Time |
Activity |
Tuesday, June 1 |
| 1:00–3:30 pm |
Faculty check-in, Belk Hall. Faculty will need to have Converse ID’s set up for residence hall access in Campus Safety. If you do not have a Converse ID we can have one made for you at your arrival. |
| 4:00-5:00 pm |
Faculty Meeting, A.B. Taylor Room, 3rd Floor of Mickel Library |
| 7:30 pm |
Faculty/Staff BBQ Dinner: Home of Rick and Susan |
Wednesday, June 2 |
| 9:00-10:00 am |
Breakfast in Belk Hall lobby |
| Lunch |
Dining hall. |
| 12:00-2:30 pm |
Student check-in and registration, Montgomery Student Center 204 (Student Life). Students residing in Belk will need to have their Converse ID’s set up for residence hall access in Campus Safety
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| 2:45–3:30 pm |
New student meeting and campus tour, Belk Hall Lobby.
Students without Converse ID’s should go to the Campus Safety Office before 4:00 today. Parking permits will also be available in Campus Safety during this time. |
| 3:45–4:30 pm |
All Student Meeting with Director, Belk Hall Lobby |
| 5:00-6:00 pm |
Happy Hour, Sneaker’s Café/Sneaker’s Patio, Montgomery Student Building. Live Music and Cash Bar |
| 6:30 pm |
A Southern dinner will be served in the Barnet Room, Montgomery. (Fried Chicken, Grilled Chicken, & vegetarian option). |
| 8:00-8:45 pm |
Keynote Reading by Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Claudia Emerson, Barnet Room |
| 9:00-until |
Reception, Sneakers. |
Thursday, June 3 |
| 8:00-9:00 am |
Breakfast will be available in Gee Dining Hall. |
| 10:30–12:00 pm |
“The Lay of the Land: The First Chapter” (recommended reading: Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Chapter 1 of Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney) Craft lecture and Q&A, Leslie Pietrzyk, Hartness Auditorium |
| 12:00 pm |
Lunch will be served in Gee Dining Hall. |
| 1:00–3:00 pm |
First meeting with Faculty Mentor and Workshop Writing Group: Introductions, Schedule and Guidelines
Fiction Workshop (Pietrzyk and Barton) Mickel Library 201
Fiction Workshop #2 (Olmstead), Kuhn 227
Creative Nonfiction Workshop (Wakefield and Tekulve), Writing Center, Second Floor of Mickel Library
Poetry Workshop (Duhamel and Smith), Coker Room, Third Floor of Mickel Library |
| 3:30–5:00 pm |
Poetry Genre Seminar/lecture with Claudia Emerson, Hartness Auditorium |
| 5:30 pm |
Dinner will be served in Gee Dining Hall. |
7:30–8:30 pm |
Faculty Reading by Sarah Kennedy and Robert Olmstead, Loafers, Montgomery Student Center |
| 8:30 pm-until |
Reception in Sneakers |
Friday, June 4 |
| 8:00-9:00 am |
Breakfast will be available in Gee Dining Hall. |
| 9:00–10:00 am |
Conferences with Faculty mentor (sign up for meeting) Faculty offices in Mickel Library 310 and 311. |
| 10:30–12:00 pm |
“Birds of Passage: Making Narrative Sense out of Transient Family Stories,” Craft Lecture and Q&A with Susan Tekulve, Hartness Auditorium |
| 12:00 pm |
Lunch will be served in Gee Dining Hall. |
| 1:00–4:00 pm |
Fiction Workshop (Pietrzyk and Barton) Mickel Library 201
Fiction Workshop #2 (Olmstead), Kuhn 227
Creative Nonfiction Workshop (Wakefield and Tekulve), Writing Center,
Second Floor of Mickel Library
Poetry Workshop (Duhamel and Smith), Coker Room, Third Floor of Mickel Library |
| 4:30–5:30 pm |
“Angles and Possibilities: Moving from Anecdote to Story” Craft Seminar, Marlin Barton, Hartness Auditorium |
| 5:30 pm |
Dinner will be served in Gee Dining Hall. |
| 7:30–8:30 pm |
Faculty reading by Leslie Pietrzyk and Dan Wakefield, Loafers, Montgomery Student Center |
| 8:30p.m.-until |
Reception, Sneakers |
Saturday, June 5 |
| 8:00-9:00 am |
Breakfast will be available in Gee Dining Hall. |
| 10:30–12:00 pm |
“It Takes Two to Know One: Collaborative Poetry,” Craft Lecture and Q&A with Denise Duhamel, Hartness Auditorium |
| 12:00 pm |
Lunch will be served in Gee Dining Hall. |
| 1:00-4:00 pm |
Fiction Workshop (Pietrzyk and Barton) Mickel Library 201
Fiction Workshop #2 (Olmstead), Kuhn 227
Creative Nonfiction Workshop (Wakefield and Tekulve), Writing Center, Second Floor of Mickel Library
Poetry Workshop (Duhamel and Smith), Coker Room, Third Floor of Mickel Library |
| 4:30-5:30 pm |
Panel Discussion-Favorite Poems and Paragraphs: MFA faculty discuss their favorite poems, stories, and essays and what makes them great pieces of writing: Duhamel, Smith, Olmstead, Pietrzyk, Barton, Tekulve, Kennedy, Wakefield, Mulkey, Hartness Auditorium |
| 5:30 pm |
Dinner will be served in Gee Dining Hall |
| 7:30-8:30 pm |
Faculty reading by R.T. Smith and Marlin Barton, Loafers, Montgomery Student Center |
| 8:30 pm-until |
Reception, Sneakers |
Sunday, June 6 |
| 8:00-9:00 am |
Breakfast will be available in Gee Dining Hall |
| 9:00–10:00 am |
Conferences with Faculty mentor (sign up for meeting) Faculty offices in Mickel Library 310 and 311 |
| 10:30 am–11:30 am |
Seminar; “Writing the Annotated Critical Response Essay,” Sarah Kennedy, Mickel 201 (required for first semester students and optional for 2nd semester students)
3rd semester students will meet with Rick Mulkey to discuss Major Critical Paper Project and Thesis Project, Coker Room. |
| 12:00 pm |
Lunch will be served in Gee Dining Hall. |
| 1:00–4:00 pm |
Off |
| 4:30–5:30 pm |
Off |
| 5:30 |
Dinner will be served in Gee Dining Hall. |
| 7:30–8:30 pm |
Off |
| 8:30 pm-until |
Off |
Monday, June 7 |
| 8:00-9:00 am |
Breakfast available in Gee Dining Hall. |
| 9:00–10:00 am |
Conferences with Faculty mentor (sign up for meeting) Faculty
offices are in Mickel Library 310 and 311. |
| 10:30–12:00 pm |
“On Writing Historical Fiction,” Craft Lecture & Q/A with Robert Olmstead, Hartness Auditorium |
| 12:00 pm |
Lunch will be served in Gee Dining Hall. |
| 1:00–4:00 pm |
Fiction Workshop (Pietrzyk and Barton) Mickel Library 201
Fiction Workshop #2 (Olmstead), Kuhn 227
Creative Nonfiction Workshop (Wakefield and Tekulve), Writing Center, Second Floor of Mickel Library
Poetry Workshop (Duhamel and Smith), Coker Room, Third Floor of Mickel Library |
| 4:30–5:40 pm |
"'Why there they are . . . baked in this pie': Allusions in Poetry," Craft Lecture and Q/A, Sarah Kennedy , Hartness Auditorium |
| 5:40 pm |
Dinner will be served in Gee Dining Hall. |
| 7:30–8:30 pm |
Student Reading, Hub City Books, downtown |
| 8:30 pm |
Reception |
Tuesday, June 8 |
| 8:00-9:00 am |
Breakfast will be available in Gee Dining Hall |
| 9:00–10:00 am |
Conferences with Faculty mentor (sign up for meeting) Faculty
offices in Mickel Library 310 and 311. |
| 10:30–12:00 pm |
“Transcendence in Poetry: On the Threshold of the Possible” (recommended reading: James Dickey’s “Approaching Prayer” and Robert Penn Warren’s “Audubon: A Vision),Craft Lecture and Q&A , R.T. Smith, Hartness Auditorium |
| 12:00 pm |
Lunch will be served in Gee Dining Hall. |
| 1:00–4:00 pm |
Fiction Workshop (Pietrzyk and Barton) Mickel Library 201
Fiction Workshop #2 (Olmstead), Kuhn 227
Creative Nonfiction Workshop (Wakefield and Tekulve), Writing Center, Second Floor of Mickel Library
Poetry Workshop (Duhamel and Smith), Coker Room, Third Floor of Mickel Library |
| 4:30-5:30 pm |
“Blind Spots and How Writers Learn to See Them,” Craft Lecture/Genre Seminar with Tom McConnell, Hartness Auditorium |
| 5:30 pm |
Dinner will be served in Gee Dining Hall. |
| 7:30-8:30 pm |
Faculty Reading by Susan Tekulve and Tom McConnell, Loafers, Montgomery Student Center |
| 8:30 pm-until |
Reception, Sneakers |
Wednesday, June 9 |
| 8:00-9:00 am |
Breakfast will be available in Gee Dining Hall. |
| 9:00–10:00 am |
Conferences with Faculty mentor (sign up for meeting) Faculty offices in Mickel Library 310 and 311 |
| 10:30-12:00 pm |
"Using The Five Senses to Enliven Your Work,"Craft Lecture and Q&A with Dan Wakefield, Hartness Auditorium |
| 12:00 pm |
Lunch will be served in Gee Dining Hall |
| 1:00-4:00 pm |
Fiction Workshop (Pietrzyk and Barton) Mickel Library 201
Fiction Workshop #2 (Olmstead), Kuhn 227
Creative Nonfiction Workshop (Wakefield and Tekulve), Writing Center, Second Floor of Mickel Library
Poetry Workshop (Duhamel and Smith), Coker Room, Third Floor of Mickel Library |
| 4:30-5:30 pm |
Poetry Seminar: Rick Mulkey, “Muscle and Sinew: Poetry Strength Training for Syntax and Line.” Mickel 201 |
| 5:30 pm |
Dinner will be served in Gee Dining Hall |
| 7:30-8:30 pm |
Faculty Reading by Albert Goldbarth and Denise Duhamel, Loafers, Montgomery Student Center |
| 8:30 pm-until |
Reception, Sneakers |
Thursday, June 10 |
| 8:00-9:00 am |
Breakfast will be available in Gee Dining Hall |
| 9:00-10:30 am |
Conferences with Faculty mentor (sign up for meeting) Faculty offices in Mickel Library 310 and 311 |
| 11:00-11:55 am |
Genre Seminar /Craft Lecture Albert Goldbarth, Hartness Auditorium |
| 12:00 pm |
Lunch will be served in Gee Dining Hall |
| 1:00-4:00 pm |
First meeting with Faculty Mentor and Workshop Writing Group: Introductions, Schedule and Guidelines
Fiction Workshop (Pietrzyk and Barton) Mickel Library 201
Fiction Workshop #2 (Olmstead), Kuhn 227
Creative Nonfiction Workshop (Wakefield and Tekulve), Writing Center, Second Floor of Mickel Library
Poetry Workshop (Duhamel and Smith), Coker Room, Third Floor of Mickel Library |
| 6:00-7:00 pm |
Pre-reading reception (light supper and wine-- final party for residency) at Hub City Books, downtown |
| 7:00 pm |
Student Reading at Hub City Books, downtown |
Friday, June 11 |
| 8:00-9:00 am |
Breakfast will be available in Gee Dining Hall |
| 9:00-11:00 am |
First meeting with Faculty Mentor and Workshop Writing Group: Introductions, Schedule and Guidelines
Fiction Workshop (Pietrzyk and Barton) Mickel Library 201
Fiction Workshop #2 (Olmstead), Kuhn 227
Creative Nonfiction Workshop (Wakefield and Tekulve), Writing Center, Second Floor of Mickel Library
Poetry Workshop (Duhamel and Smith), Coker Room, Third Floor of Mickel Library |
| 12:00 pm |
Lunch will be served in Gee Dining Hall |
| 3:00 pm |
Residence Hall check-out |
Faculty for June:
Marlin Barton (fiction)
Denise Duhamel (poetry)
Albert Goldbarth (poetry)
Sarah Kennedy (poetry)
Rick Mulkey (poetry)
Robert Olmstead (fiction)
Leslie Pietrzyk (fiction)
R.T. Smith (poetry)
Susan Tekulve (Nonfiction)
Dan Wakefield (Nonfiction)
Visiting Writers and Editors:
Claudia Emerson (poetry)
Tom McConnell (fiction)
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