BOOK LAUNCH - MFA IN CREATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING - BRIANA McGUCKIN: Join the Writing and Literature Department and Byrd's Books in celebrating the release of MFA alumna Briana Una McGuckin's debut novel, On Good Authority (Thomas & Mercer, 2022). Read More »
VETERAN'S DAY BOOK LAUNCH: WCSU's MFA in Creative and Professional Writing is co-sponsoring a Veteran's Day celebration at Byrd's Books in Bethel from 7 to 8 p.m. The event will feature Ron Farina, an MFA graduate, who recently published his Read More »
MFA WINTER RESIDENCY: - OPENING RECEPTION: Join the M.F.A. in Creative and Professional Writing community at Hotel Zero Degrees in Danbury on opening night of their 2023 Winter Residency! Faculty members will read short excerpts from their creative works-in-progress. Coffee/tea/light Read More »
M.F.A. WINTER RESIDENCY - JUBI ARRIOLA-HEADLEY: WCSU's MFA in Creative and Professional Writing welcomes our 2021 Housatonic Book Award winner in poetry, Jubi Arriola-Headley! Jubi will read from his winning collection, "original kink," and answer questions from the audience from Read More »
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 »
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 »
SUMMER MEET- UP - M.F.A. IN CREATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING: On Saturday, June 22, at 2 p.m., the MFA in Creative and Professional Writing program will host a meet-up at Reverie Brewing in Newtown. Come learn more about us, including Read More »
MFA IN CREATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING WELCOME BACK EVENT AT AQUILA'S NEST VINEYARDS: Come join Western Connecticut State University’s MFA in Creative and Professional Writing in kicking off the fall 2024 semester and celebrating their 20th anniversary at noon at Read More »
