WCSU Events

Poor Yorick: Writer’s Open Mic

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, interim Writing Center Coordinator and MFA graduate Cameron Phillips, from 3-5 p.m. at …


Poor Yorick: Writers’ Open Mic

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, …


Black and Orange 2025 Launch Party

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 …


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

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 E.A. Neeves and Patricia Park

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 …


Reading and Q&A with Scott Ellsworth

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, …


Connecticut Poetry Circuit Reading

CONNECTICUT POETRY CIRCUIT READING: The Connecticut Poetry Circuit will visit WCSU: WCSU Writing major Isabella Bullock will join fellow Connecticut Collegiate Poets Sara Greene of Eastern Connecticut State University, Oliver Egger of Wesleyan University, Alisa Mejia of Quinnipiac University and …


MFA Winter Residency – Sarah Darer Littman and Nora Raleigh Baskin

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 …


MFA Winter Residency – Julie Marie Wade

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,” …


MFA Winter Residency – Jubi Arriola-Headley

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 …