Daybreak by Mark Smith-Soto: Book Release and Celebration
Experience the expressive poetry of Mark Smith-Soto’s final work, “Daybreak”, in a special reading event on April 7th.
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Digital Fiction Jam
On May 11th, come join UNCG’s first ever Digital Fiction Jam, where you can share your very own interactive narrative video game that you’ll create!
English Tea Talk with Dr. Jeanie Reynolds
Join us for the next installment of the University’s English Department Tea Talk series with Dr. Jeanie Reynolds on April 19th at 3:30pm!
UNCG Author Diane Oliver, Rediscovered After 60 Years
Only four stories were published in her lifetime. She died nearly six decades ago, two years after graduation from UNC Greensboro. But alumna Diane Oliver ’64 is now getting the acclaim few writers achieve.
The first collection of her short stories, “Neighbors and Other Stories,” has been published this month by the literary press Grove Atlantic.
English Club Open Mic Night
Join the student English Club for an open mic night in the EUC! Come share your writing and enjoy the work of your creative peers.
Michael Parker: The Last Lecture
Our “Last Lecture” series returns with UNCG Professor Emeritus Michael Parker, author of eight novels and three collections of stories. Parker has received the North Carolina Award for Literature, the Thomas Wolfe Prize, and three O.Henry Awards, among many other honors; for nearly thirty years, he taught in the MFA… Continue reading…
Author Scott Gould in Conversation with Nellie Hildebrandt and Terry L. Kennedy
Scott Gould will join Nellie Hildebrandt (MFA ’24) and Terry L. Kennedy (Director, MFA Writing Program) in a conversation celebrating the release of Gould’s latest short story collection, Idiot Men. This special Saturday evening event marks the 2024 kickoff for our Distinguished Visiting Writers Series, and will be followed by… Continue reading…
MFA in Creative Writing Thesis Reading: Sierra Stonebraker and Kay Zeiss
Join us for a second evening celebrating the creative accomplishments of our graduate students in the MFA Writing Program! Sierra Stonebraker and Kay Zeiss will give a reading of original fiction and poetry. A part of the MFA Writing Program’s 2024 Thesis Reading Series, the event is free and open… Continue reading…
“The Future Doesn’t Want Me In It,” MFA in Creative Writing Thesis Reading: Nellie Hildebrandt and Justin Nash
Join the UNCG literary community to celebrate the creative accomplishments of our graduate students in the MFA Writing Program! Nellie Hildebrandt and Justin Nash will give a reading, titled “The Future Doesn’t Want Me In It,” of their original works of fiction and poetry. This is the first event in… Continue reading…
Lauded Writer and Emeritus Professor Fred Chappell Is Remembered
Fred Chappell, one of North Carolina’s most celebrated writers, has died at age 87. He taught at UNC Greensboro for 40 years, joining in 1964. More than anyone, he made the UNCG MFA in Creative Writing program one of the finest in the nation. His poetry, essays, and novels… Continue reading…