Creative Writing

2019-20 Events Calendar

All events are free and open to the public, unless noted otherwise.
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Spring 2020 Events	Date, Time, Location
A Reading with Visiting Writer Kim Barnes	Thursday, February 20 7:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
A Reading with Visiting Assistant Professor Melody Moezzi	Monday, March 2 7:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
MFA Thesis Reading I (Gilbert, Howard, Murphy, Stephenson, Roa)	Thursday, March 19 7:00 p.m. Morton Auditorium 100
MFA Thesis Reading II (Fulcher, Loving, Musick, Spiegel, Thies)	Thursday, March 26 7:00 p.m. Morton Auditorium 100
MFA Thesis Reading III (Abrahamson, Culler, Olson, Taube, White)	Thursday, April 2 7:00 p.m. Morton Auditorium 100
A Reading with Novelist Wiley Cash —co-sponsored with the UNCW Department of English—	Thursday, April 16 7:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
Spring 2020 Creative Writing Graduation (Graduate): The departmental ceremony for graduate students uncw.edu/commencement/Receptions	TBD, likely: Friday, May 8 5:00 p.m., King Hall 101 (visitors park in Lot E, in front of Fisher)
Spring 2020 Creative Writing Graduation (Undergraduate): The departmental ceremony for undergraduate students uncw.edu/commencement/Receptions	TBD, likely: Saturday, May 9 10:00 a.m., King Hall 101 (visitors park in Lot E, in front of Fisher)
Spring 2020 UNCW Graduation: The 'big' ceremony for the College of Arts and Sciences—Humanities uncw.edu/commencement/events	Saturday, May 9 12:30 p.m., Trask Coliseum <campus map>

Fall 2019 Events	Date, Time, Location
University Closure—Hurricane Dorian uncw.edu/dorian	September 3—7
*Chautauqua* Issue 17 "Moxie" Release Celebration	Thursday, September 19 7:00 p.m. Flying Machine Brewery 3130 Randall Pkwy
Adapting to the Storms: A Conversation about Wilmington and the Cape Fear Region after Florence	Tuesday, September 24 6:30 p.m. UNCW CMS Auditorium <Facebook event>
An Evening of Poetry with Meg Day	Thursday, September 26 7:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111 <Facebook event>
A Reading with Carson Vaughan & Johannes Lichtman —The Kenan Distinguished Professor Reading Series—	Thursday, October 24 7:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
2019 Writers' Week	Monday, November 4 - Friday, November 8 various UNCW venues
Thirsty Tome 2019 'Food for Thought' featuring Sayantani Dasgupta & Jason Frye (MFA '05) —a UNCW Randall Library event—	Wednesday, November 20 6:30-8:00 p.m. Sherman Hayes Gallery Randall Library, 1st Floor
BFA Thesis Reading (CRW 496-001: Bass)	Wednesday, December 4 7:00-9:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
Fall 2019 UNCW Graduation: The 'big' ceremony for the College of Arts and Sciences uncw.edu/commencement/events	Saturday, December 14 9:30 a.m., Trask Coliseum
Fall 2019 Creative Writing Graduation: The departmental ceremony for undergraduate and graduate students uncw.edu/commencement/Receptions	Saturday, December 14 11:30 a.m., Kenan Hall Lobby

2018-19 Events

Spring 2019 Events	Date, Time, Location
A Q&A with Poet Anna Maria Hong	Monday, February 4 12:30—2:00 p.m. Randall Library Auditorium (RL 2047)
A Poetry Reading with Anna Maria Hong	Monday, February 4 7:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
An Evening with MacArthur Fellow Donald Antrim <read his Woodberry address here> <interview by John Jeremiah Sullivan here>	Wednesday, February 6 7:00 p.m. King Hall 101
A Reading with Visiting Writer Taylor Brown	Thursday, February 7 7:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
A Night with Spoken Word Poet, Joseph LMS Green	Tuesday, February 19 7:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
Reading & Book Launch of Dear Terror, Dear Splendor with Melissa Crowe read the title poem <here>	Thursday, February 21 7:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
MFA Thesis Reading I (Bailie, Gnuse, Hammond, Harsha)	Thursday, February 28 7:00 p.m. King Hall 101
MFA Thesis Reading II (Hanrahan, Hobbs, Shen, Stutts, Willis)	Thursday, March 7 7:00 p.m. King Hall 101
MFA Thesis Reading III (Clark, Janssen, Oloizia, Smith)	Thursday, March 21 7:00 p.m. King Hall 101
MFA Thesis Reading IV (Bacon, Dailey, Hanley, Paratore)	Thursday, April 4 7:00 p.m. King Hall 101
Celebration for the Book Launch of Philip Gerard's The Last Battleground: The Civil War Comes to North Carolina (Reading & Music by Whiskey Creek)	Sunday, April 7 3:00 p.m. Cameron Art Museum 3201 S. 17th St.
BFA Thesis Reading I (CRW 496-001: Lee)	Tuesday, April 23 5:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
25th Anniversary Celebration & Book Launch of Philip Gerard's Cape Fear Rising	Monday, April 29 5:30 p.m. Hannah Block Historic USO/ Community Arts Center 120 S. 2nd St.
BFA Thesis Reading II (CRW 496-002: White)	Tuesday, April 30 5:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
Spring 2019 Creative Writing Graduation (Graduate): The departmental ceremony for graduate students uncw.edu/commencement/Receptions	Friday, May 10 5:00 p.m., King Hall 101 (visitors park in Lot E, in front of Fisher)
Spring 2019 Creative Writing Graduation (Undergraduate): The departmental ceremony for undergraduate students uncw.edu/commencement/Receptions	Saturday, May 11 10:00 a.m., King Hall 101 (visitors park in Lot E, in front of Fisher)
Spring 2019 UNCW Graduation: The 'big' ceremony for the College of Arts and Sciences—Humanities uncw.edu/commencement/events	Saturday, May 11 12:30 p.m., Trask Coliseum <campus map>

Fall 2018 Events	Date, Time, Location
University Closure—Hurricane Florence Hurricane Florence FAQs Support hurricane relief for Seahawks AA—Post-Hurricane Information HR—Employee Resources	September 12—30
A Reading with Michael Branch —CANCELLED— <press release for How to Cuss in Western>	Thursday, September 20 7:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
*Chautauqua* Issue 15 "Wild & Tame" Release Celebration —CANCELLED—	Thursday, September 27 6:00 p.m. Cameron Art Museum reception hall 3201 S. 17th St.
An Evening of Poetry with Nickole Brown & Jessica Jacobs	Thursday, October 25 7:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
2018 Writers' Week	Monday, October 29 - Friday, November 2 various UNCW venues
Living on the Edge in the Age of Climate Change: An Evening with Bill McKibben of 350.org	Thursday, November 8 7 p.m., UNCW Burney Center
BFA Thesis Reading (Mott)	Tuesday, November 27 5:30 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
BFA Thesis Reading (Furia)	Tuesday, December 4 5:30 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
Fall 2018 UNCW Graduation: The 'big' ceremony for the College of Arts and Sciences uncw.edu/commencement/events	Saturday, December 15 1 p.m., Trask Coliseum
Fall 2018 Creative Writing Graduation: The departmental ceremony for undergraduate and graduate students uncw.edu/commencement/Receptions	Saturday, December 15 11:00 a.m., Kenan Hall Lobby

2017-18 Events Calendar

Spring 2018 Events	Date, Time, Location
A Reading with Writer-in-Residence Jason Mott	Thursday, January 25 7:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
A Reading with Visiting Writer Patricia Smith	Thursday, February 8 7:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
An Evening of Stories with Philip Gerard reading from his new short story collection Things We Do When No One Is Watching	Thursday, February 15 7:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
MFA Thesis Reading I (Canle, Krouse, Rohrer, Shimshak, Smith)	Thursday, February 22 7:00 p.m. King Hall 101
MFA Thesis Reading II (Davidson, Davis, Irvin, Johnson, Pendergast)	Thursday, March 15 7:00 p.m. King Hall 101
MFA Thesis Reading III (Dean, Desalu, Faleschini. Gormley, Patton)	Thursday, March 22 7:00 p.m. King Hall 101
MFA Thesis Reading IV (Andres, Barber, Flanagan, Park, Taylor)	Thursday, April 5 7:00 p.m. King Hall 101
BFA Thesis Reading (Ramos)	Tuesday, April 17 7:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
BFA Thesis Reading (Cox)	Tuesday, April 24 7:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
Spring 2018 Creative Writing Graduation: The departmental ceremony for undergraduate and graduate students uncw.edu/commencement/Receptions	Saturday, May 5 9:30 a.m., King Hall 101 (visitors park in Lot E, in front of Fisher)
Spring 2018 UNCW Graduation: The 'big' ceremony for the College of Arts and Sciences—Humanities uncw.edu/commencement/events	Saturday, May 5 12:00 p.m., Trask Coliseum <campus map>

Fall 2017 Events	Date, Time, Location
The Thirsty Tome: "New Literary Voices of the South" featuring authors Taylor Brown, Wiley Cash, Matthew Griffin, and keynote Stephanie Powell Watts. (event hosted by Randall Library, co-hosted by the Department of Creative Writing)	keynote: Monday, August 21 7 p.m., McNeill Hall RM 1005 & various special events on Tuesday, August 22nd
A Reading with Benjamin Rachlin <press release for Ghost of the Innocent Man>	Thursday, September 14 7:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
Writing for the Web: "Journey of Internet Publishing— The Pitch through Payday!" A Talk with Shawna Kenney	Wednesday, September 20 2:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
*Chautauqua* Issue 14 "Invention & Discovery" Release Celebration	Thursday, September 21 6:00 p.m. Cameron Art Museum reception hall 3201 S. 17th St.
A Poetry Reading with Mark Cox and Stuart Dischell	Thursday, October 12 7:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
Publishing Talk with Miriam Parker “Seven Things You Can Do to Make Your Book Publicity and Marketing Team Love You”	Thursday, October 26 7:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
Writers' Week	Monday, October 30 - Friday, November 3 various UNCW venues
"Jihad for Peace"—A Talk with 2017-18 Visiting Creative Nonfiction Professor Melody Moezzi	Thursday, November 9 7:00 p.m. Kenan Hall 1111
BFA Thesis Reading and Strange Tides anthology release	Tuesday, November 28 KE 1111 (Lee) 4:00 p.m. (Mörling) 6:00 p.m.
Wanderlust—An Evening of Travel Writing	Saturday, December 2 @ 6 p.m., Pomegranate Books 4418 Park Avenue, Wilmington
Fall 2017 UNCW Graduation: The 'big' ceremony for the College of Arts and Sciences uncw.edu/commencement/events	Saturday, December 9 1 p.m., Trask Coliseum
Fall 2017 Creative Writing Graduation: The departmental ceremony for undergraduate and graduate students uncw.edu/commencement/Receptions	Saturday, December 9 11:00 a.m., Kenan Hall Lobby

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