Category: Reading Series
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Creative Writing Reading Series welcomes major writers to CSU, Fort Collins
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Read More: Creative Writing Reading Series welcomes major writers to CSU, Fort CollinsThe CSU Department of English’s Creative Writing Reading Series welcomes major literary voices to campus to share their work live on stage and to engage with the local community.
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Creative Writing Reading Series: Devin Murphy
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Read More: Creative Writing Reading Series: Devin Murphy~by Caitlyn BucknerBackstrom The very last reading of the semester was a very special guest and CSU alumnus. Before Devin Murphy spoke, Andrew Altschul made a few announcements regarding the reading series next year and thanked all of the generous donors who make the reading series possible. Then, he…
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MFA Reading: Emma Hyche and Katherine Indermaur
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Read More: MFA Reading: Emma Hyche and Katherine IndermaurTypically when we post about events in the Creative Writing Reading Series, we write from the perspective of being in the audience and listening. This time, we decided to “flip the script” and let you see things from the perspective of the writers who were reading. Emma Hyche MFA Creative Writing…
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Creative Writing Reading Series: Cummings and Fagin Reading
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Read More: Creative Writing Reading Series: Cummings and Fagin Reading~from Ciara Baird and Caitlyn BucknerBackstrom Intern Ciara Baird was lucky enough to be in an advanced poetry workshop that Adam Fagin visited the day of his reading. She had this to share about that experience: Adam Fagin came to my Advanced Poetry Workshop and discussed with us how he came…
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Creative Writing Reading Series: Eduardo C. Corral
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Read More: Creative Writing Reading Series: Eduardo C. Corral~from intern Ciara Baird Margaret Brown introduced Eduardo C. Corral by describing his writing style, saying he uses dreamlike and unfamiliar language in order to ask the reader/listener to see a world full of new possibility. She said that Corral draws on his own life for inspiration, while interweaving fantasy…
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Creative Writing Reading Series: MFA Reading
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Read More: Creative Writing Reading Series: MFA Reading~from Ciara Baird Andrew Altschul, the director of the Creative Writing Reading Series at CSU, started the night with a thanks to sponsors who have made the reading series possible. After that, Harrison Fletcher took the microphone introducing the first reader of the evening, Cherie Nelson who is working on her…
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Creative Writing Reading Series: Sarah Wernsing and Caleb Gonzalez
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Read More: Creative Writing Reading Series: Sarah Wernsing and Caleb GonzalezLast semester ended with a thesis reading from two MFA students: Sarah Wernsing (poetry) and Caleb Gonzalez (fiction). As the last event for the Creative Writing Reading Series fall semester, the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art was filled with students, faculty, and family, there to support these two graduate readers. Sarah…
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Creative Writing Reading Series: Chloe’ Leisure and Rebecca Brown
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Read More: Creative Writing Reading Series: Chloe’ Leisure and Rebecca BrownThe night’s readings began with an introduction from Camille Dungy, director of the Creative Writing Reading Series. She described the goal of the series as an opportunity for students to meet and engage with established writers from both inside and outside of the Fort Collins community. There were door prizes…
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Creative Writing Reading Series MFA Thesis Reading: Kelly Weber, Traisha Myers, and Mikey Borgard
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Read More: Creative Writing Reading Series MFA Thesis Reading: Kelly Weber, Traisha Myers, and Mikey BorgardThe first M.F.A. thesis reading of the year took place in the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art. The three M.F.A. candidates included Kelly Weber (poety), Traisha Myers (nonfiction), and Mikey Borgard (fiction), each reading excerpts from their final thesis. After a wonderful welcome by Matthew Cooperman, Debby Thompson introduced nonfiction…
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Creative Writing Reading Series: Khadijah Queen
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Read More: Creative Writing Reading Series: Khadijah Queen“Khadijah means wife of the prophet. Nothing about my name is casual. Your mouth has to make an effort.” ~Khadijah Queen, I’m So Fine: A List of Famous Men & What I Had On Khadijah Queen, an Assistant Professor of English from CU Boulder, is author of five books including…