Creative Writing

For all Creative Writing events


Poet Cathy Park Hong to read at UGA
The University of Georgia Creative Writing Program is pleased to present poet Cathy Park Hong for a reading on Thursday, April 19th, 7 p.m. at Ciné (234 W Hancock Ave, Athens, GA 30601).  This event is sponsored in part by Distinguished Research Professor of English and African American Studies Dr. Ed Pavlić and is free and open to the public. Cathy Park Hong's latest poetry collection, Engine Empire, was published in 2012 by W.W. Norton.…

Poet Will Alexander to read at UGA
Helen S. Lanier Distinguished Professor of English Jed Rasula is pleased to present poet Will Alexander for a reading on Thursday, January 18th, 7 p.m. at Ciné (234 W Hancock Ave, Athens, GA 30601).  This event is possible thanks to a Willson Center Short-Term Visiting Fellowship and support from the Creative Writing Program.  This event is free and open to the public. Will Alexander works in multiple genres. In addition to being a…

Writer John Keene to read at UGA
The University of Georgia Creative Writing Program is pleased to present writer John Keene for a reading at UGA on Tuesday, January 30th at 7 p.m.  This event will take place at the M. Smith Griffith Auditorium at the Georgia Museum of Art, 90 Carlton St., Athens, GA 30602, and is free and open to the public. John Keene is the author of the novel Annotations (New Directions, 1995); the poetry collection Seismosis (1913 Press, 2006), a…

Clark Lunberry: Writing on Water
Interdisciplinary artist Clark Lunberry will talk about creating site-specific poetry installations and introduce a new work for the UGA campus. Lunberry is a Professor of English at the University of North Florida and the author of Sites of Performance: Of Time and Memory (Anthem Press 2014) and Writing on Water | Writing on Air (University of North Florida 2016). His large-scale poems placed on water and windows include…

Spotlight on the Arts Reading with Kristen Iskandrian and Mike McClelland
The University of Georgia Creative Writing Program is pleased to present a Spotlight on the Arts reading featuring CWP alumna Kristen Iskandrian and current Ph.D. student Mike McClelland.  This free event will take place at Ciné (234 W Hancock Ave, Athens, GA 30601) on Tuesday, November 7th at 7 p.m. Kristen Iskandrian's novel, Motherest, received a glowing review from the New York Times.  Her work has been…

Poets Morgan Parker and Tommy Pico to read at UGA
The Creative Writing Program is thrilled to present poets Morgan Parker and Tommy Pico for a reading at UGA on Thursday, November 30th at 7 p.m.  This event, a partnership with The Georgia Review, will take place at the 40 Watt Club, 285 W Washington St, Athens, GA 30601, and is free and open to the public. Morgan Parker is the author of There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé (Tin House Books 2017) and Other People’s Comfort Keeps Me…

American Indian Returnings (AIR) Talk featuring Daniel Heath Justice
Eidson Distinguished Professor in American Literature LeAnne Howe presents American Indian Scholar and author Daniel Heath Justice for her annual American Indian Returnings (AIR) Talk.  This year's AIR Talk will take place on the the Autumnal Equinox, Thursday, September 21st, at 4:15 p.m. in the M. Smith Griffith Auditorium at the Georgia Museum, 90 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602.  Please join us. This event is free and open…

Creative Writing Program New Student Reading
The University of Georgia Creative Writing Program was pleased to present a reading by incoming graduate students Genevieve Arlie, Mike McClelland, Aviva Kasowski, Nathan Dixon, and Emma Perry.  This accomplished group of writers read poetry and prose pieces at this free event.

Poets Stacy Szymaszek and Simone White Read as part of the Fall Lit Ball
Poets Stacy Szymaszek and Simone White read on October 7th, 2016, as part of the Fall Lit Ball.  This event was sponsored by the University of Georgia Creative Writing Program, The Georgia Review, and the University of Georgia Press.  

Masande Ntshanga Reads with Gabrielle Hovendon
Masande Ntshanga and Gabrielle Hovendon read on Oct. 4th, 2016 at Ciné.  This event was sponsored by the University of Georgia Creative Writing Program, the University of Georgia Institute of African American Studies, and Avid Bookshop.    
Subscribe to Creative Writing

Support English at UGA

We greatly appreciate your generosity. Your gift enables us to offer our students and faculty opportunities for research, travel, and any number of educational events that augment the classroom experience. Support the efforts of the Department of English by visiting our giving section. 

Give Now 

EVERY DOLLAR CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEPARTMENT HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS AND FACULTY.