MFA WINTER RESIDENCY – JULIE MARIE WADE: WCSU’s MFA in Creative and Professional Writing welcomes our 2021 Housatonic Book Award winner in nonfiction, Julie Marie Wade! Julie will read from her winning collection of essays, “Just an Ordinary Woman Breathing,” Read More »
MFA WINTER RESIDENCY - SARAH DARER LITTMAN AND NORA RALEIGH BASKIN: Writers Nora Raleigh Baskin and Sarah Darer Littman aren’t afraid to tackle difficult —and sometimes controversial —topics. What are the author’s responsibilities to their audience when writing about these Read More »
CONNECTICUT POETRY CIRCUIT READING: The Connecticut Poetry Circuit will visit WCSU: WCSU Writing major Isabella Bullock will join fellow Connecticut Collegiate Poets Sara Greene of Eastern Connecticut State University, Oliver Egger of Wesleyan University, Alisa Mejia of Quinnipiac University and Read More »
BREATHING SPACE: EXPLORING COLLABORATION ACROSS ART FORMS: WCSU students and faculty will share their experiences collaborating on Breathing Space, a broadside project featuring poems and artwork created by WCSU students. Audience members will learn about the creative opportunities of collaborating Read More »
SCARY STORIES: Join Student Pubs for a night of haunted vibes! Bring in a scary short story or poem you wrote or one you admire. The best performance will receive a $50 AMC gift card! Free food will be provided. Read More »
M.F.A. WINTER RESIDENCY RECEPTION AND FACULTY READING: Join Western Connecticut State University's MFA in Creative and Professional Writing in kicking off our 2024 Winter Residency! The opening reception will include short readings by our faculty from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Read More »
LIVE READING AND Q&A WITH JILL MCDONOUGH: Come celebrate the work of the 2023 Housatonic Book Award winner in Poetry, Jill McDonough! This event will be hosted by WCSU's M.F.A. in Creative and Professional Writing program will be from 7:30 Read More »
LIVE READING AND Q&A WITH E.A. NEEVES AND PATRICIA PARK: Join WCSU's M.F.A. in Creative and Professional Writing for a live reading and Q&A with authors E.A. Neeves and Patricia Park! This event is free, open to the public and Read More »
LIVE READING AND Q&A WITH SCOTT ELLSWORTH: Join WCSU's M.F.A. in Creative and Professional Writing program as it celebrates the work of the 2022 Housatonic Book Award winner in Nonfiction, Scott Ellsworth! This reading is free, open to the public, Read More »
THE GROWING THREAT OF CENSORSHIP LIBRARY DISPLAY: Join us from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the soft launch of our new library display at Haas Library on the Midtown campus! Come visit and talk to a librarian about challenges, Read More »
CONNECTICUT POETRY CIRCUIT: The Connecticut Poetry Circuit comes to the Midtown campus of WCSU at 7 p.m. at the Kathwari Honors House. WCSU's Meaghan Canavan will be joined by student poets from Wesleyan, Quinnipiac, Trinity, and U. of Hartford. This Read More »
A NIGHT WITH CONSTANTINE "DENO" MACRICOSTAS, ENTREPRENEUR, PHILANTHROPIST, WCSU PARENT: Highlighting examples from his book, "The Journey is its Own Reward," Deno Macricostas will share his journey from abject poverty in Nazi-occupied Piraeus, Greece, to the pinnacle of success in Read More »
