10/06/2025Virtuoso of the Short Story, Deesha Philyaw, Visits UBalt on Oct. 15Deesha Philyaw, author of the critically acclaimed short story collection The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, will visit The University of Baltimore on Oct. 15 as part of the MFA in creative Writing and Publishing Arts Fall Reading Series.UBalt NewsDeesha Philyaw, author of the critically acclaimed short story collection The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, will visit The University of Baltimore on Oct. 15 as part of the MFA in creative Writing and Publishing Arts Fall Reading Series.Author Deesha Philyaw AcademicsAlumniNewsYale Gordon College of Arts and Sciencesstudents