University of Massachusetts Amherst
09/03/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/03/2025 14:14
MFA for Poets and Writers Announces Fall Visiting Writers Series Schedule
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The UMass MFA for Poets and Writers program has announced the program for the Fall 2025 Visiting Writers Series. This year's series features Ariana Reines, Garth Greenwell, Layli Long Soldier and Jeff Parker, with readings held in the Old Chapel's Great Hall that are free and open to the public.
Celebrating its 62nd year, the Visiting Writers Series at UMass Amherst presents emerging and established writers of poetry, fiction and nonfiction. This year, Greenwell will be the inaugural Merry and Daniel Glosband Writer in Residence, a new residency program hosted by the UMass MFA. The Merry and Daniel Glosband Writer in Residence program brings renowned poets and writers to the UMass Amherst campus to work with creative writers in a weeklong intensive featuring craft talks, readings and classroom visits. The Visiting Writer Series is produced by the MFA for Poets and Writers and the Juniper Initiative for Literary Arts and Action, and is made possible with support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the University of Massachusetts Arts Council, the Massachusetts Review and the UMass Department of English.
More information and complete bios for each featured writer can be found on the Visiting Writer Series website.
Visiting Writers Series for Fall 2025
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