Department News & Events
All Department of Creative Writing Events are free and open to the public, unless noted otherwise. Welcome!
Spring 2026 Events
| Event | Date, Time, and Location |
|---|---|
| Write Wilmington! Spring 2026 | Fridays, 9-10a Feb 6 - Mar 20 |
| A Reading with David Guterson | Mon, Feb 9 | 7p KE 1111 |
| A Reading with Silas House | Thu, Feb 12 | 7p KE 1111 |
| A Reading with Sarah Domet Book Launch of Everything Lost Returns |
Tue, Feb 17 | 7p Pomegranate Books |
| FAB BFA Reading — "Love Is a Battlefield" | Thu, Feb 26 | 6:30p KE 1111 |
| Book Launch for Might Could with Anna Lena Phillips Bell Featuring a Letter Press Printing Demo with Emily Hancock of St Brigid Press |
Thu, Mar 19 | 7p Discovery Hall 1070 |
| MFA Thesis Reading I <more> | Thu, Mar 26 | 7p MO 100 |
| A Reading with Melissa Faliveno | Fri, Mar 27 | 7p Pomegranate Books |
| FAB BFA Reading — "Climate Hope" Co-hosted with UNCW Sustainability |
Wed, Apr 8 | 6p Kenan Hall (porch or 1111) |
| MFA Thesis Reading II | Thu, Apr 9 | 7p MO 100 |
| BFA Thesis Reading I (Gerard) | Tue, Apr 14 | 5p KE 1111 |
| A Reading with Sarah Messer | Thu, Apr 16 | 7p KE 1111 |
| BFA Thesis Reading I (Lee) | Tue, Apr 21 | 5p KE 1111 |
| FlashLIT Anthology Reception A collaboration of UNCW Library, The Publishing Laboratory, and Art & Art History |
Wed, Apr 22 | 6p UNCW Library Discovery Hall Event Space: DH1070 |
| MFA Thesis Reading III | Thu, Apr 23 | 7p MO 100 |
| Final Exams ( exam schedule) | Fri, May 1 - Thu, May 7 |
| Spring 2026 Graduate Commencement Ceremony All Graduate Programs: Master's, MFA, and PhD |
Fri, May 8 | 1:30p Trask Coliseum |
| Creative Writing Department Graduation Ceremony BFA first (1:30), then MFA (2:30) |
Sat, May 9 | 1:30p McNeill Hall, Room 1005 |
| Spring 2026 UNCW Undergraduate Commencement College of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts |
Sat, May 9 | 5p Trask Coliseum |
Also see the MFA student-led Reading Series and, just for MFA students, the Professional Series and CRWGSA events .