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SUMMARY:Poor Yorick: Writers' Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:POOR YORICK – WRITERS’ OPEN MIC: Join WCSU’s Department of Creative & Professional Writing Program for a Writers’ Open Mic with Pop-up Book Shop and Featured Reader\, MFA student Maria Zegarelli\, from 3-5 p.m. at The Market at The Meetinghouse\, located at 602 Ridgebury Road in Ridgefield — just a 12-minute drive from the WCSU Westside campus! \nHosted by Poor Yorick\, the program’s literary journal\, this event celebrates both WCSU’s lifelong community of writers and the vibrant literary voices of the Greater Danbury Area. We’re excited to share our program’s long-standing tradition of these open mics with the local community beyond the boundaries of our campus with an evening of storytelling\, poetry\, and prose of every kind at The Market at The Meetinghouse. This event will feature a Pop-up Book Shop hosted by Rainy Day Paperback Exchange of Bethel\, offering a curated selection of used books. \nFeatured Reader: Maria Zegarelli\nMaria Zegarelli is a creative nonfiction writer and MFA candidate expected to graduate this May from Western Connecticut State University. Zegarelli’s personal lifestyle column\, The Youngest of Us\, published in The Town Tribune\, reflects on identity\, nostalgia\, and the mundane everyday moments that make life… life. She traces how personal history follows us forward. \n———————————————————- \nThis event is open to the public! All writers are welcome to read their works* and all readers invited to sit back and enjoy! \n*Please note: Current WCSU MFA students will receive priority for reading opportunities.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/poor-yorick-writers-open-mic-3/
LOCATION:The Market at the Meetinghouse\, 602 Ridgebury Road\, Ridgefield\, CT
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Event,Coffeehouse,Entertainment,Public Events,Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Poor Yorick Editorial Team":MAILTO:paris013@wcsu.edu
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T200000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T174116Z
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SUMMARY:MFA Writing Dublin Residency Info Session
DESCRIPTION:MFA WRITING DUBLIN RESIDENCY INFO SESSION: Join us for this free info session to learn more about WestConn’s MFA in Creative and Professional Writing’s Dublin Residency! All writers (not just WestConn students) are eligible to apply. The residency includes writing workshops in Oscar Wilde’s historic home\, events at the Bram Stoker Festival\, as well as excursions outside of Dublin. \nThis virtual event is from 7 to 8 p.m. Email Associate Professor/MFA Coordinator Anthony D’Aries at dariesa@wcsu.edu for the link.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/mfa-writing-dublin-residency-info-session/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:Information Session,International,Trip,Virtual event
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ORGANIZER;CN="MFA in Creative and Professional Writing":MAILTO:dariesa@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260118T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260118T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T064243
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SUMMARY:(CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER) Poor Yorick: Writers' Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:(CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER) POOR YORICK – WRITERS’ OPEN MIC: Join WCSU’s Department of Creative & Professional Writing Program for a Writers’ Open Mic with Pop-up Book Shop from 3-5 p.m. at The Market at The Meetinghouse\, located at 602 Ridgebury Road in Ridgefield — just a 12-minute drive from the WCSU Westside campus! \nHosted by Poor Yorick\, the program’s literary journal\, this event celebrates both WCSU’s lifelong community of writers and the vibrant literary voices of the Greater Danbury Area. We’re excited to share our program’s long-standing tradition of these open mics with the local community beyond the boundaries of our campus with an evening of storytelling\, poetry\, and prose of every kind at The Market at The Meetinghouse. This event will feature a Pop-up Book Shop hosted by Rainy Day Paperback Exchange of Bethel\, offering a curated selection of used books. \nFeatured Student Reader: Sophia Caselnova\nCaselnova is a recent M.F.A. candidate in Creative Nonfiction at Western Connecticut State University focusing on memoir writing\, having recently finished her first collection of work\, titled “The Climb\,” which includes essays\, poems\, and vignettes. Previously\, Caselnova worked as a journalist where she won an award for her coverage of a municipal lawsuit\, and her poetry has been featured in Poet’s Choice and Sad Girl Diaries. She now leads creative nonfiction workshops for veterans enabling them with the tools necessary to tell their stories.\n———————————————————- \nThis event is open to the public! All writers are welcome to read their works* and all readers invited to sit back and enjoy! \n*Please note: Current WCSU M.F.A. students will receive priority for reading opportunities.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/poor-yorick-writers-open-mic-2/
LOCATION:The Market at the Meetinghouse\, 602 Ridgebury Road\, Ridgefield\, CT
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Event,Coffeehouse,Entertainment,Public Events,Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Poor Yorick Editorial Team":MAILTO:paris013@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260106T133000
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SUMMARY:MFA Winter Residency Workshop and Reading
DESCRIPTION:MFA WINTER RESIDENCY READING: The WCSU Master of Fine Arts in Creative and Professional Writing program will host its Winter Residency from Friday\, Jan. 2\, through Wednesday\, Jan. 7\, at Hotel Zero Degrees\, 15 Milestone Road in Danbury. The public is invited to attend a workshop and reading\, “Better Together: How to Co-Write a Nonfiction Book\,” featuring Cha McCoy & Layla Schlack\, at 1:30 p.m. at Hotel Zero Degrees. \nCha McCoy and Layla Schlack worked together on McCoy’s book\, “Wine Pairing for the People” (Harvest\, November 2025) from proposal to launch. Learn about their process and how they figured out what worked for them as a team\, and get a broader picture of how an illustrated nonfiction book gets made\, how one becomes a collaborator on a project like this\, and more. \nAnyone interested in attending additional sessions or who would like to learn more about the program are encouraged to contact MFA Coordinator Anthony D’Aries at dariesa@wcsu.edu \nBooks by faculty and visiting writers are available through Byrd’s Books: https://byrdsbooks.com/list/wcsu-residency-2025
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/mfa-winter-residency-reading-2/
LOCATION:Hotel Zero Degrees\, 15 Milestone Road\, Danbury\, CT\, 06810
CATEGORIES:Reading,Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="MFA in Creative and Professional Writing":MAILTO:dariesa@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260102T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260102T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T064243
CREATED:20251217T142641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T143541Z
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SUMMARY:MFA Winter Residency Reading
DESCRIPTION:MFA WINTER RESIDENCY READING: The WCSU Master of Fine Arts in Creative and Professional Writing program will host its Winter Residency from Friday\, Jan. 2\, through Wednesday\, Jan. 7\, at Hotel Zero Degrees\, 15 Milestone Road in Danbury. The public is invited to attend the Opening Reception\, at which MFA mentors will read short excerpts (4-5 minutes) from their works-in-progress. At 7 p.m. at Hotel Zero Degrees. \nAnyone interested in attending additional sessions or who would like to learn more about the program are encouraged to contact MFA Coordinator Anthony D’Aries at dariesa@wcsu.edu \nBooks by faculty and visiting writers are available through Byrd’s Books: https://byrdsbooks.com/list/wcsu-residency-2025
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/mfa-winter-residency-reading/
LOCATION:Hotel Zero Degrees\, 15 Milestone Road\, Danbury\, CT\, 06810
CATEGORIES:Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="MFA in Creative and Professional Writing":MAILTO:dariesa@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T170000
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SUMMARY:Poor Yorick: Writers' Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:POOR YORICK – WRITERS’ OPEN MIC: Join WCSU’s Department of Creative & Professional Writing Program for a Writers’ Open Mic with Pop-up Book Shop and Featured Reader\, Lisa Acerbo\, from 3-5 p.m. at The Market at The Meetinghouse\, located at 602 Ridgebury Road in Ridgefield — just a 12-minute drive from the WCSU Westside campus! \nHosted by Poor Yorick\, the program’s literary journal\, this event celebrates both WCSU’s lifelong community of writers and the vibrant literary voices of the Greater Danbury Area. We’re excited to share our program’s long-standing tradition of these open mics with the local community beyond the boundaries of our campus with an evening of storytelling\, poetry\, and prose of every kind at The Market at The Meetinghouse. This event will feature a Pop-up Book Shop hosted by Rainy Day Paperback Exchange of Bethel\, offering a curated selection of used books. \nFeatured Reader: Lisa Acerbo\nLisa Acerbo\, MFA\, EdD\, is the Director of General Education at Post University. Her short stories and poetry appear in Scarlet\, Poor Yorick Literary Journal\, Ripples in Space\, and Universe in a Bottle\, among others. Her novel\, Death and Coffee\, was released on October 14\, 2025\, by NineStar Press. Her YA fantasy novel\, The Netherworld Witch\, will arrive in 2026. \n———————————————————- \nThis event is open to the public! All writers are welcome to read their works* and all readers invited to sit back and enjoy! \n*Please note: Current WCSU MFA students will receive priority for reading opportunities.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/poor-yorick-writers-open-mic/
LOCATION:The Market at the Meetinghouse\, 602 Ridgebury Road\, Ridgefield\, CT
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Event,Coffeehouse,Entertainment,Public Events,Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Poor Yorick Editorial Team":MAILTO:paris013@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T210000
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CREATED:20251009T185448Z
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SUMMARY:Trivia for Writers (and Readers and Film Lovers!)
DESCRIPTION:TRIVIA FOR WRITERS (AND READERS AND FILM LOVERS!): Join Western Connecticut State University’s MFA in Creative and Professional Writing from 7 to 9 p.m. at Greenwood Features\, 269 Greenwood Ave. in Bethel\, for Trivia for Writers (and Readers and Film Lovers)! \nCome test your knowledge of literature\, movies\, and more at Bethel’s coolest independent movie theater. Grab your friends and form a team to compete for exciting prizes. Learn more about our MFA program\, including residencies at the Oscar Wilde House in Dublin and the Highlights Foundation Retreat Center in the Pocono Mountains. \nSee you there!
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/trivia-for-writers-and-readers-and-film-lovers/
LOCATION:Greenwood Features\, 269 Greenwood Avenue\, Bethel\, CT\, 06801
CATEGORIES:Contest,Entertainment,Fundraising,Games,Information Session,Movie,Music,Public Events,Social Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="MFA in Creative and Professional Writing":MAILTO:dariesa@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250106T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250106T213000
DTSTAMP:20260424T064243
CREATED:20241231T205518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T205518Z
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SUMMARY:Reading
DESCRIPTION: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. \nGlass is the winner of the 2024 Perugia Press Poetry Prize for her book “Daughter of Three Gone Kingdoms\,” and “Night Swim\,” winner of the Diode Book Prize. Glass’s poems have been featured/are forthcoming in POETRY\, The Slowdown\, Passages North\, Poetry Daily\, Terrain\, Ninth Letter\, Rattle\, AAWW (The Margins)\, Poetry Northwest\, Tahoma Literary Review\, Prairie Schooner\, and elsewhere.\n\nThe reading is part of the MFA in Creative and Professional Writing Winter Residency. The public is invited.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/reading-2/
LOCATION:President’s Reception Room\, Westside Classroom Building 218\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="MFA in Creative and Professional Writing":MAILTO:dariesa@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250105T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250105T213000
DTSTAMP:20260424T064243
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250102T153853Z
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SUMMARY:Alumni Book Fair
DESCRIPTION:ALUMNI BOOK FAIR: In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the WCSU MFA in Creative and Professional Writing program\, an Alumni Book Fair\, featuring the publications of graduates from the past two decades\, will be held in the President’s Reception Room\, Westside Classroom Building Room 218\, on the Westside campus at 7:30 p.m.   \nThe Book Fair is part of the MFA in Creative and Professional Writing Winter Residency. The public is invited. \n 
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/alumni-book-fair/
LOCATION:President’s Reception Room\, Westside Classroom Building 218\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Public Events,WOW
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ORGANIZER;CN="MFA in Creative and Professional Writing":MAILTO:dariesa@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250104T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250104T213000
DTSTAMP:20260424T064243
CREATED:20241231T204439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T204439Z
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SUMMARY:Reading
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRogers is the author of “MFA Thesis Novel\,” a satirical look at academia. His next novel\, “Carcrash Parker and the Haven of Larpers\,” will be published in July 2025.\n\nThe reading is part of the MFA in Creative and Professional Writing Winter Residency. The public is invited.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/reading/
LOCATION:President’s Reception Room\, Westside Classroom Building 218\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="MFA in Creative and Professional Writing":MAILTO:dariesa@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250103T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250103T213000
DTSTAMP:20260424T064243
CREATED:20241231T203824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T205628Z
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SUMMARY:Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:FILM SCREENING – “I AM: MUSLIM/AMERICAN”: This award-winning film by WCSU MFA Writing alumna Aaliyah Miller will be shown in the President’s Reception Room\, Westside Classroom Building Room 218 on the Westside campus at 7:30 p.m. Q&A with Miller and the film’s director will follow.\n\nThe film is about the experiences of Muslim Americans living in Connecticut. The film is the official selections of the Brampton International Nollywood Film Festival\, International Black and Diversity Film Festival\, the “Pulling Focus” African American Film Festival of The Quad Cities Film Festival\, and the New York Lift-Off Film Festival.\n\nThe screening is part of the M.F.A. in Creative and Professional Writing Winter Residency. The public is invited.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/film-screening/
LOCATION:President’s Reception Room\, Westside Classroom Building 218\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Movie
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ORGANIZER;CN="MFA in Creative and Professional Writing":MAILTO:dariesa@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240825T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240825T150000
DTSTAMP:20260424T064243
CREATED:20240729T193343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240814T180304Z
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SUMMARY:MFA in Creative and Professional Writing - Welcome Back Event
DESCRIPTION:MFA IN CREATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING WELCOME BACK EVENT AT AQUILA’S NEST VINEYARDS: Come join Western Connecticut State University’s MFA in Creative and Professional Writing in kicking off the fall 2024 semester and celebrating their 20th anniversary at noon at Aquila’s Nest Vineyards\, 56 Pole Bridge Road\, Newtown. All are welcome – current students\, faculty\, alumni\, and prospective students. Come learn more about our unique low-residency program\, which offers week-long residencies in Oscar Wilde’s historic home in Dublin\, the Highlights Retreat Center in the Pocono Mountains\, and on WCSU’s campus in Danbury. \nWine is not included in the ticket. A drink purchase of a minimum $10 plus tax and gratuity per participant is required to attend this event and can be made at the vineyard prior to the start of the event\, after our staff checks your ID. Aquila’s Nest has many non-alcoholic options as well. \nOutside alcohol beverages\, water bottles or any other beverages are NOT allowed to be brought in the premises of the vineyard. This is a restriction of our Farm Winery Permit. Our staff reserves the right to check bags and coolers. \nAll participants must be 21 years of age or older. Register at www.aquilasnestvineyards.com/service-page/wcsu-s-mfa-writing-s-20th-anniversary
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/mfa-in-creative-and-professional-writing-welcome-back-event/
LOCATION:Aquila’s Nest Vineyards\, 56 Pole Bridge Road\, Newtown\, CT\, 06482
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Charity/Fundraising,Fundraising,Information Session,Open House,Public Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="MFA in Creative and Professional Writing":MAILTO:dariesa@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240622T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240622T180000
DTSTAMP:20260424T064243
CREATED:20240611T184922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240612T133621Z
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SUMMARY:Summer Meet-Up! MFA in Creative and Professional Writing
DESCRIPTION:SUMMER MEET- UP – M.F.A. IN CREATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING: On Saturday\, June 22\, at 2 p.m.\, the MFA in Creative and Professional Writing program will host a meet-up at Reverie Brewing in Newtown. Come learn more about us\, including our residencies at The Highlights Foundation in the Pocono Mountains\, and our Dublin Residency at the Oscar Wilde House. This casual get together is open to all. Hope to see you there!
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/summer-meet-up-mfa-in-creative-and-professional-writing/
LOCATION:Off-campus Trip
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Event,Alumni,Career search,Information Session,Meeting,Open House,Public Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="MFA in Creative and Professional Writing":MAILTO:dariesa@wcsu.edu
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240105T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240105T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T064243
CREATED:20231212T135648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231212T141202Z
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SUMMARY:Reading and Q&A with Scott Ellsworth
DESCRIPTION: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\, and will take place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Room 218 of the Westside Classroom Building. \nScott Ellsworth is the New York Times bestselling author of “The Secret Game” and winner of the 2016 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing. He has written about American history for The New York Times\, The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times. Formerly a historian at the Smithsonian Institution\, he is also the author of “The World Beneath Their Feet” and “Death in a Promised Land.” His most recent book\, “The Ground Breaking: The Tulsa Race Massacre and an American City’s Search for Justice\,” won WCSU’s 2022 Housatonic Book Award. Ellsworth lives in Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, where he teaches in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan. Learn more at www.facebook.com/events/1017289469357759.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/reading-and-qa-with-scott-ellsworth/
LOCATION:President’s Reception Room\, Westside Classroom Building 218\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Public Events,Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="MFA in Creative and Professional Writing":MAILTO:dariesa@wcsu.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240104T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240104T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T064243
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SUMMARY:Reading and Q&A with E.A. Neeves and Patricia Park
DESCRIPTION: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 will take place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Room 218 of the Westside Classroom Building. \nE.A. Neeves grew up in New England\, where she spent many summers lifeguarding at an idyllic lake\, and occasionally catching snapping turtles. She enjoys tea\, swimming and board games that take entire evenings to play. When she’s not writing\, she can usually be found spending time with her family at their (probably not haunted) home in Salem\, Massachusetts. “After You Vanished” is her YA debut. \nPatricia Park is a tenured professor of Creative Writing at American University\, a Fulbright Scholar in Creative Arts\, an Edith Wharton Writer-in-Residence\, and a Jerome Hill Artist Fellow. She is the author of the YA novel\, “Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim” and the adult novel\, “Re Jane\,” a retelling of Jane Eyre named New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice\, winner of an American Library Association Award\, an NPR Fresh Air pick\, and others. She’s written for the New York Times\, New Yorker\, Guardian\, and others. Her new YA novel\, “What’s Eating Jackie Oh?” is forthcoming in April 2024. For more information\, visit www.facebook.com/events/3656415664680268.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/reading-and-qa-with-e-a-neeves-and-patricia-park/
LOCATION:President’s Reception Room\, Westside Classroom Building 218\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Public Events,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240103T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240103T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T064243
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231212T141040Z
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SUMMARY:Reading and Q&A with Jill McDonough
DESCRIPTION: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 to 9 p.m. in Room 218 of the Westside Classroom Building. \nJill McDonough’s books of poems include “Habeas Corpus” (Salt\, 2008)\, “Where You Live” (Salt\, 2012)\, “Reaper” (Alice James\, 2017). and “Here All Night” (Alice James\, 2019). The recipient of three Pushcart prizes and fellowships from the Lannan Foundation\, the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Fine Arts Work Center\, the New York Public Library\, the Library of Congress\, and Stanford’s Stegner program\, she taught incarcerated college students through Boston University’s Prison Education Program for 13 years. Her work has appeared in Poetry\, Slate\, The Nation\, The Threepenny Review and Best American Poetry. She teaches in the M.F.A. program at UMass-Boston and offers College Reading and Writing in Boston jails. Her sixth poetry collection\, “American Treasure\,” won WCSU’s 2023 Housatonic Book Award. For more information\, go to www.facebook.com/events/1036373287694275.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/reading-and-qa-with-jill-mcdonough/
LOCATION:President’s Reception Room\, Westside Classroom Building 218\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Public Events,Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="MFA in Creative and Professional Writing":MAILTO:dariesa@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240102T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240102T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T064243
CREATED:20231212T142123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231220T202223Z
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SUMMARY:M.F.A. Winter Residency Reception and Faculty Reading
DESCRIPTION: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 Hotel Zero Degrees\, 15 Milestone Road in Danbury. \nAll evening events are free and open to the public. The full schedule is available on our website. www.wcsu.edu/writing-mfa/.\n\nPlease RSVP by contacting M.F.A. Coordinator Anthony D’Aries at dariesa@wcsu.edu.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/m-f-a-winter-residency-reception-and-faculty-reading/
LOCATION:Hotel Zero Degrees\, 15 Milestone Road\, Danbury\, CT\, 06810
CATEGORIES:Reading,Reception
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ORGANIZER;CN="MFA in Creative and Professional Writing":MAILTO:dariesa@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230106T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230106T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T064243
CREATED:20230103T184301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230103T184301Z
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SUMMARY:MFA Winter Residency - Sarah Darer Littman and Nora Raleigh Baskin
DESCRIPTION: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 subjects? And what responsibility do authors have to themselves when researching and writing about topics that have painful personal resonance? \nNora Raleigh Baskin is a creative writing teacher and the author of fifteen novels for young readers\, as well as several personal narrative essays\, and a work-in-progress novel of literary fiction for adult readers (The Story of You). Her YA novel\, Nine\, Ten: A September 11 Story\, is a “tense…and thought-provoking” (Kirkus Review\, starred review) look at the days leading up to the tragic events of September 11\, 2001\, and how that day impacted the lives of four middle schoolers. \nSarah Darer Littman is the critically acclaimed author of 19 middle grade and young adult novels\, including Backlash (Winner of the Iowa Teen Book Award and the Grand Canyon Reader Award) and Confessions of a Closet Catholic\, winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award. Her most recent book\, Some Kind of Hate\, was released in November 2022. As well as writing novels\, Sarah teaches in the MFA program at WCSU and at the Yale Writers’ Workshop. She is also an award-winning columnist. \nAll evening residency events are free and open to the public. The event will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Room 218 of the Westside Classroom Building (President’s Reception Room).
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/mfa-winter-residency-sarah-darer-littman-and-nora-raleigh-baskin/
LOCATION:President’s Reception Room\, Westside Classroom Building 218\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="MFA in Creative and Professional Writing":MAILTO:dariesa@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230105T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230105T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T064243
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230103T183023Z
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SUMMARY:MFA Winter Residency - Julie Marie Wade
DESCRIPTION:MFA WINTER RESIDENCY – JULIE MARIE WADE: WCSU’s MFA in Creative and Professional Writing welcomes our 2021 Housatonic Book Award winner in nonfiction\, Julie Marie Wade! Julie will read from her winning collection of essays\, “Just an Ordinary Woman Breathing\,” and answer questions from the audience from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Room 218 of the Westside Classroom Building (President’s Reception Room). \nAll evening residency events are free and open to the public. \nJulie Marie Wade is the author of 13 collections of poetry\, prose\, and hybrid forms\, including Wishbone: A Memoir in Fractures\, Small Fires\, Postage Due: Poems & Prose Poems\, When I Was Straight\, SIX\, Just an Ordinary Woman Breathing\, and Skirted. With Denise Duhamel\, she wrote The Unrhymables: Collaborations in Prose\, and with Brenda Miller\, Telephone: Essays in Two Voices. A winner of the Marie Alexander Poetry Series and the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir\, Julie teaches in the creative writing program at Florida International University and reviews regularly for Lambda Literary Review and The Rumpus.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/mfa-winter-residency-julie-marie-wade/
LOCATION:President’s Reception Room\, Westside Classroom Building 218\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="MFA in Creative and Professional Writing":MAILTO:dariesa@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230104T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230104T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T064243
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SUMMARY:MFA Winter Residency - Jubi Arriola-Headley
DESCRIPTION:M.F.A. WINTER RESIDENCY – JUBI ARRIOLA-HEADLEY: WCSU’s MFA in Creative and Professional Writing welcomes our 2021 Housatonic Book Award winner in poetry\, Jubi Arriola-Headley! Jubi will read from his winning collection\, “original kink\,” and answer questions from the audience from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Room 218 of the Westside Classroom Building (President’s Reception Room). \nAll evening residency events are free and open to the public. \nJubi Arriola-Headley (he/him) is a Blacqueer poet\, storyteller\, first-generation United Statesian\, and author of original kink: poems (Sibling Rivalry Press)\, recipient of the 2021 Housatonic Book Award. He’s a 2018 PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow\, holds an MFA from the University of Miami\, and has received support from Yaddo\, Millay Arts\, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts\, Lambda Literary\, & the Atlantic Center for the Arts. Jubi and his work have been featured in Literary Hub\, Electric Literature\, The Rumpus\, Southern Humanities Review\, PBS NewsHour’s Brief But Spectacular\, & elsewhere. Jubi lives with his husband in South Florida\, on ancestral Tequesta\, Miccosukee\, and Seminole lands.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/mfa-winter-residency-jubi-arriola-headley/
LOCATION:President’s Reception Room\, Westside Classroom Building 218\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="MFA in Creative and Professional Writing":MAILTO:dariesa@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230103T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230103T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T064243
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SUMMARY:MFA Winter Residency - Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:MFA WINTER RESIDENCY: – OPENING RECEPTION: Join the M.F.A. in Creative and Professional Writing community at Hotel Zero Degrees in Danbury on opening night of their 2023 Winter Residency! Faculty members will read short excerpts from their creative works-in-progress. Coffee/tea/light desserts will be served. From 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Hotel Zero Degrees in Danbury. \nAll residency evening events are free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/mfa-winter-residency-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Hotel Zero Degrees\, 15 Milestone Road\, Danbury\, CT\, 06810
CATEGORIES:Reading,Reception
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ORGANIZER;CN="MFA in Creative and Professional Writing":MAILTO:dariesa@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221111T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221111T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T064243
CREATED:20221108T165037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T171952Z
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SUMMARY:Veteran's Day Book Launch
DESCRIPTION: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 third book\, OUT OF THE SHADOWS. \nAbout the book: \nThe stories of nine remarkable American women soldiers wounded while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. Based on hours of personal interviews\, Out of the Shadows: Voices of American Women Soldiers pieces together the unique lives of these women who served side by side with their male counterparts in war-torn Iraq and Afghanistan. \nAbout the author: \nRon Farina is author of three books\, including most recently “Out of the Shadows Voices of American Women Soldiers\,” “Who Will Have My Back” and “At the Altar of the Past.” Other works include: “Unsung Heroes\,” “Keeping Promises” and “Worn Torn\,” personal essays about the human cost of war. In 2021 he was awarded the AWP Intro Award for Fiction and the Society of Professional Journalists\, Connecticut Chapter first place award for General Column Magazine writing. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and two Golden Retrievers\, Henry and Preacher. \nHe holds an MFA from Western Connecticut State University. He served in Vietnam in 1966-67.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/veterans-day-book-launch/
LOCATION:Byrd’s Books in Bethel\, CT
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Discussion,Public Events,Reading,Speaker
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ORGANIZER;CN="MFA in Creative and Professional Writing":MAILTO:dariesa@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221012T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221012T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T064243
CREATED:20220916T204335Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch
DESCRIPTION: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). A reading\, discussion\, and signing will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. followed by a casual reception at Edison Kitchen next door to Byrd’s Books in downtown Bethel\, CT. \nPre-registration is required. 
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/book-launch/
LOCATION:Byrd’s Books in Bethel\, CT
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Discussion,Entertainment,Public Events,Reading,Speaker
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