Join Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan on Instagram as she interviews Tony Eprile (Fiction, MFA Writing Faculty), an award-winning novelist and fiction mentor in the low-residency MFA Creative Writing graduate program at Lesley University. Tune in to watch her ask him about his books, the writing process, and any number of embarrassing questions suggested by the audience. […]
Join us for a virtual promotion of Alexis Marie Chute's new book--Inside the Sun, the final installment in The 8th Island Trilogy. Check back on May 17th for an author Q&A, photos, and an excerpt from Inside the Sun (Warning: this will contain spoilers for Books 1 and 2 of the series).
Even though we can't be on campus at this summer's residency, it doesn't mean we can't still get together to celebrate each other and listen to some amazing works from our alumni. Join us for a series of alumni readings over Zoom from all genres. Don't forget to wear your pajamas! Readers: Rose Viña-Kathy (Writing […]
*Subject to change due to COVID restriction.
What would Guess Who's Coming to Dinner look like in the dystopian future of a second Trump term? An immigrant family's personal, sometimes comedic drama takes a sharp turn into a nightmare world created by heartless immigration policies. Never say, "it couldn't happen here." It's about politics. It's about love. It's about history repeating itself. Join us for […]
During the pandemic, the Emily Dickinson Museum is celebrating monthly Amherst Arts Night Plus with remote poetry readings every first Thursday. This reading will feature Hannah Larrabee, Nathan McClain, and our own Michael Mercurio. This program is free to attend but registration is required.
Directed by Alissa Jessup. Featuring: Bobby Bermea, Thea Constantine, Michelle Matlock, Duane Minard, Joshua Weinstein, & Barbie Wu. Paralyzed after a major stroke, Oregonian Contemporary artist, Rick Bartow and a young med student attempt their own form of therapy by entering Bartow’s art as expressions of prior traumas, lost indigenous heritage, abstract animal paintings, sculptures, […]
Scoundrel Time presents recent works of nonfiction and poetry from the journal, addressing the pandemic and racial justice as a part of the opening night of the online 1455 Summer Literary Festival. Writers include our own Robbie Gamble who will join in on a discussion of ways art can engage with the political world. A Q&A will […]
Join Megan Margulies (Nonfiction, June 2008) in conversation with Rachel Manley (Nonfiction Mentor) for the publication of her memoir of her grandfather, MY CAPTAIN AMERICA.
Join Lesley MFA alums July Westhale (Poetry, June 2013) and Michael Mercurio (Poetry, January 2017) for an online zoom reading with poet Lauren Camp to celebrate her new book launch for Took House. Lauren Camp is the author of five books, most recently Took House (Tupelo Press, 2020). Her poems have appeared in The Los […]
Jami Brandli (WSS, MFA Writing Faculty) has a virtual reading of her play, VISITING HOURS, this Saturday, August 15th at 2pm PST/5pm EST as part of The Road Theatre's Summer Playwrights Festival. There will also be a live talk-back with the director and actors right after the reading and the recording will then be available […]
