POOR YORICK OPEN MIC: Join the faculty and students of the M.F.A. in Creative and Professional Writing at 7 p.m. at their monthly open mic! Poor Yorick is the M.F.A. program's online literary journal. Contact Poor Yorick editor Maggie McCarty Read More »
BOOK LAUNCH - MFA IN CREATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING - BRIANA McGUCKIN: Join the Writing and Literature Department and Byrd's Books in celebrating the release of MFA alumna Briana Una McGuckin's debut novel, On Good Authority (Thomas & Mercer, 2022). Read More »
VETERAN'S DAY BOOK LAUNCH: WCSU's MFA in Creative and Professional Writing is co-sponsoring a Veteran's Day celebration at Byrd's Books in Bethel from 7 to 8 p.m. The event will feature Ron Farina, an MFA graduate, who recently published his Read More »
MFA WINTER RESIDENCY - SARAH DARER LITTMAN AND NORA RALEIGH BASKIN: Writers Nora Raleigh Baskin and Sarah Darer Littman aren’t afraid to tackle difficult —and sometimes controversial —topics. What are the author’s responsibilities to their audience when writing about these Read More »
BLACK AND WHITE RELEASE CELEBRATION: An event dedicated to celebrating the release of the 13th volume for Black and White Literary Magazine. Students and faculty are are invited from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the Midtown Student Center.
BREATHING SPACE: EXPLORING COLLABORATION ACROSS ART FORMS: WCSU students and faculty will share their experiences collaborating on Breathing Space, a broadside project featuring poems and artwork created by WCSU students. Audience members will learn about the creative opportunities of collaborating Read More »
POETRY MONTH FUNDRAISER: In order to celebrate poetry month, Student Publications will be holding a poetry fundraiser from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Ruth A. Haas Library pavilion. Members will write poetry on the spot to raise money for Read More »
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 Read More »
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 Read More »
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 Read More »
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, Read More »
KATHWARI HONORS PROGRAM PUBLIC TALK: The Kathwari Honors Program will welcome Dr. Brandon Brown, author of "Sharing our Science: How to Write and Speak STEM," at 7 p.m. in Room 127 of White Hall on the university's Midtown campus. Brown Read More »
