On Sunday, February 28th at 4:30pm, the Toadstool Bookshop and the Loom Poetry Series will host a live, online reading from three poets, Kevin Prufer (Poetry, MFA Writing Faculty), Angela Narciso Torres, and Reginald Gibbons, to celebrate the release of their new books from Four Way Books. This event will be free and open to […]
Pamela Petro (Creative Nonfiction; Graphic Novel & Comics, MFA Writing Faculty) will be reading from and talking about her new book, The Long Field. The talk will center around how a small Welsh market town--Lampeter--became the second hometown of a suburban-raised American of German and Hungarian descent.
Michael Lowenthal (Fiction, MFA Writing Faculty) will be one of the speakers at the 2021 Annual Saints and Sinners Literary Festival. Events will be entirely virtual, and there is no registration fee. The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival was founded in 2003 as a new initiative designed as an innovative way to reach the community […]
Join Kenzie Allen, Jon D. Lee (Poetry, January 2017), and Michael Mercurio (Poetry, January 2017) for the continuation of the reading series, “What The Universe Is,” as they engage in conversation both through and about poetry and other modes of creative expression.
E. A. Luetkemeyer reads from his vivid and engaging novel, Penitentiary Tales: A Love Story An informal book reading by the author, followed by a conversation with Ginna Gordon and questions from participants. This event will be hosted on Zoom. Participant audio and video will be muted. Penitentiary Tales: A Love Story recounts the escapades of Dean […]
Gibson's Bookstore will be hosting David Elliott (WFYP, MFA Writing Faculty) for a virtual event as he presents his latest novel in verse, The Seventh Raven, a retelling of the Grimms' fairytale of the same name. Best-selling author David Elliott examines the timeless themes of balance, transformation, and restoration in this evocative tale about a girl who […]
The speculative - everything from alternate histories and futures to space travel to epic fantasies - is deeply embedded in poetry. Imagination and curiosity, the heart of speculative genres, can guide us in creating poetry and in reinventing the world around us. In this one hour workshop, we'll read sample poems, discuss strategies for writing […]
Join Lisa Gruenberg (Nonfiction, June 2007) as she speaks virtually about her memoir, My City of Dreams, through Temple Concord in Syracuse, NY. In this carefully researched and hauntingly written memoir, Lisa Gruenberg records not only her own life, but also that of relatives long lost to darkness, terror, and murder. In dreamlike sequences she […]
A book discussion with Michael Lowenthal (Fiction, MFA Writing Faculty) in conversation with Christopher Castellani on Lowenthal's new story collection. Participants will be able to purchase books signed by the author. See the event page for details. Sex with Strangers is a fiercely honest exploration of the risks and rewards of contemporary relationships—and hookups. The collection […]
Join Faculty and Participants from the Write Over Here Rezidency as they share excerpts from their work. This is the first night of two, where different people will share. Ella Nathanael Alkiewicz (Nonfiction, June 2018) will be one of the readers featured.
Join Steven Cramer (Poetry, MFA Writing Faculty) as a featured reader for Timothy Gager's Virtual Fridays Dire Literary Series. Events can be viewed on live stream at the Virtual Fridays Dire Literary Series Group on Facebook. All feature segments will be uploaded to YouTube afterwards.
Join Second Star to celebrate the launch of WATERCRESS with award-winning local author, Andrea Wang (WFYP, June 2011), and illustrator, Jason Chin! Andrea Wang is the award-winning author of The Nian Monster and Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando. She was inspired to write Watercress by her experience growing up in rural Ohio as a child of Chinese immigrants. Andrea […]
