*All at 7pm, on zoom, links forthcoming

Wed March 9: Matthew Salesses talk, “What is Craft?”

Matthew Salesses is the author of the recent groundbreaking book CRAFT IN THE REAL WORLD: RETHINKING FICTION WRITING AND WORKSHOPPING which has changed the field of creative writing pedagogy.

Thurs March 24: Jennifer Baker talk, “Potential Careers in Publishing.”

Jennifer Baker is a writer and editor who was named the 2019 Publishers Weekly Star Watch “Super Star” for her “varied work championing diversity in publishing.”

Mon April 11: Ghostbird Press Birdhouse Prize roundtable reading

Ghostbird Press is a chapbook press founded by MFA alum Peter Vanderberg which showcases emerging and established writers of all genres.

Wednesday April 27: Poets Tracy K Smith and Tina Chang reading and conversation

Tracy K. Smith is a former Pulitzer prize winning poet who now teaches at Harvard, and Tina Chang is the Brooklyn Poet Laureate and author most recently of the collection HYBRIDA.

Thursday May 5: Queens College MFA alumnae Open Mic.