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.

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.

Haas Visiting Artist Reverend Billy and his collaborator Savitri D. return to Wheaton for a performance hosted by the Wheaton Institute for the Interdisciplinary Humanities. Come and see this performance artist-preacher revel against the sins of consumerism and sermonize on the crisis of the Earth. Internationally notorious for their hilarious and controversial work, director/activist Savitri D. and Reverend Billy’s stop at Wheaton promises to shake Cole Memorial Chapel with a joyful noise. Join us after the performance for a conversation led by Savitri D. about creative activism and strategies of resistance.

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.

This biannual festival features ten-minute plays written in 48 hours based on a prompt devised by Playwright-in-Residence Charlotte Meehan. The festival is a collaboration between the Creative Writing Program and the Department of Theatre and Dance Studies.

This biannual festival features ten-minute plays written in 48 hours based on a prompt devised by Playwright-in-Residence Charlotte Meehan. The festival is a collaboration between the Creative Writing Program and the Department of Theatre and Dance Studies.

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

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.

Christina Thompson, editor of the Harvard Review and the author of a memoir, Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All, which was shortlisted for the 2009 NSW Premier’s Prize, reads from her work. Her new book Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia, is scheduled for publication in summer 2018. May Room, Mary Lyon Hall, 5:00 p.m.

Conrad, whose most recent work includes While Standing in Line for Death, will read from their original poetry. They are the author of six books of poetry and won The Believer Magazine Book Award for their 2017 volume, ECODEVIANCE.