Readings & Events
The Zell Visiting Writers Series constitutes the backbone of the HZWP events calendar, bringing the world of contemporary literature to Ann Arbor with visits from working writers that include readings, extensive student-moderated Q&A sessions, individual consultations, craft lectures, and public panel discussions with members of our faculty. The Edwards Readings and Webster Readings are organized by first-year and second-year students respectively, and feature their poetry and prose. Post-graduate Zell fellows are regularly invited to introduce and/or open for writers scheduled to visit local bookstore Literati.
In addition to the various reading series, HZWP also seeks to offer an array of programming that incorporates the considerable resources of the University writ large and strengthens ties with the greater Metro Detroit area. Recent such events include the Medical Arts Dinner, an interdisciplinary exchange with members of the University of Michigan Medical Arts Program, and the Fortify Writing Summit, a writing retreat at the Charles T. Fisher Mansion sponsored jointly with Literary Detroit and Write-A-House. The Helen Zell Writers’ Program is committed to fostering community and providing our students with varied opportunities for development as writers, artists, and responsive, invested human beings.
This week's reading features Michelle Cheever and Colin Walker.
Michelle Cheever is a writer from Boston, Massachusetts. Her writing has appeared in The Huffington Post, The Advocate, PANK, The Austin Review, and Armchair/Shotgun, among others. She has a collection of stories with Wilde Press out of Emerson College.
Colin Walker is not a renaissance man; he's a renaissance, man. He is originally from the Pacific Northwest, and, coincidentally, a poet.
Visit umma.umich.edu/events to learn more!
| Building: | Museum of Art |
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| Event Type: | Presentation |
| Tags: | Art, Books, Culture, Free, Graduate, Graduate School, Literature, Museum, Poetry, Storytelling, UMMA, Writing |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Mark Webster Reading Series, University of Michigan Helen Zell Writers' Program |
Many HZWP events are free and open to the public. For additional information, including information about co-sponsorships, please contact the MFA Office at 734.615.3710.
