Creative Writing Upcoming Events

Thursday, September 24, 2026

  • Carr Visiting Author Series: Mary Helen Specht

    4:30 pm
    TBD

    Join us for a reading by author Mary Helen Specth! Mary Helen Specht is the author of the forthcoming novel Mudlark (July 2026) and the novel Migratory Animals, a New York Times Editors' Choice and winner of the Texas Institute of Letters Best First Fiction Award and the Writers’ League of Texas Fiction Prize.

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

  • Visit with a Literary Agent: Rayhané Sanders

    4:30 pm
    TBD

    Join us for a professional development presentation from a visiting literary agent! Rayhané Sanders will give a glimpse at the nuts and bolts of publishing, working in publishing, query letters, and other aspects of the literary trade. This will include some do's and don'ts and plenty of time for questions and answers.

Thursday, February 11, 2027

  • Kaplan Family Writer-in-Residence Series Presents: Carmen Maria Machado

    4:30 pm
    TBD

    Join us for a reading by author Carmen Maria Machado! Carmen Maria Machado is the author of the bestselling memoir In the Dream House, the graphic novel The Low, Low Woods, and the award-winning short story collection Her Body and Other Parties. She has been a finalist for the National Book Award and the winner of the Bard Fiction Prize, and more.

Thursday, March 25, 2027

  • Carr Visiting Author Series: Brandon Hobson

    4:30 pm
    TBD

    Join us for a reading by author Brandon Hobson! Dr. Brandon Hobson is a 2022 Guggenheim Foundation Fellow. His novel, Where the Dead Sit Talking, was a finalist for the National Book Award. He has taught at New Mexico State University and the institute of american indian arts.