Calendar

Spring 2020 Event Schedule

January 24 | 6 p.m. Hosted by Zachary Turpin
MFA Symposium

January 30 | 7 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow
MFA Faculty Sneak Peeks

February 11 | 7 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow
Alum Cameron McGill & Prof. Michael McGriff: Chapbook Launch: Meridians

February 21 | 7 p.m. Hosted by Alexandra Teague
MFA Symposium

February 27 | 6:30 p.m. Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center
WSU's Visiting Writer Series: Poet Jericho Brown

March 26 | 7 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow
Brooke Matson and Laura Read Reading

March 30-April 4 Distinguished Vising Writer, William Logan

Public Reading/Book Signing
Wednesday April 1 / 7 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow

Craft Conversation with Alexandra Teague
Friday April 3 / 2:30 p.m. at Pocket Playhouse in Shoup Hall

April 15 | 7 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow
Kristen Millares Young Reading

TBD
Alumni Showcase with Tiffany Midge

Fall 2019 Event Schedule

September 5 | 7 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow
Alexandra Teague Book Launch for Or What We'll Call Desire

September 20 | 7 p.m. at Brian Blanchfield's House
MFA Symposium

October 17 | 7 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow
Debra Gwartney Craft Talk and Reading with Cindy Fuhrman

October 18 | 4 p.m. at Hunga Dunga
EWU/UI MFA Showcase

October 18 | 7 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow
Sam Roxas-Chua Reading and Art Exhibit Opening

October 19 | a.m. at Farmer's Market
Sam Roxas-Chua Public Art

October 19 | 4 p.m. at One World
John Sibley-Williams Reading

October 19 | 7 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow
Leni Zumas Reading

November 15 | 7 p.m. at Jennifer Ladino's House
MFA Symposium

November 18-22 Distinguished Vising Writer, Luis Alberto Urrea

Public Reading/Book Signing
Wednesday November 20 / 7 p.m. at 1912 Center's Great Room

Craft Conversation with Kim Barnes
Friday November 22 / 2:30 p.m. at Pocket Playhouse in Shoup Hall

Spring 2019 Event Schedule

February 23 | 7 p.m. at Eclectica
POP-UP Prose - Love Hangover

February 28 | 7 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow
Mary Clearman Blew and Debbie Lee

March 4 | 7 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow
Hemingway Fellow Showcase: Caitlin Palmer and Daniel Orozco

March 6 | 7 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow
Jennifer Ladino: Book Launce for Memorials Matter

March 7 | 7 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow
Poet Laura Read

March 22 | 2 p.m. at Pocket Playhouse in Shoup Hall
Caitlin Hill's Thesis Defense

March 23 | 4 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow
Poets Keetje Kuipers, Erika Meitner & Geffrey Davis

March 25 | 12 p.m. at Pocket Playhouse in Shoup Hall
Jack Hill's Thesis Defense

April 3 | 9:30 a.m. at Teaching & Learning Center - Aurora Room
Caitlyn Curran's Thesis Defense

April 3 | 12 p.m. at Teaching & Learning Center - Panorama Room
Lauren Yarnall's Thesis Defense

April 4 | 5 p.m. at IRIC rm 305
Shane Dominguez's Thesis Defense

April 4 | 7 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow
CMarie Fuhrman: Book Launch for Native Voices

April 5 | 4 p.m. at Forge Theater
Cindy Fuhrman's Thesis Defense

April 8 | 5 p.m. at Pocket Playhouse in Shoup Hall
Caitlin Palmer's Thesis Defense

April 8 | 5 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow
Lynn Knapp Poetry Reading

April 12 | 11 a.m. at Pocket Playhouse
Jake Wilson's Thesis Defense

April 11-12 Distinguished Vising Writer, Maggie Nelson

Public Reading
Thursday April 11 / 7 p.m. at 1912 Center's Great Room

Craft Conversation with Brian Blancfield
Friday April 12 / 2 p.m. at Pocket Playhouse in Shoup Hall

April 17 | 12 p.m. at College of Education, 5th Floor.
Stacy Miller's Thesis Defense

April 17 | 7 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow
Undergraduate Invitational Reading

April 20 | 7 p.m. at Kitchen Counter
Flight of Writers

Fall 2018 Literary Event Schedule

September 10 | 7 p.m. at the Pitman Center
Tara Westover reads from Educated: A Memoir

September 26 | 7 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow
Poet Rob Carney

October 5 | 6 p.m. 
MFA Symposium, hosted by Jodie Nicotra

October 13 | 7 p.m. at Hunga Dunga Brewery
Eastern Washington University and University of Idaho MFA Meet-up 

October 17 | 7 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow
Poet Chase Twichell

October 25 | 7 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow
Poet Wang Ping

November 9 | 6 p.m. 
MFA Symposium, hosted by Scott Slovic

November 14 | 7 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow
Poet Roger Reeves 

November 15 | 2 p.m. at Shoup Hall’s Arena Theater
A Conversation on Craft with Roger Reeves and Michael McGriff

Spring 2018 Literary Event Schedule

Friday, January 26 | 6:30 p.m.
MFA Symposium, hosted by Jenn Ladino. Readers: Caitlin Palmer, Cindy Fuhrman, and Stacy Boe Miller.

Saturday, January 27 | 7:30 p.m. at Rants and Raves Brewery
Creative Crossroads, a reading by MFA graduate students and faculty.

Monday, February 12 | 7 p.m. at the Bruce M. Pitman Center
“Revisiting the Underground Railroad,” a talk by Colson Whitehead.

February 23rd – 6:30 p.m.
MFA Symposium, hosted by Alexandra Teague. Readers: Caitlyn Curran, Jake Wilson, and Sarah Vangundy.

9th Annual Hemingway Festival

Thursday, March 1—Saturday, March 3, 2018
Hemingway Festival Events

2017-2018 Literary Event Schedule

Thursday, August 24 | 7:30 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow | FREE Michael McGriff book launch for Early Hour (poetry) Wednesday, September 13 | 7:30 p.m. at The 1912 Center | FREE
Reading with Distinguished Visiting Writer David Shields (nonfiction), followed by Q&A

Thursday, September 14 | 2:30 p.m. at Arena Theater | FREE
Craft talk with Distinguished Visiting Writer David Shields (nonfiction), followed by Q&A

Wednesday, September 27 | 1 p.m. at Moscow Public Library | FREE
Joy Passanante book launch for Through a Long Absence (nonfiction)

Thursday, October 5 | 7 p.m.  at BookPeople of Moscow | FREE

Joy Passanante reading (nonfiction) from Through a Long Absence

Thursday, October 12 | 7:30 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow | FREE
Program Alum, Matthew Sullivan reading from his novel debut, Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore

Friday, November 10 | Host: Brian Blanchfield | FREE
M.F.A. Symposium, featuring readings by Caitlin Hill and Lauren Yarnall

Monday, October 23 | 12  noon at Washington State University | FREE
Moya Cannon reading (poetry), followed by craft talk at BookPeople of Moscow at 5 p.m.

November 16 | 7:30 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow | FREE
Brian Blanchfield faculty reading (nonfiction)

Wednesday, December 6 | 7:30 p.m. at BookPeople of Moscow| FREE
Robert Wrigley and Alexandra Teague reading (poetry) from the anthology Bullets to Bells

March 1-4 | 2018 Hemingway Festival
Annual literary festival celebrating the life and work of Ernest Hemingway, with a reading by 2017 PEN/Hemingway Award winner Yaa Gyasi

Distinguished Visiting Writers 2019-2020

William Logan
March 30-April 4, 2020

Luis Alberto Urrea
November 18-22, 2019

Distinguished Visiting Writers 2018-2019

Maggie Nelson
April 12-14, 2019

Roger Reeves
November 12-16, 2018

Distinguished Visiting Writers 2017-2018

Sabina Murray
April 1-6, 2018

David Shields
September 11-15, 2017