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  • 10/29 Panel on Pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing

    TONIGHT: Panel on Pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing

    Thursday, October 29

    Stern Lounge, Philip E. Austin Bldg., Room 217

    4:00 p.m.

    Are you considering applying to MFA programs in creative writing? Please join the UConn Creative Writing program for a panel and Q&A session on the topic of MFA programs on Thursday, October 29, at 4 p.m., in the Austin Building’s Stern Lounge.

    The panel, moderated by Professors Ellen Litman and Penelope Pelizzon, will feature creative writing program alumni from a variety of graduate programs:

    Matthew Shelton pursued his graduate studies in creative writing abroad, receiving an MA from Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland. He specializes in poetry.

    Christiana Salah received an MFA in fiction from Emerson College, located in Boston, Massachusetts.

    Erick Piller attended Warren Wilson College, a low-residency program in Asheville, North Carolina, where he completed an MFA in poetry.

    For more information, contact: Erick Piller at erick.piller@uconn.edu