• M.F.A. Winter Residency Reception and Faculty Reading

    Hotel Zero Degrees 15 Milestone Road, Danbury, CT

    M.F.A. WINTER RESIDENCY RECEPTION AND FACULTY READING: Join Western Connecticut State University's MFA in Creative and Professional Writing in kicking off our 2024 Winter Residency! The opening reception will include short readings by our faculty from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at …

  • Reading and Q&A with Jill McDonough

    President's Reception Room, Westside Classroom Building 218 43 Lake Ave. Extension, Danbury, CT

    LIVE READING AND Q&A WITH JILL MCDONOUGH: Come celebrate the work of the 2023 Housatonic Book Award winner in Poetry, Jill McDonough! This event will be hosted by WCSU's M.F.A. in Creative and Professional Writing program will be from 7:30 …

    Free
  • Reading and Q&A with E.A. Neeves and Patricia Park

    President's Reception Room, Westside Classroom Building 218 43 Lake Ave. Extension, Danbury, CT

    LIVE READING AND Q&A WITH E.A. NEEVES AND PATRICIA PARK: Join WCSU's M.F.A. in Creative and Professional Writing for a live reading and Q&A with authors E.A. Neeves and Patricia Park! This event is free, open to the public and …

    Free
  • Reading and Q&A with Scott Ellsworth

    President's Reception Room, Westside Classroom Building 218 43 Lake Ave. Extension, Danbury, CT

    LIVE READING AND Q&A WITH SCOTT ELLSWORTH: Join WCSU's M.F.A. in Creative and Professional Writing program as it celebrates the work of the 2022 Housatonic Book Award winner in Nonfiction, Scott Ellsworth! This reading is free, open to the public, …

    Free
  • The Growing Threat of Censorship Library Display

    Ruth Haas Library 181 White St., Danbury, CT

    THE GROWING THREAT OF CENSORSHIP LIBRARY DISPLAY: Join us from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the soft launch of our new library display at Haas Library on the Midtown campus! Come visit and talk to a librarian about challenges, …

  • Connecticut Poetry Circuit

    Kathwari Honors House 181 White St., Danbury, CT

    CONNECTICUT POETRY CIRCUIT: The Connecticut Poetry Circuit comes to the Midtown campus of WCSU at 7 p.m. at the Kathwari Honors House. WCSU's Meaghan Canavan will be joined by student poets from Wesleyan, Quinnipiac, Trinity, and U. of Hartford. This …

  • A Night with Constantine ‘Deno’ Macricostas

    Ruth Haas Library 181 White St., Danbury, CT

    A NIGHT WITH CONSTANTINE "DENO" MACRICOSTAS, ENTREPRENEUR, PHILANTHROPIST, WCSU PARENT: Highlighting examples from his book, "The Journey is its Own Reward," Deno Macricostas will share his journey from abject poverty in Nazi-occupied Piraeus, Greece, to the pinnacle of success in …

  • Reading

    President's Reception Room, Westside Classroom Building 218 43 Lake Ave. Extension, Danbury, CT

    READING: Author Ian M. Rogers will read from his work in the President's Reception Room, Westside Classroom Building Room 218 on the Westside campus at 7:30 p.m. Q&A will follow. Rogers is the author of "MFA Thesis Novel," a satirical look …

  • Reading

    President's Reception Room, Westside Classroom Building 218 43 Lake Ave. Extension, Danbury, CT

    READING: Poet Joan Kwon Glass will read from her work in the President's Reception Room, Westside Classroom Building Room 218 on the Westside campus at 7:30 p.m. Q&A will follow. Glass is the winner of the 2024 Perugia Press Poetry Prize …

  • Book Signing with Dr. Kevin Gutzman

    Barnes and Noble Danbury 7 Backus Avenue Space E110, Danbury, CT

    BOOK SIGNING WITH DR. KEVIN GUTZMAN: The Danbury Barnes & Noble will host a book signing with WCSU Professor of History Dr. Kevin Gutzman from noon to 2 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, 7 Backus Ave., Danbury.  

  • Martín Espada, “Jailbreak of Sparrows” Debut Reading

    President's Reception Room, Westside Classroom Building 218 43 Lake Ave. Extension, Danbury, CT

    MARTIN ESPADA, "JAILBREAK OF SPARROWS" DEBUT READING: National Book Award-winning poet Martín Espada will give the debut reading from his new book of poems, "Jailbreak of Sparrows" at 7 p.m. in Room 218 of the Classroom Building on the Westside …

    Free
  • Black and Orange 2025 Launch Party

    Midtown Student Center 202 181 White St., Danbury, CT

    BLACK AND ORANGE 2025 LAUNCH PARTY: Come by and celebrate the release of Black and Orange 2025, the Halloween edition of WCSU's literary journal! There will be free food, games, and music. From 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Room 202 …

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