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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

August 31, 2023 | 6:00 PM | Scuppernong Books, 304. S. Elm Street

Terry Kennedy Poetry Reading

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


Matthew Fiander Ross White Reading Poster

September 21, 2023 | 6:00 PM | Scuppernong Books, 304 S. Elm Street

Matt Fiander and Ross White Fiction and Poetry Reading

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


October 19, 2023 | T.B.A. | T.B.A.

Jim Minick and Corrie Lynn White Fiction and Poetry Reading

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


Past Events

Family Gathering Reading Poster

April 15, 2023 | 2:00 PM | UNCG Alumni House, 404 College Avenue

Family Gathering: A Celebration of Fred Chappell

The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro and The UNCG Class of 1952 will host a celebration of UNCG Professor […]


Maria Hummel - David Blair Reading Poster

April 14, 2023 | 7:00 PM | Curry Auditorium, Curry Building, UNCG

David Blair & Maria Hummel Alumni Reading

The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro and The UNCG Class of 1952 will host an alumni reading featuring David […]


Marlon James Reading Poster

April 13, 2023 | 7:00 PM | T.B.A.

An Evening with Marlon James

The Greensboro Bound Literary Festival in partnership with the UNC Greensboro University Libraries, Department of Library & Information Science, Program […]


Stuart Dischell Reading Poster

March 30, 2023 | 7:00 PM | UNCG Faculty Center, 402 College Avenue

Andalusian Visions: Cyril Caine, Stuart Dischell, Laurent Estoppey, Andrew Saulters

The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro; The Greensboro Review; The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures; and The Kohler […]


Askold Melnyczuk Reading Poster

March 16, 2023 | 5:00 PM | UNCG Faculty Center, 402 College Avenue

Askold Melnyczuk Fiction Reading

The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro, The Greensboro Review, and The UNCG Class of 1949 will host a fiction […]


Tyree Daye | James Daniels poster - CACE 2023

February 21, 2023 | 5:00 PM | UNCG Alumni House, 404 College Avenue

Bridge Builders: Black Dialogues, Connections, Transformations – UNCG MFA Writing Program student James Daniels in Conversation with Tyree Daye

The African American and African Diaspora Studies Program, in conjunction with the UNCG MFA Writing Program, will host a conversation […]


Tyree Daye Reading Poster - CACE 2023

February 21, 2023 | 6:00 PM | UNCG Alumni House, 404 College Avenue

Tyree Daye Poetry Reading

The African American and African Diaspora Studies Program, in conjunction with the UNCG MFA Writing Program, will host a poetry […]