Thank you for your interest in the 2009-2010 Reading Series sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences, Creative Writing Program, and Mid-American Review. Unless otherwise noted, readings are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday evenings at Prout Chapel. All events are free and open to the public.

Prout Chapel, BGSU Campus

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27--BFA Welcome

September

3--MFA Reading: Laural Adams and Matt Bell
10--MFA Reading: Callista Buchen (poetry) and Stephanie Marker (ficiton)
17--MFA Reading: Stokely Klasovsky and Catherine Templeton
24--Linda Gregerson (visiting poet)

October

1--Ben Percy (visiting fiction writer)
15--Poetic Dialogue Presentation by poet Lois Roma-Deeley and artist / curator Beth Shadur. In collaboraiton with the BGSU Fine Art Galleries.
22--Rachel Zucker (visiting poet)
29--MFA Reading: David Spiering and Anne Valente

November

5--MFA Exchange Reading with University of Illinois-Champaign
12--Pamela Painter, Winter Wheat Featured Fiction Writer. Note: This reading is in the Theatre, Bowen Thompson Student Union.
19--MFA Reading: Jessica Stump (poetry) and Jacqueline Vogtman (fiction)

December

3--BFA Reading, featuring Sarah Bobinchuck, John Krieg, Clark McEwen, Monica Sanden, and Zach Tarvin
10--BFA Reading, featuring Danielle Bonnano, James Lampe, Sarah Messham, Brian Metzger, and Rachael Sample

January 2010

14--Prairie Margins reading
21--MFA Reading: Nikkita Cohoon (poetry) and Alison Balaskovits (fiction)
28--James Ragan, Arts and Sciences Distinguished Visiting Poet

February

4--MFA Reading: Brianna Lichtenauer (poetry) and Brad Felver (fiction)
11–MFA Reading: Courtney Ramsey (poetry) and Bess Kosinec (fiction)
18--MFA Reading: Melissa Shaner (poetry) and Jessica Vozel (fiction)
25--Lecture by James Ragan, Arts and Sciences Distinguished Visiting Poet

March

4--MFA Reading: Jessica Zinz (poetry) and Michelle Zuppa (fiction)
18--BFA Job Talk
25--Michael Kimball (visiting fiction writer)

April

1--Alumnus Reading by Fiction Writer Melissa Fraterrigo
8--AWP Meeting in Denver
15--BFA Reading
22--BFA Reading
29--BFA Reading