October 30, 2012, 7 PM - 9 PM, The Library Center The English Department at Missouri State University is hosting the Soul of a Poet Reading featuring Karen Craigo and Joe Lucido. The event will be held at The Library Center at 7 p.m. on October 30, 2012. Karen Craigo will be reading poetry and nonfiction from her recently published work. Joe Lucido will be reading a … [Read more...] about Soul of a Poet Reading featuring Karen Craigo and Joe Lucido
Michael Czyzniejewski, Missouri State University’s newest Creative Writing Faculty member will be reading from his most recently published book, Chicago Stories, on Friday, October 26th at 7 p.m. in the PSU Theater. Chicago Stories is a collection of 40 dramatic fictions, written in the persona of famous Chicagoans. The range of stories is amazing featuring Mike’s sharp wit … [Read more...] about Fiction Reading: Chicago Stories by Michael Czyzniejewski
Friday, October 26th, 7 p.m. PSU Theater – Moon City Faculty Rotational Reading and Book Signing Featuring Michael Czyzniejewski (fiction) and other faculty TBA (Reception for new creative writing faculty member Michael Czyzniejewski to follow at the home of Jen Murvin) Tuesday, October 30th, 7 p.m. The Library Center – Soul of a Poet Featuring (tentatively) Stacy … [Read more...] about Fall 2012 Creative Writing Program Readings Schedule
Next Friday, Sept. 7th (7 p.m.), we will be showcasing outstanding student writers in the areas of fiction and poetry as part of the downtown First Friday Artwalk. The reading will be located at the Park Central Library on the square (attached to The Coffee Ethic). Last year's Artwalk reading was an enormous success, and we anticipate this one will be too! Please make a point … [Read more...] about First Friday Artwalk Creative Writing Showcase
We want to congratulate Regina Sirois on winning the 2012 Young Adult Fiction Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. As we discussed in an earlier blog post, Sirois, a past Creative Writing minor from our department, was getting national recognition through the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA) competition. Her book, On Little Wings, was one of three finalists selected out of … [Read more...] about UPDATE: Missouri State English alumni is in national spotlight