REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
New York, New Perspectives, and The Great Gatsby
The 17th International Fitzgerald Society Conference
in New York City June 22-28 2025!
Hosted by the New School, with conference director Anne Margaret Daniel
Please note: Although registration technically closed April 15, 2025, we still have space and would love for you to join us!
For the FINAL DRAFT of the program, Download here:
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The F. Scott Fitzgerald Society will hold its 17th international conference in New York City June 22-28, 2025 with Anne Margaret Daniel serving as conference director and Maggie Gordon Froehlich and Ross Tangedal as co-conference directors.
Please print off this registration form and follow the instructions on page 2:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LMXBGZQodiv-mdjn2y4QxMGIC4euxKeA/edit
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The registration fee for all attendees is $250. That includes the opening reception, the closing banquet, all keynotes, original plays, and paper presentations. We will continue to add updates and further details as we head toward April 15 when registration closes.
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We will open the conference June 22 in Port Washington with a boat tour of Manhasset Bay on The Great Gatsby Tour. This unique journey between “East Egg” and “West Egg” was originally founded by former Fitzgerald Society website developer Eleanor Cox and her husband Chris Nihill in 2008. As of 2024, it is operated by Kevin C. Fitzpatrick, New York City historian and tourist leader extraordinaire and the founder of the Dorothy Parker Society. If you would like a taste of what the cruise is like, click here. Attendees are encouraged to arrive Saturday June 21 and either stay in the city to ride through the former Valley of Ashes on the LIRR as a group or to stay in either Great Neck or Port Washington (much cheaper than a night in NYC!).
The boat tour is an optional event, for an additional $55. We will also take a bus tour and enjoy a reception at the Inn at Great Neck on Wednesday, June 25. The price for it is $80.
We will also have two free events open to the first 100 attendees: a June 24 reception at the Irish Consulate (with many thanks for Society member Brian Murphy for arranging). The event will feature special guests who will also repeat their performance later in the week for those who cannot attend. Other attendees are invited to an excited “speakeasy cabaret” by Society member and playwright/dancer/actress Brooke di Spirito. This even will take place at The Back Room on Norfolk Street, which was actually once a speakeasy!
Details on the opening reception and closing banquet—which are included in the registration fee—will follow shortly. But they will be well worth the money.
A Note on Lodging:
Booking a group blocking for conferences in NYC at this moment is not easy. Hotel prices are currently inflated forty percent in part because of the migrant crisis and because of anti-AirBnB laws that prohibit short-term apartment rentals. We are fortunate that our site director, Anne Margaret Daniel, has secured a block of 31 rooms at the NYC Moxy East Village, about seven blocks from the New School. 25 of these rooms are single queens and thus are great for couples or for good friends who don’t mind Ishmael/Queequeging the week. 6 of the rooms are bunkbeds that fit four occupants. To see what rooms look like, click here.
If you would like to book the Moxy East Village, you must do so expeditiously. The queen rooms are $289 per night (about $100 off regular price). The bunk rooms are $400, or $100 per occupant. The latter is a GREAT option for folks traveling on a budget or for graduate students willing to share space.
To reserve a room on our block, click here. The last day to book is May 23, but we expect the rooms to fly quickly. One slight complication: bc we are encouraging folks to come in June 21 for the Gatsby Boat Tour, if you want to stay at the Moxy East Village that night, please email Kirk Curnutt at kcurnutt@troy.edu and he will put you in contact with our hotel representative. The night will be added to your reservation at a slightly hire rate: $339. The other option is to stay that Saturday night on Long Island and come to the boat tour, after which we will help get your luggage on the LIRR to the city in time for the opening reception that night (probably at 7:30 p.m.).
We are hoping if there is demand we can secure a second block at the Moxy Chelsea, only two subway stops from the New School. Here from Anne Margaret are other hotel options. Right now using Expedia or Travelocity one can find “reasonable” rates for the week on your own. Keep in mind that only if you are willing to stay in a hostel can you get a hotel room in the city for less than $220.
Speaking of hostels, we highly recommend the Chelsea International Hostel, which is convenient and affordable. Keep in mind that in hostels you will share facilities and showers, although they all offer privacy and safety. This is a great option for budget-minded folks and students.
Other lodging options:
Within walking distance, and recommended, are the following hotels:
The Walker Hotel, 52 W. 13th Street, a boutique hotel with lovely rooftop views. Somewhat pricey.
The Four Points by Sheraton SoHo Village, 66 Charlton Street, a large hotel that is part of the Marriott Bonvoy family (like the Moxy). Currently $336 on Travelocity, although the Four Points Downtown is only $266!
The Washington Square Hotel, 103 Waverly Place, the historic neighborhood classic. This is an excellent option given that Travelocity offers rooms for $249 per night, or $120 per if you split.
The Chelsea Inn, 46 W. 17th Street, a funky hotel made of combined 19th-century town houses which offers shared / triple rooms. Currently $232 per night.
The Jane, 113 Jane Street, with its century of history as a sailors’ hotel and its bunk rooms that resemble berths on an ocean liner, is an excellent budget option. Currently $189 per night, although the room is 64 sq feet and therefore recommended only for one person.
Incentra Village Guest House, 32 8th Avenue, a small charming hotel in the West Village and an easy walk from both the conference and the Hudson River. A pricier option.
We would be very remiss if we did not recommend The Gatsby, 135 E. Houston Street, a lovely small hotel on the edge of the East Village. Currently $237 per night.
Please keep in mind prices change with the weather. Please book now. It is better to spend a little more per night for a refundable option.
