Upcoming Events:
Reading
About the Writers:
Maxim Loskutoff was raised in the Rocky Mountains of western 猎奇重口. He published his first story at nineteen and his debut collection COME WEST AND SEE won the High Plains Book Award, was a NY Times Editor’s Choice, and an NPR and Amazon Best Book. His debut novel RUTHIE FEAR won the 猎奇重口 Innovation Award and the High Plains Book Award, received starred reviews from Kirkus, Publisher's Weekly, and Booklist, and was a Reading the West Award Finalist. His second novel OLD KING was published in June 2024 and named a Best Book of Summer by the Boston Globe and Minneapolis Star Tribune, and a Best Book of the Year by NPR and Publisher's Weekly. The recipient of fellowships from Yaddo and MacDowell, his writing has appeared in the NY Times, Chicago Tribune, Ploughshares, GQ, and many other magazines.
Amy Leach is the author of The Salt of the Universe, The Everybody Ensemble, and Things That Are. She grew up in Texas and earned her MFA from the Nonfiction Writing Program at the University of Iowa. Her work has appeared in The Best American Essays, The Best American Science and Nature Writing, and numerous other publications, including Granta, A Public Space, Orion, Tin House, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. She is a recipient of a Whiting Writers’ Award, a Rona Jaffe Foundation Award, and a Pushcart Prize.
When: Thursday, May 1st, 7 PM
Where: Dell Brown Room, 101 Turner Hall, UMT Campus
This event is free and open to the public.
Visiting Writer Series
Each year the program presents readings by highly acclaimed visiting writers.
Second Wind Reading Series
A Sunday night tradition, Second Wind presents work by second-year students in the MFA program alongside work by local and established writers and performers.
MFA Thesis & BFA Capstone Project Readings
At the end of each semester, graduating MFA & BFA students present a portion of their thesis or capstone work at celebratory readings.
Life After the MFA
Formerly known as "Writers at Work," Life After the MFA is comprised of presentations throughout the academic year by agents, professors, post-graduate coaches, and publishing professionals.
Some soundcloud recordings of our previous reading events available.
