M.F.A. program hosting winter residency, series of readings at The Virginian Hotel

M.F.A. students and faculty hold one-on-one meetings during the residency

This week, the Randolph College M.F.A. program is hosting its annual winter residency program along with a series of readings by faculty and other esteemed authors.

The residency and readings all take place at The Virginian Hotel in downtown Lynchburg. All readings will begin at 8 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom and are free and open to the public.

The schedule is as follows:

Tuesday Dec. 31

Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Aviya Kushner

Eloisa Amezcua

Ilya Kaminsky

Wednesday Jan. 1

Mira Jacob

Rigoberto González

Paige Lewis

Thursday Jan. 2

Laura-Gray Street

Diana Khoi Nguyen

Julia Phillips

Friday Jan. 3

Phillip B. Williams

Kao Kalia Yang

Clare Beams

José Oliveraz

Saturday Jan. 4

Layli Long Soldier

Anjali Sachdeva

D. Watkins

Monday Jan. 6

Heather Christle

Stephanie Burt (Keynote)