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An Evening of Poetry with Alice Friman and Kerry James Evans

Announcement Monday, May 4, 2026

Friday, May 15, at 6:30 p.m. Blackbird Coffee, The Birdhouse Theater, 114 W Hancock St., MilledgevilleGeorgia College & State University is pleased to host an evening of poetry with Alice Friman, newly inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame, and Kerry James Evans, associate professor of English and coordinator of the Creative Writing Program at Georgia College. Both poets will read from their recent collections.Alice Friman is the author of eight full-length collections, most...

Congratulations to Peter Selgin on the publication of his latest book: "Painting Stories: a Life in Pictures and Words"

Announcement Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Congratulations to Professor Peter Selgin on the publication of his latest book, "Painting Stories: a Life in Pictures and Words," just out with Serving House Books. "PAINTING STORIES: a Life in Pictures and Words" is a unique memoir of an artist’s life. For decades, Peter Selgin struggled to reconcile his two great passions, writing and visual art, feeling that he had to choose between them or fail at both. In this unique memoir pairing pictures with mini-essays, Selgin unites those...

GCSU Creative Writing MFA Graduation Reading

Announcement Monday, April 20, 2026

Thursday, April 30, 2026 | 6:30 p.m.Pat Peterson Museum Education Room, Russell LibraryGeorgia College & State University’s MFA in Creative Writing is proud to present its Spring 2026 Graduation Reading. Join us on Thursday, April 30, at 6:30 p.m. in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room at Russell Library to celebrate five graduating writers as they read from their culminating thesis work in poetry and fiction.Kai Elliot Beck, a poet from Northwest Arkansas, crafts portraits of masculinity...

GCSU Creative Writing MFA Graduation Reading

Event Thursday, April 30, 2026

Thursday, April 30, 2026 | 6:30 p.m.Pat Peterson Museum Education Room, Russell LibraryGeorgia College & State University’s MFA in Creative Writing is proud to present its Spring 2026 Graduation Reading. Join us on Wednesday, April 30, at 6:30 p.m. in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room at Russell Library to celebrate five graduating writers as they read from their culminating thesis work in poetry and fiction.Kai Elliot Beck, a poet from Northwest Arkansas, crafts portraits of...

2026 Margaret Harvin Wilson Writing Award winners include published undergrad authors

News Story Tuesday, April 7, 2026

By Margaret SchellThe annual Margaret Harvin Wilson Writing Awards ceremony took place at Georgia College & State University March 31. Five finalists were selected out of 51 submissions in poetry, short story and one-act play.First-year student, Madeline Johnson, of Gray, Georgia, a double major in English literature and French, earned first-place for her poem “Ship of Theseus.” Johnson’s poem has been published in Issue VI of “The Young Writers Review.”Sophomore Elizabeth Kohler from...

Come, celebrate GCSU students’ creative written works

Announcement Monday, March 30, 2026

Prepare to be amazed as you listen to Georgia College & State University’s refined, student writers read excerpts from their creative works at the Margaret Harvin Wilson Writing Award Ceremony. The celebration takes place Tuesday, March 31, at 5 p.m. in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room. Refreshments will be served.Each finalist will receive a certificate and cash award. They will also be recognized on Front Page — GCSU’s online news source and in their hometown newspapers.This...

Come, celebrate GCSU students’ creative written works

Event Tuesday, March 31, 2026

The 2025 Margaret Harvin Wilson Writing Award finalists

GCSU Undergraduate Creative Writing Reading

Event Thursday, April 9, 2026

Please join us on Thursday, April 9, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM for the annual GCSU Undergraduate Creative Writing Reading in the Museum Education Room at Russell Library (221 N Clarke Street, Milledgeville).This year's graduating class is one of our most accomplished in recent memory, with publications appearing in Oyster River Pages, Modern Flash Fiction, Glass Mountain, Green Blotter, The Peacock's Feet, and Kennings Artistic and Literary Journal, to name a few. Honors include an acceptance...

GCSU Creative Writing Program and GCSU Early College: Writers in the Schools, 6th Grade Creative Writing Performance

Event Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Georgia College & State University Creative Writing Program and GCSU Early College: Writers in the Schools, 6th Grade Creative Writing Performance with GCSU MFA and Undergraduate Creative Writing Student-Teachers

Literary Guild: Women in Literature

Event Thursday, March 12, 2026

Come, join Literary Guild to discuss your favorite women in literature, either authors or characters. We want to uplift female voices from across the years in honor of Women’s History Month. The meeting is in Arts and Sciences, room 151 at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 12. We’ll save you a seat!

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