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Readings by the Writers—Collins & Pierce

Watson Fine Arts - Beard and Weil Galleries Norton, MA, United States

Creative writing alumnae Megan Collins ’06 and Jennifer Pierce ’13 read from their soon-to-be-published first novels. Collins, who holds a MFA from Boston University and teaches creative writing in Connecticut, will be reading from her manuscript Persephone’s Sister. Pierce, who received an M.A. in publishing in Oxford, England and works in Boston, Massachusetts, will read from her upcoming YA novel Slow Motion.

Senior Creative Writing Majors’ Reading

Seniors graduating with a degree in creative writing and literature showcase original works of poetry, fiction and dramatic writing. May Room, Mary Lyon Hall, 5:00 p.m.

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Readings by the Writer: Lauren Russell

Russell is the author of What’s Hanging on the Hush (Ahsahta Press, 2018). Her work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, jubilat and the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day newsletter. She serves as the Assistant Director of the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics at the University of Pittsburg.

A conversation with filmmaker Frederick Wiseman

Mary Lyon Hall - Holman Room Norton, MA, United States

Please join us for an evening with Frederick Wiseman. In our conversation with this award-winning documentary filmmaker, we will explore the creative process that drives his work, as well as his approach to our shared human experience.

Readings by the Writer: Tara Campbell

Campbell is the author of the speculative fiction novel TreeVolution and the story collection Circe’s Bicycle. Her stories and poems have appeared in numerous literary magazines. Much of what she writes is crossover sci-fi, or speculative fiction, about what happens when an ordinary person (or creature) faces extraordinary circumstances. Originally from Anchorage, Alaska, she currently lives in Washington D.C.

Readings by the Writer: Darcie Dennigan

Dennigan is the author of three books, including her most recent, Palace of Sub-Atomic Bliss (Canarium Books, 2016). Her work has appeared in Boston Review, Poetry Magazine and the Bennington Review. She teaches at the University of Connecticut.

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Readings by the Writer—Sarah Gambito with Performance Artist Robbie McCauley

Mary Lyon Hall - Woolley Room Norton, MA, United States

As part of the Wheaton Institute for the Interdisciplinary Humanities’ symposium on Narrative Medicine and the Healing Arts, guest co-host, Haas Visiting Artist and poet Sarah Gambito and Performance Artist Robbie McCauley read from their works. Professor Gambito, director of Fordham University’s MFA creative writing program, brings a poet’s mind to psychic, emotional, and physical healing. Emerson College Professor Emerita Robbie McCauley uses methodologies of theatre and storytelling to address charged issues of race and to frame the personal through the large.

Readings by the Writer: Kathryn Kulpa

Mary Lyon Hall - May Room Norton, MA

Author and editor Kathryn Kulpa, winner of the Vella Chapbook Contest for her flash fiction chapbook Girls on Film and the Mid-List Press First Series Award for her short story collection Pleasant Drugs, is also the author of Who’s the Skirt?, a micro-chapbook published by the Origami Poems Project. Kupla, whose work has also been featured in anthologies and literary magazines will read from her recent work.

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Senior Creative Writing Majors’ Reading

Mary Lyon Hall - Woolley Room Norton, MA, United States

Seniors graduating with a degree in creative writing and literature showcase original works of poetry, fiction and dramatic writing.