MFA program celebrates 15 years

“The lyf so short, the craft so longe to lerne.”  Chaucer, “Parlement of Foules”

In the fall of 1995, Moorhead State University offered its first MFA-level
 courses. Fifteen years later (and a university name change in 2000),
 seventy-eight people hold the MFA in Creative Writing degree from Minnesota
 State University Moorhead. We think it’s time to celebrate.

The MFA faculty and students invite you to join us on April 15 at Usher’s
House Restaurant in Moorhead, and on April 16 at The Spirit Room in Fargo, to
 celebrate the 15th anniversary reunion of the MFA program—and to celebrate the
 achievements of our program and its graduates. We’ve planned two informal and festive evenings to reunite MFA alumni.

Friday, April 15, 2011

8:00-11:00 p.m – 15th Anniversary Reception
 * Usher’s House Restaurant (Hunt Club) 
* 700 1st Ave. N., Moorhead

  • Live Music: Cat Sank Trio
  • Literary readings by MFA alumni, Current MFA students, and MFA Faculty
  • Cash Bar
  • Hors d’oeuvres

Saturday, April 16, 2011

7:00-10:00 p.m. – 15th Anniversary Reception
 * The Spirit Room
 * 111 Broadway, Fargo, ND

  • Live Music: The New Instructions
  • Literary readings by MFA Alumni, Current MFA   students, and MFA
Faculty
  • Potluck (Please bring a favorite dish for sharing)

All events are free and open to the public.

Sponsored by MSUM’s MFA in Creative Writing Program, the College of Arts and 
Humanities, and the Alumni Foundation; Usher’s House Restaurant; The Spirit
 Room in Partnership with The Arts Partnership and the North Dakota Council on
the Arts.

For additional information, contact Thom Tammaro at 218.477.2199 or 
tammaro@mnstate.edu

See attached Brief History of MSUM’s MFA in Creative Writing Program.

Brief History MFA Program