The Whole Cloth Reading Series: Jane Huffman reads Public Abstract

30 October 2024 5:00 pm

Venue: Green College
Categories: Featured News & Events

Winner of the 2023 APR/Honickman First Book Prize, Jane Huffman’s intricate debut collection, Public Abstract, examines illness and recovery, loss and addiction: the ripples of influence an addict has on their family circle, and vice versa. An experience in deep listening, each Whole Cloth Reading Series event features a single poet who reads an entire book of poems from cover to cover.

BFA Prospective Student Info Session

18 November 2024 1:00 pm

Categories: Featured Homepage, Featured News & Events, Featured Undergraduate

Join us for an online Info Session for all prospective CRWR Minor and CRWR Major students.

Hybridity & Cultural Specificity: Discussion with Silvia Moreno-Garcia

18 November 2024 2:00 pm

Venue: Dodson Room (Room 302)
Categories: Featured News & Events

Silvia Moreno-Garcia will speak about incorporating hybridity and cultural specificity into speculative fiction, followed by a discussion with Professor Nalo Hopkinson and a Q&A with the audience.

The Whole Cloth Reading Series: Joyelle McSweeney reads Death Styles

20 November 2024 5:00 pm

Venue: Green College
Categories: Featured News & Events

Joyelle McSweeney is the author of ten books of poetry, prose, drama, criticism and translation, including her recent poetry collection Death Styles. An experience in deep listening, each Whole Cloth Reading Series event features a single poet who reads an entire book of poems from cover to cover.

Writing the Romantic Comedy Course 1: The Outline (online, asynchronous, non-credit)

13 January 2025 - 17 February 2025

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CANCELLED Reading & Reception with Joshua Whitehead, Writer in Residence at the School of Creative Writing

13 January 2025 3:00 pm

Venue: Dodson Room (Room 302)
Categories: Featured Homepage, Featured News & Events

Joshua Whitehead’s visit to our campus has unfortunately been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. We hope to be able to welcome Joshua in the future; please follow us for updates.

On Indigenous Joy: A Reading with Joshua Whitehead, Tenille Campbell and Kaitlyn Purcell (online)

20 January 2025 2:00 pm

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Joshua Whitehead (Oji-Cree), Tenille Campbell (Dene/Métis), and Kaitlyn Purcell (Dënésułıné) will read from their recent work and discuss the role of joy in Indigenous literatures.

The Whole Cloth Reading Series: BFA alum Marc Perez reads Dayo

22 January 2025 5:00 pm

Venue: Green College
Categories: Featured News & Events

BFA alum Marc Perez will read from his poetry collection Dayo. Dayo is an elegant debut collection that illuminates the contours of un/belonging. An experience in deep listening, each Whole Cloth Reading Series event features a single poet who reads an entire book of poems from cover to cover.

Reading & Reception: New Work by Faculty in the School of Creative Writing

27 January 2025 2:00 pm

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Please join us to hear from five faculty who are publishing new work in 2025. Come relax and listen to readings, mingle with students, faculty and staff, and have a drink and a snack.

An Apprenticeship In Readiness: Experimental Practices with Mita Mahato and Lara Mimosa Montes (online)

10 February 2025 11:00 am

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In conversation, Mita Mahato and Lara Mimosa Montes will share practical and poetic strategies that shape their respective writing lives.