visiting writers
Anna Badkhen ’24 MFA returning to Randolph for Visiting Writers Series
dkhen’s most recent book, Bright Unbearable Reality, was longlisted for the 2022 National Book Award.... READ MORE >>
Poet and editor Anna Lena Phillips Bell to read from work at Randolph
Bell is the 2019-2022 Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet for eastern North Carolina. ... READ MORE >>
Award-winning poet and Pearl S. Buck Writer in Residence to read from work
Ira Sadoff will share his work at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, as part of the College’s Visiting Writer Series.... READ MORE >>
Pearl S. Buck Writers in Residence to read from work
Both Fran Wilde and Lesley Wheeler completed their residencies remotely last year and were unable to participate in any in-person readings, a hallmark of the College’s Visiting Writer Series. The Visiting Writers Series Relaunch & Reunion Reading Gala, featuring both Wilde and Wheeler, is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 22, at 8 p.m. in the Alice Ashley Jack Lounge.... READ MORE >>
Pearl S. Buck Writer in Residence taking Randolph students into the future
Fran Wilde’s remote residency, which begins next week. She’ll be leading a five-week workshop with students, dubbed Writing the Impossible, that focuses on speculative fiction. ... READ MORE >>
Pearl S. Buck Writer in Residence to read from latest work
Patricia Henley, the Pearl S. Buck Writer in Residence at Randolph this fall, will read from her latest work as part of the College’s Visiting Writers Series this Wednesday, October 9, at 8 p.m. in the Alice Ashley Jack Room of Smith Memorial Building. The program is free and open to the public. Henley’s first... READ MORE >>
Visiting Writers Series to feature poets Rose McLarney and Justin Gardiner
The next event in Randolph’s fall 2019 Visiting Writers Series will feature readings by award-winning poets Rose McLarney and Justin Gardiner. The program, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 3, at 8 p.m. in the Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College. McLarney’s collections of poems are Forage... READ MORE >>
Award-winning novelist and Pearl S. Buck Writer in Residence to read work at next Visiting Writers event
The second event in Randolph’s Visiting Writers Series this fall will feature Karen Gettert Shoemaker, the College’s Pearl S. Buck Writer in Residence. The reading will take place Wednesday, October 24, at 8 p.m. in the Alice Ashley Jack Room in Smith Memorial Building, and is free and open to the public. Shoemaker is the... READ MORE >>
Poet Grant Kittrell shares his work as part of Visiting Writers Series
Randolph’s first Visiting Writer Series reading of the fall semester will feature poet Grant Kittrell, Randolph’s writer in residence. The event is free and open to the public, and will be held Wednesday, September 26 at 8 p.m. in the Alice Ashley Jack Room of Smith Memorial Building. Kittrell is a nationally recognized writer and... READ MORE >>
Visiting writers event to highlight work by Randolph MFA faculty member
Randolph’s first Visiting Writers Series event of spring 2018 will feature a reading by Kaitlyn Greenidge, a novelist and faculty member for the College’s new M.F.A. in creative writing program. The program is scheduled Monday, Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. in the Alice Ashley Jack Room of Smith Hall. Greenidge is a Whiting Award winner,... READ MORE >>