DANBURY, CONN. — The public is invited to attend readings each evening beginning Sunday, Aug. 1, as part of the university’s Master of Fine Arts program. The readings will be offered at several Danbury sites including the university’s Midtown campus at 181 White St., the Tarrywile Mansion at 70 Southern Blvd., and the Maron Hotel Bar, 42 Lake Ave. Extension. Admission will be free to all public readings.

The schedule of public readings is as follows:

• Sunday, Aug. 1, from 7 to 10 p.m.: Mark Sundeen and Alissa Johnson at the Maron Hotel. Sundeen’s most recent book, “North by Northwestern,” has made its way to the bestseller charts of The New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Johnson is the author of numerous historical romance novels.

• Monday, Aug. 2, from 7 to 10 p.m.: Steve Almond and Rachel (Wofford) McKinley at the Maron Hotel followed by a Late Night: (Dave) Holub Slam. Almond is the author of several books including “Which Brings Me to You” (with Julianna Baggott), “Candyfreak,” “(Not That You Asked),” and, most recently, “Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life.”

• Tuesday, Aug. 3, from 7 to 10 p.m.: Kate Meadows and Mark Ferry at Tarrywile. A journalist for 11 years, Meadows has published work in national publications. She is the author of “Tough Love: A Wyoming Childhood,” a collection of personal essays that recounts her experience as an only child growing up in rural Wyoming.

• Wednesday, Aug. 4, from 7 to 10 p.m.: Mentor Mic at Alumni Hall on WestConn’s Midtown campus.

• Thursday, Aug. 5, from 7 to 10 p.m.: Joe Ahearn, Stefanie Botelho and Chris Farrell at Tarrywile. Botelho, a recent graduate of the M.F.A. program will read from her not-yet-published provocative book of poetry, prose and lyric, “At the Empress Motel.”

• Friday, Aug. 6, from 7 to 10 p.m.: Open mic, Lisa Miller and Elizabeth Ferris at the Maron Hotel.

The M.F.A. event will offer the Danbury community an opportunity to hear fiction, nonfiction, screenplay and poetry readings by nationally renowned authors, many of whom serve as writers in residence or writing mentors of the university’s M.F.A. in Creative and Professional Writing program. Launched in 2005, the program enables participants from across the nation to continue working while pursuing M.F.A. studies in a diverse range of creative and nonfiction writing genres through distance learning.

For more information, visit the M.F.A. program website at wcsu.edu/writing/mfa or call the M.F.A. office at (203) 837-8878.

Western Connecticut State University offers outstanding faculty in a range of quality academic programs. Our diverse university community provides students an enriching and supportive environment that takes advantage of the unique cultural offerings of Western Connecticut and New York. Our vision: To be an affordable public university with the characteristics of New England’s best small private universities.