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The UT Creative Writing Program is excited to present a reading by our current writer-in-residence, poet Gabrielle Bates! The reading will take place Monday, March 2 at 7pm in the Lindsay Young Auditorium of John C. Hodges Library on the UT Campus. The event is free and open to the public.

26.02.2026 17:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Furrow, the undergraduate literary magazine at the UW-Milwaukee Department of English, is open for submissions until February 27th, 2026!

More information can be found on their website: sites.uwm.edu/furrow/submi...

23.01.2026 15:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The annual UT English Undergraduate Creative Writing Awards are now open for submissions with CASH PRIZES in four different categories!

All entries must be made by March 21st at 5PM and all winners will be announced by May 1st.

To submit: english.utk.edu/areas-of-stu...

17.11.2025 19:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The MFA in Creative Writing Round 1 applications are coming to a close soon on December 1st! If you're still interested, send in your creative writing sample and application.

More information can be found on the UT English website.

12.11.2025 18:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The English Department presents Annie Wenstrup and her extraordinary debut poetry collection "The Museum of Unnatural Histories" on November 18, 2025 at 6:00PM in the McClung Museum.

05.11.2025 16:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Participate in the Short Story Writing Contest, hosted by Rebekah Moses, on November 5th in the Hodges Library Room 258!

It will run from November 5th-12th and there will be cash prizes. If you have any questions, visit tiny.utk.edu/shortstorycontest25

Can't wait to see what you write!

27.10.2025 18:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We're excited to welcome Gabrielle Bates as a writer-in-residence this upcoming spring!

17.10.2025 19:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The UT Creative Writing Program is excited to present a reading by poet and translator Yesenia Montilla. The reading will take place Monday, October 13 at 7pm in the Lindsay Young Auditorium of John C. Hodges Library on the UT Campus. The event is free and open to the public.

07.10.2025 16:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The MFA degree in Creative Writing is a two-year program that provides a combination studio/academic course of study and is currently open for the first round of applications.

More information can be found on the English website: english.utk.edu/areas-of-stu...

18.09.2025 20:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Come see Carter Sickels on September 29th in the Lindsay Young Auditorium (Hodges Library #101) with his book "The Prettiest Star".

The UTK Creative Writing Series is free and open to the public.

15.09.2025 16:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Come join us for our first Creative Writing Series this year on September 8th at 7:00 PM in the Hodges Library auditorium for a reading by Mariah Rigg and Samantha Edmonds!

The UTK Creative Writing Series is free and open to the public.

25.08.2025 14:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Let's celebrate this win for UTK MFA graduate Samantha Edmonds! Find out more about her new book and preorder a copy at linktr.ee/samanthajedmonds!

08.05.2025 18:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to the Class of 2025 MFA and PhD students! ๐ŸŽ‰

Gabriel Antonio Reed (PhD, Poetry)
Sarah Harshbarger (PhD, Fiction)
Kate Wright (PhD, Poetry)
Temi Mosimiloluwa Ariyo (MFA, Fiction)
Shira Haus (MFA, Poetry)
Merrick Sloane (MFA, Poetry)
Sandra Dolores Gรณmez Amador (MFA, Poetry)

26.04.2025 17:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Don't miss the last Chiasmus reading of the season! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ Join us on Monday, April 28th at 6 PM at Union Ave Books.

Our featured readers are Iris Loehr and Vivien Tesseneer. Open Mic will follow after, and we'd love to hear what you've got! ๐ŸŽ™

21.04.2025 21:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Come join us on April 7th at 7:00 PM in the Hodges Library auditorium for a reading by debut novelist Chukwuebuka Ibeh! Ibeh has been named one of the โ€œMost Promising New Voices of Nigerian Fictionโ€ in Electric Literature.

The UTK Creative Writing Series is free and open to the public.

31.03.2025 19:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's about that time! ๐ŸŽ‰ Join us as the MFA Class of 2025 defends their poetry and fiction theses.

Temi Ariyo
4/4, 5:30 pm (McClung 1215-16)

Shira Haus
4/9, 6:00 pm (The Birdhouse)

Sandra Dolores Gรณmez Amador
4/11, 4:00 pm (Centro Hispano)

Merrick Sloane
4/11, 6:30 pm (McClung 1215-16)

25.03.2025 22:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join us at the Knoxville Museum of Art on March 27th at 6pm for the latest talk in our Distinguished Lecture Series by Fred Moten and Brandon Lopez, as well as at 6:30pm on March 29th for their spoken word and jazz performance! We hope to see you all there!

13.03.2025 18:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸšจUPDATE: This event has been rescheduled for Monday, March 31st. Same time, same place.

24.03.2025 20:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Come join us on Monday, March 24th at 6 PM at Union Ave Books!

Our featured Chiasmus readers are Ucheoma Onwutuebe and Natalie Gardner. Plus, you can sign up for a slot during the Open Mic.

23.03.2025 20:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Join us today (March 3rd) at 7:00 PM in the Hodges Library auditorium for a reading by writer and editor Adam Ross!

The UTK Creative Writing Series is free and open to the public.

03.03.2025 18:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Denbo Center is excited to announce the 2025-2026 Denbo Fellows cohort! These outstanding faculty and graduate scholars will pursue groundbreaking humanities research. See the full list of fellows and their fields in the replies below. Congratulations to all!

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