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Distinguished Visiting Writers Series

Each year, the MFA faculty invites authors and editors to Greensboro for our Distinguished Visiting Writers Series, which features virtual and on-campus readings, workshops, and master classes. Guests have included poet laureates and winners of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the PEN/Hemingway Award, among others.

Upcoming Events

Riding the Stream: A Tribute to Bruce Piephoff v.1

January 10, 2025 | 6:00 PM | UNCG Alumni House, 404 College Avenue

Riding the Stream: A Tribute to Bruce Piephoff V.1 Album Release Celebration

The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro and The Greensboro will host a release party for Riding the Stream: A […]


Past Events

Arrivals: A Fiction & Poetry Reading by the 1st-year Students in the MFA Writing Program at UNCG

December 5, 2024 | 6:00 PM | Greensboro Project Space, 111 E. February One Place

Arrivals: A Fiction & Poetry Reading by the 1st-year Students in the MFA Writing Program at UNCG

The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro and The Greensboro Review will host a fiction & poetry reading by the […]


Maggie Cooper - Chad Holley Reading Poster

November 7, 2024 | 6:00 PM | Scuppernong Books, 304 S. Elm Street

Maggie Cooper and Chad Holley Alumni Fiction Reading

The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro and The Greensboro Review will host an alumni fiction reading by Maggie Copper […]


Ever After Reading Poster

October 26, 2024 | 4:00 PM | Scuppernong Books, 304 S. Elm Street

Book Release Celebration for “Ever After,” Fred Chappell’s Posthumous Collection of Poetry

The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro and The Greensboro Review will host a book release celebration for Ever After, Fred […]


Elly Bookman Reading Poster

October 17, 2024 | 6:00 PM | Room 1215, Moore Humanities and Research Administration Building, 1111 Spring Garden Street

Elly Bookman Alumni Poetry Reading

The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro and The Greensboro Review will host a poetry reading by UNCG alum Elly Bookman […]


Jens-Martin Eriksen Reading Poster

October 10, 2024 | 5:00 PM | 3501 Moore Humanities and Research Administration Building, 1111 Spring Garden Street

An Afternoon with Danish Author Jens-Martin Eriksen

The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro and The Class of 1949 will host a reading and discussion with Danish […]


October 6, 2024 | 4:00 PM | Scuppernong Books, 304 S. Elm Street

Joey Lew, James Jabar, Michael Pittard Alumni Poetry Reading

The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro and The Greensboro Review will host a poetry reading by UNCG MFA Writing […]


Ruth Dickey-Tita Ramirez Reading Poster

October 3, 2024 | 6:00 PM | UNCG Alumni House, 404 College Avenue

Ruth Dickey and Tita Ramirez Alumni Poetry and Fiction Reading

The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro and The Class of 1949 will host a poetry and fiction reading by […]