Writers at Work

Writers at Work showcases the way writers and other artists find careers in which to apply their skills, and the ways art lovers bring the arts into their lives.  Editors, publishers, activists, booksellers, arts administrators and other professionals share how their careers and their love of literary and other arts intersect. 

Jason Daniel Schwartz MFA'05 is a political strategist working on campaigns for climate and economic justice. Schwartz co-leads the US political team for The Sunrise Project, which pushes for better state and federal climate and labor policy—and to defeat policies that enact denial of climate change and the energy transition.