Department News & Events
All Department of Creative Writing Events are free and open to the public, unless noted otherwise. Welcome!
Spring 2026 Events
| 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 |
| A Reading with Anna Lena Phillips Bell & Book launch for Might Could |
Thu, Mar 19 | 7p KE 1111 |
| MFA Thesis Reading I | Thu, Mar 26 | 7p MO 100 |
| A Reading with Melissa Faliveno | Fri, Mar 27 | 7p Pomegranate Books |
| MFA Thesis Reading II | Thu, Apr 9 | 7p MO 100 |
| A Reading with Sarah Messer | Thu, Apr 16 | 7p KE 1111 |
| FlashLIT Anthology Reception a collab 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 <exams 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, then MFA) |
—TBD— likely: Sat, May 9 | 2:30p Kenan Hall Lobby |
| 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.
<Campus Map>
<Visitor Parking>
<UNCW Academic Calendar, Spring 2026>