Fieldwork gives Writing students, both BFA and MFA, the flexibility to design their own path outside the classroom—launching a literary journal, organizing a reading series, partnering with a local arts organization, and so many other variations. It’s a space for self-directed projects that turn a student’s own ideas into real, professional work. Check out what past students have done!
During my time at Pratt, I signed ten novels across three publishing houses, including seven books that had yet to be written. During my fieldwork course, I was given the time and support to work under deadlines to write and edit the books for these contracts. The Pratt writing department was an extremely supportive environment, even helping me host a release event for my debut novel, Demon Scout, and supporting me as a vendor at the Brooklyn Book Festival and a panelist at GeekGirlCon.
Charleigh Frederick Independent Genre Publishing (Fieldwork), 2022
Understanding practical publishing as a freelance writer. Applying Gender and Medieval Imagination to creative practice. Exploring various art practices through exhibitions and performances for engagement within the community of study.
Sam Tuck Publishing in Medieval Imagination, 2026
I directed interviews focusing on offering specific tips and tricks for students in several departments at Pratt. These interviews featured prominent professors recommended by the head of each department to give detailed and honest answers. The interviews will be posted on Pratt’s social media, offering students a helpful resource for bettering their work practice– one they can come back to if needed.
Spade Stokes Departmental Interview Series, 2026
I created a magazine issue centered on the theme of pregnancy. I called for submissions, edited and organized them, learned InDesign to format the layouts, and published it on Mother’s Day.
Elisa Edgar Totally Fem : The Pregnant Issue, 2026
This project began with an encounter at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where Cameroonian labor objects that once existed as functional and lived tools were preserved behind glass and reframed as art. The project examines museums as sites that actively reshape meaning, transforming labor into heritage and community knowledge into institutional authority while creating distance between people and the objects that once moved through everyday life. Focusing on blackness, it asks how women’s labor in West African contexts becomes erased within museum spaces, and how recognition and cultural value are shaped through display.
Fleuirianne Niboh West African Art and the Museum, 2026
For this fieldwork project, my task was to create a short conceptual film piece inspired by my thesis project, which is a feature length film. This project included searching for resources, both monetary and labor. This piece would be presented alongside a film pitch deck presentation describing my project and its influences.
Brandon Michael Pigott Jr Simon and Balta Are Just Friends, 2026
