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October 2019
New Writing Series Hosts Fiction Writer and New Faculty Member Hollie Adams
Fiction writer and new UMaine faculty member Hollie Adams reads from and discusses her work.
Find out more »November 2019
Cristina Rivera Garza
Mexican writer Cristina Rivera Garza, who has lived and taught in the US since 1989, reads from and discusses her work in an event that is free and open to the public.
Find out more »Poetry Reading by Stefania Heim and Kristen Case
The New Writing Series welcomes poets Stefania Heim and Kristen Case to the fifth and final event of its twentieth-anniversary fall season.
Find out more »January 2020
Lisa Robertson
Poet, essayist, and novelist Lisa Robertson reads in the first event of the spring 2020 New Writing Series. Free and open to the public.
Find out more »February 2020
Deborah Willis
The UMaine New Writing Series continues its 20th-anniversary season with a public reading by Canadian fiction writer Deborah Willis, author of Vanishing and Other Stories (2009) and The Dark and Other Love Stories (2019).
Find out more »March 2020
Laird Hunt
Novelist Laird Hunt returns to UMaine to give a public reading followed by a Q&A.
Find out more »September 2021
Hollie Adams, Greg Howard, and Jennifer Moxley
The New Writings Series returns from its pandemic hiatus on Thursday, September 30, with an event showcasing new work by Creative Writing faculty members Hollie Adams, Greg Howard, and Jennifer Moxley. The event, which is free and open to the public, starts at 4:30pm in the Allen and Sally Fernald APPE Space (Stewart Commons 104). Visitors from off-campus can view the relevant university policy here. Masks are mandatory in all indoor spaces, including the performance venue. # On Facebook? Consider…
Find out more »October 2021
Millay Poetry Prize Reading
The New Writing Series celebrates the Millay Poetry Prize with a reading featuring Kathleen Ossip (external judge), Kat Dubois (first prize), and Paul Eaton (second prize).
Find out more »The Agony of Time: A Remembrance of Marie Uguay
A celebration of the brief life and indelible works of poet and diarist Marie Uguay.
Find out more »November 2021
Fiction Reading by Katie Lattari and Morgan Talty
Fiction writers Katie Lattari and Morgan Talty are featured in the fourth event of the fall 2021 New Writing Series. The event, which is free and open to the (masked) public, is co-sponsored by the Honors College as part of their Honors 180: Cultural Odyssey.
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