The International MFA in Creative Writing & Literary Translation is holding its first-ever Vermont residency on VCFA's Montpelier campus August 14–20, and there will be five exciting public events during that time.
All readings will be held in Noble Lounge at 39 College Street. Also, you can pick up books by all the featured authors in the VCFA Store on the first floor of College Hall. Details and Visiting Writer bios can be found at vcfa.edu/news-events. All events are free and open to the public.
8/15 - 7:30 PM
Madeleine Thien, visiting novelist
Reading from her most recent novel, Do Not Say We Have Nothing, followed by a Q&A session.
8/16 - 3:30 PM
Rawi Hage, visiting novelist
Reading from his most recent novel, Beirut Hellfire Society, followed by a Q&A session.
8/17 - 5:00 PM
Jacky Colliss Harvey, visiting writer & editor
Reading from her recent book, The Animal's Companion: People & Their Pets, a 26,000-Year Love Story, followed by a Q&A session.
8/18 - 5:00 PM
Thomas Christopher Greene, visiting novelist
Reading from his most recent novel, The Perfect Liar, followed by a conversation moderated by Faculty Co-Director Evan Fallenberg.
8/18 - 8:00 PM
Mark Polizzotti, visiting translator, writer & editor
Reading from his recent book, Sympathy for the Traitor: A Translation Manifesto, followed by a conversation moderated by Faculty Co-Director Evan Fallenberg.
Oct 9, 2024, 3 to 5 PM
Blessing of the Animals During Oct. 12 Farmers MarketOct 12, 2024, 9 AM to 1 PM
Montpelier Writers Group (Write Now!)Oct 12, 2024, 10 to 11:30 AM