How do we allow ourselves to be open enough to connect?What links us?How are we interrelated?What are the moments that bind people together?Let's explore our connection together. "The greatest distance between two people is misunderstanding." Join Scribe Stages for a reading of 22 short pieces, including one from Wendy Ewan (WSS, June 2018).
Meet members of the Lesley MFA Program’s Stage & Screen faculty--Kate Snodgrass, Barry Brodsky, Sinan Unel and Jami Brandli--and speak informally with them about the Program.
The Greenville Poets, a group of six writers from southwest Ohio (Myrna Stone, Cathryn Essinger, David Lee Garrison, Suzanne Kelly, Belinda Rismiller, Aimee Noel), have been writing, publishing, and supporting each others’ creative efforts since 1986. They have 16 books in print, have received OAC grants, won numerous literary awards, and have publications in many […]
Join Fiction faculty mentor Laurie Foos for a writing workshop and Q & A about the Lesley MFA Program in Creative Writing. Students will be given writing prompts and will have plenty of opportunity to ask questions.
Join Lesley MFA alums Eileen Cleary (Poetry, June 2016) and Enzo Silon Surin (Poetry) in readings by twelve poets, streamed live on Facebook and hosted by Lisa DeSiro (Poetry, June 2010) and Gloria Mindock.
Join Pagination Bookshop in conversation with Karin Cecile Davidson (Fiction, June 2009) and Margot Livesey about their new books! Margot Livesey's new novel, The Boy in the Field, was released in August 2020, and Karin Cecile Davidson's new novel, Sybelia Drive, debuts October 2020! In addition to Zoom, the event will also be live on […]
Join Lesley low-res MFA poetry faculty Erin Belieu and Kevin Prufer to talk about making poetry, mentorship and the writing life. Find out how a Lesley MFA, in the heart of the most fabled literary city in America, offers both flexibility and community in your busy life. All levels are experience are welcome. If you […]
Join Stage & Screen faculty Kate Snodgrass, Sinan Unel, Barry Brodsky and Jami Brandli for short presentations illustrating the way we teach, and an opportunity for attendees to ask questions.
Meet members of the Writing for Young People faculty Tracey Baptiste, David Elliott, and Mikki Knudsen as they discuss the features that make the Lesley MFA Program in Creative Writing distinct from other programs. There will be plenty of opportunity for Q & A.
Join Karin Cecile Davidson (Fiction, June 2009) as she discusses her debut novel, Sybelia Drive, with New Orleans author, C. Morgan Babst (The Floating World: A Novel). The event is free but advanced registration is required.
Every writer—no matter how accomplished they may be—feels the pressure of finding the right words to invigorate their manuscripts, to tell stories that resonate with readers and that linger for a long time. In this half-day workshop, writers will explore how the origins of words we use and the sounds of them can enhance their […]
This year's annual Literacy for All Conference will feature Lesley alumni, faculty and bestselling author Jason Reynolds (WFYP, MFA Writing Faculty), as well as many other leading literacy educators. Register for three days of real-time professional development. The recorded sessions will be available on-demand for participants to reference at their convenience through the end of the year. […]
