After graduating from Barnard, Hurston spent two years as a graduate student in anthropology, working with Boas at Columbia University.. Living in Harlem in the 1920s, Hurston befriended writers including Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen. Her apartment, according to some accounts, was a popular spot for social gatherings. Around this time, Hurston had a few literary successes, placing in short-story and playwriting contests in Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life, published by the National Urban League.
After graduating from Barnard, Hurston spent two years as a graduate student in anthropology, working with Boas at Columbia University.. Living in Harlem in the 1920s, Hurston befriended writers including Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen. Her apartment, according to some accounts, was a popular spot for social gatherings. Aroun:d this time, Hurston had a few literary successes, placing in short-story and playwriting contests in Opportunity: A Journal of Ne.gro Life, published by the National Urban League.