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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.

Past Events

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 […]


Maddy Porter Mary Sims Kay Zeiss Tew Recital Hall

February 13, 2023 | 7:30 PM | Tew Recital Hall, School of Music

Interdisciplinary Song Composition Recital featuring work by MFA Writing Program Students Maddy Porter, Mary Sims, and Kay Zeiss

The UNCG College of Visual and Performing Arts will host an interdisciplinary Song Composition Recital featuring students from UNCG’s programs […]


Lisa Compo - Aaron Jackson Reading Poster

February 10, 2023 | 6:00 PM | Scuppernong Books, 304 S. Elm Street

Lisa Compo and Aaron Jackson Thesis Reading

The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro will host a poetry and ficiton reading by Lisa Compo and Aaron Jackson […]


Jean-Luc Bouchard - Mary Sims Reading Poster

February 3, 2023 | 6:00 PM | Scuppernong Books, 304 S. Elm Street

Jean-Luc Bouchard and Mary C. Sims Thesis Reading

The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro will host a fiction and poetry reading by Jean-Luc Bouchard and Mary Sims […]


Kiana Govoni - Jordan Williams Reading Poster

January 27, 2023 | 6:00 PM | Scuppernong Books, 304 S. Elm Street

Kiana Govoni and Jordan Williams Thesis Reading

The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro will host a fiction and poetry reading by Kiana Govoni and Jordan Williams […]