Join the Greensboro literary community for an evening with Barbara Presnell, a lifelong Southerner who studied creative writing at UNCG and is now Senior Lecturer Emerita at UNC Charlotte. Presnell will read from her new memoir, Otherwise, I'm Fine, a daughter's story of unresolved grief and a family's hard-won healing. This event is free and open to the public; it will be followed by a book signing.
Jameela F. Dallis, a multidisciplinary writer, curator, art collector, and scholar based in Durham, NC, will give a reading from her first full-length poetry collection, "Encounters for the Living and the Dead" (River River Books, 2025). The event is free and open to the public and will be followed by a book signing.
Join the creative writing community at a book launch celebration for Stuart Dischell. Dischell, Professor Emeritus of Poetry at UNCG, will read from his new collection of poems, "Love's Dominion" (Unicorn Press, 2025). Free and open to the public.
Don’t miss a special fiction reading by UNCG alum Travis Mulhauser as he shares excerpts from his new novel, The Trouble Up North, followed by a book signing—open to the public!
Celebrate the release of You Between the Lines with UNCG alum Katie Naymon at Scuppernong Books on February 22, featuring a reading, discussion, and book signing!
Join the MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro for a poetry and fiction reading by Elizabeth Rose Bruce and Brianna Summey! Happening Friday, February 21, at 6 PM at Scuppernong Books (304 S. Elm St.), this free event is part of the 2025 Thesis Reading Series and open to all.... Continue reading...
Celebrate fiction and poetry with Jenna Dorn and Nick Powell at Scuppernong Books on February 14 as part of UNCG’s 2025 Thesis Reading Series!
Don’t miss the fiction and poetry reading by Margarite Nathe and Eliana Franklin at Scuppernong Books on February 7, part of UNCG’s 2025 Thesis Reading Series!
The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro will host a fiction and poetry reading by Jennifer Champagne and Rachael Hershon on Friday, January 31st at 6:00 PM at Scuppernong Books, 304 South Elm Street. A part of the MFA Writing Program’s 2025 Thesis Reading Series, the event is free and open to the public.
The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro will host a poetry and fiction reading by John Haugh and Elise LeSage on Friday, January 24th at 6:00 PM at Scuppernong Books, 304 South Elm Street. A part of the MFA Writing Program’s 2025 Thesis Reading Series, the event is free and open to the public.
Don't miss an alumni fiction doubleheader as UNCG MFA graduates Maggie Cooper and Chad Holley return to Greensboro to read from their debut collections, followed by a book signing.
Join the creative writing community for a celebration of Ever After, Fred Chappell’s final poetry collection, as the former NC Poet Laureate and longtime UNCG professor reflects on life and the beyond in a spirited farewell.
