Events Calendar

The Department of English and the Creative Writing Program host a wide variety of scholarly and literary events throughout the year, highlighting both the work of visiting writers and educators as well as our own students, faculty, and alumni. Events listed here are open to the public.

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Fresno Writers Live: Celebrating Alumni Lecturers

Tuesday, April 16, 2024  •  6:30 PM  •  Smittcamp Alumni House

Hosted by Creative Writing Alumni Chapter

Event details  •  $5 admission  •  Pre-registration required

Author Reading: Samah Serour Fadil

Thursday, April 18, 2024  •  6 PM  •  Zoom (online)

Hosted by Prof. Venita Blackburn

Event details  •  Free admission  •  Pre-registration required

Author Reading: Peter Balakian

Monday, April 22, 2024  •  6 PM  •  Alice Peters Auditorium (PB 191)

Hosted by Armenian Studies Program

Event details  •  Free admission

Young Writers' Conference

Wednesday, April 24, 2024  •  9 AM  •  Satellite Student Union

Keynote speaker: Navdeep Singh Dhillon

Event details  •  Conference info  •  Livestream available  •  Free admission

San Joaquin Review journal launch

Thursday, May 9, 2024  •  4 PM  •  Resnick Student Union (RSU 207)

Hosted by English Department

Details to come  •  Free admission

hais literary journal launch

Friday, May 10, 2024  •  6:30 PM  •  Engineering East Building (EE 191)

Hosted by Hmong American Ink and Stories

Event details  •  Free admission

33rd International Conference on Virginia Woolf

June 6-9, 2024  •  Times and locations TBA

Keynote speakers TBA

Conference info 

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