M.F.A. Reading Series
These events are free and open to the public; sponsored by the Hearst Visiting Scholars Fund and the Klein Family Fund. The M.F.A. Reading Series will resume in fall 2020.
Recent Visiting Writers
Michael Chabon
Patricia Smith
Ann Patchett
Teju Cole
M.F.A. Reading Series Summary
Fall 2006 – Fall 2018
The reading series was launched in Fall 2006. Our schedule includes two student readings per academic year as well as full-time and adjunct faculty readings. Here are some of the writers who have spoken at UB:
Harry Bauld
Robert Bausch
Jan Beatty
Maud Casey
Michael Chabon
Teju Cole
Gayle Danley
Mark Doty
Larry Doyle
Jehanne Dubrow
Thomas Sayers Ellis
Annie Finch
Rob Fitterman
Nick Flynn
Jaimy Gordon
Joe Harrison
Amy Hempel
John Hodgman and friends
Richard McCann
Megan McShea
James Magruder
Alice Mattison
Rick Moody
Anna Moschovakis, ed.
Susan Perabo
Ann Patchett
Cherise Pollard
Susan Kushner Resnick
Adam Robinson (Publishing Genius Press)
Joseph Scapellato
Param Anand Singh
Patricia Smith
Debra Spark
Gerald Stern
Jeannie Vanasco
Adam Zagajewski
Ugly Duckling Presse