th @ 5:30 ET. Sign up here: tinyurl.com/4yj7xj8p
October 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Our reading group on NEVADA starts in about two weeks! Get your copy of this brilliant, funny, trailblazing trans novel and join us on October 16th @ 5:30 ET. Sign up here: tinyurl.com/4yj7xj8p
MTC has partnered with Chicago Review for a pitch workshop on October 9 @ 6pm ET. Want to try your hands in public writing, not sure how to approach editors, how to pitch your idea? Join us for a discussion of our respective processes as well as general conversations about best practices.
October 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
MTC has partnered with Chicago Review for a pitch workshop on October 9 @ 6pm ET. Want to try your hands in public writing, not sure how to approach editors, how to pitch your idea? Join us for a discussion of our respective processes as well as general conversations about best practices.
MTC first reading group on the award-winning translated stories HEART LAMP by Banu Mushtaq will take place tomorrow Sept. 18 at 5pm ET. Sign up here:
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September 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
MTC first reading group on the award-winning translated stories HEART LAMP by Banu Mushtaq will take place tomorrow Sept. 18 at 5pm ET. Sign up here:
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MTC is running two reading groups this fall. The first starts later this month. We will be reading HEART LAMP, a collection of short stories in translation and the first meeting is September 18. Get your books now and join us!! Sign up below:
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September 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
MTC is running two reading groups this fall. The first starts later this month. We will be reading HEART LAMP, a collection of short stories in translation and the first meeting is September 18. Get your books now and join us!! Sign up below:
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Where has summer gone?? Well, for MTC a large junk of it was spent in and on Praiseworthy. Our final meeting on the book will take place tomorrow afternoon, August 6 @5pm ET on Zoom. Sign up below!
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August 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Where has summer gone?? Well, for MTC a large junk of it was spent in and on Praiseworthy. Our final meeting on the book will take place tomorrow afternoon, August 6 @5pm ET on Zoom. Sign up below!
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The first one went so well that MTC will be running two more of these workshops over the summer. Sign up here: mid-theory.com/mtc-writing-...
July 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The first one went so well that MTC will be running two more of these workshops over the summer. Sign up here: mid-theory.com/mtc-writing-...
Our second meeting on Praiseworthy is this afternoon, July 2, @5pm ET Today we will cover pages 150-337, “The Censer” and “Moth Opera.” You are, of course, welcome to join even if you are not caught up with our reading schedule! Sign up below for zoom link.
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July 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Our second meeting on Praiseworthy is this afternoon, July 2, @5pm ET Today we will cover pages 150-337, “The Censer” and “Moth Opera.” You are, of course, welcome to join even if you are not caught up with our reading schedule! Sign up below for zoom link.
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We are so delighted to introduce our first cohort of contributing writers—critics and thinkers who exemplify the spirit of what we want MTC to be. We are grateful for their work and thrilled to have them on board as we continue to grow and evolve!
June 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We are so delighted to introduce our first cohort of contributing writers—critics and thinkers who exemplify the spirit of what we want MTC to be. We are grateful for their work and thrilled to have them on board as we continue to grow and evolve!
The first meeting of Praiseworthy Reading Group will take place TODAY @5pm. Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
June 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The first meeting of Praiseworthy Reading Group will take place TODAY @5pm. Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
In addition to our reading groups, MTC will host a writing workshop on job market materials this summer. First meeting will be June 27th @ 2pm ET. Second meeting first week of August, date TBD. More information: mid-theory.com/mtc-writing-...
June 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
In addition to our reading groups, MTC will host a writing workshop on job market materials this summer. First meeting will be June 27th @ 2pm ET. Second meeting first week of August, date TBD. More information: mid-theory.com/mtc-writing-...
This summer MTC will be running two reading groups, one fiction and one theory. We hope you can join us for one or both. You can find more information on our website:
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June 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This summer MTC will be running two reading groups, one fiction and one theory. We hope you can join us for one or both. You can find more information on our website:
mid-theory.com/reading/
mid-theory.com/reading/
We like big novels and we cannot lie! What contemporary novel should MTC read this summer? Drop your recommendations in the comments, the longer the novel the better. #bigbooksummer
May 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We like big novels and we cannot lie! What contemporary novel should MTC read this summer? Drop your recommendations in the comments, the longer the novel the better. #bigbooksummer
The editorial board of Mid Theory Collective is sponsoring a seminar at ASAP/16 on our working conditions. Please share and consider submitting to it!
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March 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The editorial board of Mid Theory Collective is sponsoring a seminar at ASAP/16 on our working conditions. Please share and consider submitting to it!
asap16.exordo.com/submissions/...
asap16.exordo.com/submissions/...
MTC March Reading: in association with our upcoming forum on romance, we will be reading Alexis Hall's A LADY FOR A DUKE, a queer historical romance. Our romance forum explores what romance, as a genre, offers its readers. How better to dive into that question than to read some romance ourselves!
February 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
MTC March Reading: in association with our upcoming forum on romance, we will be reading Alexis Hall's A LADY FOR A DUKE, a queer historical romance. Our romance forum explores what romance, as a genre, offers its readers. How better to dive into that question than to read some romance ourselves!
See you soon! 👀
January 31, 2025 at 4:13 PM
See you soon! 👀
INTRODUCING: MTC Oscars series! Just in time for Oscar nominations this coming Thursday. For the month of February, we'll run an ongoing series (with work from almost 30 writers) of essays, reviews, blurbs, & conversations about a whole range of Oscar frontrunners and hopefuls.
January 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
INTRODUCING: MTC Oscars series! Just in time for Oscar nominations this coming Thursday. For the month of February, we'll run an ongoing series (with work from almost 30 writers) of essays, reviews, blurbs, & conversations about a whole range of Oscar frontrunners and hopefuls.
Join us tomorrow, January 21 at 7:30 for a discussion of John Berger's Ways of Seeing. All are welcome! Details on our website
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Our January read is in connection to our upcoming forum “Seeing and the Gaze” to be published later in the month.
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Our January read is in connection to our upcoming forum “Seeing and the Gaze” to be published later in the month.
January 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Join us tomorrow, January 21 at 7:30 for a discussion of John Berger's Ways of Seeing. All are welcome! Details on our website
mid-theory.com/reading/
Our January read is in connection to our upcoming forum “Seeing and the Gaze” to be published later in the month.
mid-theory.com/reading/
Our January read is in connection to our upcoming forum “Seeing and the Gaze” to be published later in the month.
Good day to revisit John Fredericks's essay on Ali Abbasi's "The Apprentice" and the myth-making machine of american democracy
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January 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Good day to revisit John Fredericks's essay on Ali Abbasi's "The Apprentice" and the myth-making machine of american democracy
mid-theory.com/2024/12/09/a...
mid-theory.com/2024/12/09/a...
MTC January Read: John Berger’s WAYS OF SEEING. Discussion led by @bakaari.bsky.social & @bekahwaalkes.bsky.social. This reading group is hosted in connection to our upcoming forum “Seeing and the Gaze” to be published in late January. More information on our website: mid-theory.com/reading/
January 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
MTC January Read: John Berger’s WAYS OF SEEING. Discussion led by @bakaari.bsky.social & @bekahwaalkes.bsky.social. This reading group is hosted in connection to our upcoming forum “Seeing and the Gaze” to be published in late January. More information on our website: mid-theory.com/reading/
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January 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Consider subscribing to our newsletter where you don't only find out about what we have been up to the previous month but witness the editorial board stumble upon its own collective subconscious.
A humble request: THANK YOU all for reading & engaging with MTC. We are delighted to see that we are reaching people, but we could always use your help in spreading the word. So feel free to share our pieces online or offline with your many brilliant circles!
December 6, 2024 at 2:50 PM
A humble request: THANK YOU all for reading & engaging with MTC. We are delighted to see that we are reaching people, but we could always use your help in spreading the word. So feel free to share our pieces online or offline with your many brilliant circles!
MTC's 2nd meeting on Percival Everett's 'James' will be this Tuesday Nov. 26 @7:30pm EST. We had a great conversation last time. Come even if you didn't come to the first meeting, even if you've not read all of it! Details here: mid-theory.com/reading/
November 24, 2024 at 2:38 PM
MTC's 2nd meeting on Percival Everett's 'James' will be this Tuesday Nov. 26 @7:30pm EST. We had a great conversation last time. Come even if you didn't come to the first meeting, even if you've not read all of it! Details here: mid-theory.com/reading/