Twenty student members of MSUM’s 2012 Ireland Literature and Writing Study Tour will present a reading of their creative work inspired by their studies and travels in Ireland, May 17-31, 2012. The event will take place at Nichole’s Fine Pastry, 13 Eighth St. S. in Fargo, on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 8 p.m. The event is free and open to […]
Listen to Garrison Keillor read Thom Tammaro’s (English, MFA Program) poem, “Closing the Cabin,” on Keillor’s popular radio program “The Writer’s Almanac” on Friday, September 14. Local listeners can tune in to “The Writer’s Almanac” at KCCM 91.1 at 6:14 a.m. and 6:14 p.m. and KDSU-FM 91.9 at 2:54 p.m. “The Writer’s Almanac” is a daily radio and on-line program […]
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)
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 […]
On April 26, 2011, the University of Iowa Press will release Thom Tammaro (MFA Program, English) and Sheila Coghill’s (English, MLA Program) new anthology, VISITING DR. WILLIAMS: POEMS INSPIRED BY THE LIFE AND WORK OF WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS. This is the fifth anthology in the series established by Tammaro and Coghill and published by the University of Iowa Press. Tammaro […]