Two recently announced Housatonic Book Awards winners will be among the notable writers who will read from their work during the Western Connecticut State University Master of Fine Arts in Creative and Professional Writing winter residency in January.
The schedule of free, public readings is as follows:
Saturday, Jan. 3, Gail Martin, winner of the 2014 Housatonic Book Award for her book of poetry, “Begin Empty-Handed,” (Perugia Press), will read at 7 p.m. in Room 218 of the Classroom Building on the WCSU Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury.
Sunday, Jan. 4, Jennifer duBois, winner of the 2014 Housatonic Book Award for her work of fiction, “Cartwheel,” (Random House), at 7 p.m. in Room 218 of the Classroom Building on the WCSU Westside campus.
Monday, Jan. 5, Frances Dorris and Gwen Jones at 7 p.m. in the Washington Room at the Maron Hotel & Suites, 42 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury.
Tuesday, Jan. 6, Don Snyder and Daniel Asa Rose at 7 p.m. in Room 218 of the Classroom Building on the WCSU Westside campus.
The readings offer the Danbury community an opportunity to hear fiction, nonfiction, screenplay and poetry readings by nationally renowned authors, many of whom serve as writers in residence or writing mentors of the university s M.F.A. in Professional Writing program. Launched in 2005, the program enables participants from across the nation to continue working while pursuing M.F.A. studies in a diverse range of creative and nonfiction writing genres through distance learning.
For more information, visit the M.F.A. program website at www.wcsu.edu/writing/mfa or call the M.F.A. office at (203) 837-8878.
Western Connecticut State University offers outstanding faculty in a range of quality academic programs. Our diverse university community provides students an enriching and supportive environment that takes advantage of the unique cultural offerings of Western Connecticut and New York. Our vision: To be an affordable public university with the characteristics of New England s best small private universities.