MFA Reading Series

These events are free and open to the public; sponsored by the Hearst Visiting Scholars Fund and the Klein Family Fund. Unless othwerwise indicated, all events in the series take place in the Hilda and Michael Bogomolny Room, located on the 5th floor of the UBalt Student Center, 21 W. Mt. Royal Ave.

 

Learn more about The University of Baltimore's MFA in Creative Writing and Publishing Arts.

fall 2025 Reading Series

 

Tuesday, Sept. 16, 7 p.m.: Poet and lyric essayist James Allen Hall

Bogolmony Room

 

Wednesday, Oct. 15, 7 p.m.: Deesha Philyaw, author of story collection The Secret Life of Church Ladies, in conversation with Prof. D Watkins.

This reading is part of the celebration of UBalt’s Centennial, co-sponsored by Ivy Bookshop.

Wright Theater, located on the 5th floor of the Student Center

 

Past Reading Series events include:

FALL 2024

Wednesday, Sept. 18 | 7 p.m.
Mitchell Jackson, journalist and novelist

Monday, Oct. 21 | 7 p.m.
Tracy Dimond, MFA '15, poet
Tanya Olson, poet

Wednesday, Nov. 13 | 7 p.m.
Oliver Radclyffe, author

Friday, Dec. 6 | 7 p.m.
MFA Student Reading

SPRING 2025

Thursday, March 13 | 7 p.m.
Steven Leyva, poet

Saturday, May 10 | 2 p.m.
MFA Graduate Reading and Book Fair

 

 

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Recent Visiting Writers

 

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Past Guests, Fall 2006 – SPRING 2023

UBalt's MFA 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, editors and publishing professionals who have spoken at UBalt: