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American Indian Returnings (AIR) Talk 2022 Featuring Chadwick Allen
Eidson Distinguished Professor in American Literature LeAnne Howe presents scholar and author Chadwick Allen for her annual American Indian Returnings (AIR) Talk.  This year's AIR Talk will take place on the Autumnal Equinox, Thursday, September 29th, at 4:15 p.m.  The location of this year's talk is the Special Collections Library Rm 271, 300 S. Hull Street, Athens, GA 30602. Allen is Associate Vice Provost for Faculty…

Stillpoint National Poetry Month and Issue 53 Launch Reading
Stillpoint Literary Magazine will host an outdoor reading on Friday, April 29th at 2 p.m. in front of the Main Library. This reading will celebrate the launch of issue 53 and National Poetry Month.  Anyone featured in recent issues of Stillpoint will be invited to read and refreshments will be provided. Stillpoint staff are busy finishing up issue 53, which will feature work by University of Georgia students submitted during the 2021-…

1 Student + 1 Alumnus: A Creative Writing Program Reading
The Creative Writing Program is pleased to present a reading with current student Maxime Berclaz and alumnus Johnny Damm on Thursday, March 24th at 7 p.m.  This event will take place over Zoom.  Register in advance here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kdVR96vaRWCdHss6_tI_Gg. Maxime Berclaz is a PhD Student in Creative Writing at the University of Georgia, where he writes poetry and thinks about horror. He has published poems in…

Pop-up Literary Magazine Workshop
Interested in submitting your creative work to literary magazine but not sure how? Attend the Pop-up Literary Magazine Submission Workshop. We'll cover: ○ Identifying good markets for your work ○ Readying your manuscript for submission ○ And submission best practices This event is sponsored by the Creative Writing Program.  Please mask.

Outdoor Launch for Stillpoint Issue 52!
Stillpoint Literary Magazine, University of Georgia's undergraduate-run literary magazine, will host a reading celebrating the launch of Stillpoint Issue 52 (which was printed during the Spring 2021 semester). The event will take place in front of the Main Library on Tuesday, December 7th (the last day of Fall classes) from 2-3pm. Free copies of Issue 51 and Issue 52 will be available. There will also be packaged snacks and drinks provided to…

Watch party and panel discussion for Professor LeAnne Howe's PBS documentary
Public Media for Central Pennsylvania (WPSU) and Pennsylvania State University are sponsoring a screening and panel discussion for Searching for Sequoyah, a documentary co-written and co-produced by Edison Chair in American Literature LeAnne Howe.  The screening will take place at 6 p.m. on the virtual theatre platform OVEE.  Viewers will need to make a free account before the screening.  You will also need to register for…

Professor LeAnne Howe moderates panel on Climate Change and Indigenous Arts
Eidson Distinguished Professor in American Literature and Director of the Institute of Native American Studies will moderate a panel on climate change and environmental justice, in the particular context of Indigenous coastal communities in Canada and the United States Southeast. For more information and to register, see here.

Creative Writing Program will offer workshops for children during Family Day
As part of Spotlight on the Arts, the University of Georgia will hold it's annual family day on Saturday, November 13th on the Performing and Visual Arts Complex from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. The 10th Spotlight on the Arts Festival Family Day will include dance, music, art-making activities, exhibitions, demonstrations and more. Three Creative Writing Ph.D. students, Nathan Dixon, Nathan Gehoski, and Ben Rutherfurd, will also offer writing and…

Dr. Andrew Zawacki will read as part of Lone Glen's CROSSROADS event
Lone Glen is hosting a reading with Dr. Andrew Zawacki, along with poets Mary-Kim Arnold and Douglas Piccinnini, on Zoom.  More info here. About the writers: Andrew Zawacki is the author of the poetry books Unsun : f/11 (Coach House), Videotape (Counterpath), Petals of Zero Petals of One (Talisman House), Anabranch (Wesleyan), and By Reason of Breakings (Georgia). His work has appeared in Poems for Political Disaster, Legitimate…

Book launch for Ph.D. student Laura Theobald's latest poetry collection
Creative Writing Program Ph.D. student Laura Theobald will celebrate the release of her latest collection of poetry, SALAD DAYS, at Buvez, October 22nd at 7 p.m.  SALAD DAYS is now available for preorder from Maudlin House. Reading along with Laura will be poet Daniel Bailey, whose book A BETTER WORD FOR THE WORLD was published by Apocalypse Party earlier this year. The reading will be followed by a performance by local band Outersea.…
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