The MFA Department will have a series of readings this year showcasing MFA students and visiting readers. It is free and open to the public. The first reading is Thursday, September 22 at 8:00 p.m., featuring MFA candidates John Powers, Megan Bartholomay and Ryan Christiansen. (Spirit Room: 701.237.0230)
There are still a few available spaces, but time is running out! “And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow, Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings; There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow, And evening full of the linnet’s wings.” —W.B. Yeats, “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” […]
MSUM English Professor Alan Davis reads from his newest collection of fiction, So Bravely Vegetative, at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8 in Room 227 of MSUM’s Comstock Memorial Union. This is the first writer’s event of the Tom McGrath Visiting Writers Series. The 152-page book introduces readers to scenes from Davis’ native Louisiana, as well as characters like a Slovenian […]
On Friday, May 13, the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing will be awarded to five candidates: Renee LaMie (Poetry), Ellie Musselman (Screenwriting), Daniel Nygard (Fiction), Andrew Olson (Fiction), and Derrick Paulson (Poetry). Lonnette Lynch (Fiction) completed her degree in December 2010. As part of their program requirements, the students will present a public reading of their […]
Sigma Tau Delta is conducting a book drive running from May 1-13. Our primary focus for this semester’s drive is textbooks. Proceeds from the drive will be donated to the National Center for Family Literacy. In addition, Sigma Tau Delta will receive $1 for each book that is accepted. The money raised will be used to sponsor activities on and […]