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Creative Writing information and events at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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The annual UT English Undergraduate Creative Writing Awards are now open for submissions with CASH PRIZES in four different categories!
All entries must be made by March 21st at 5PM and all winners will be announced by May 1st.
To submit: english.utk.edu/areas-of-stu...
All entries must be made by March 21st at 5PM and all winners will be announced by May 1st.
To submit: english.utk.edu/areas-of-stu...
November 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The annual UT English Undergraduate Creative Writing Awards are now open for submissions with CASH PRIZES in four different categories!
All entries must be made by March 21st at 5PM and all winners will be announced by May 1st.
To submit: english.utk.edu/areas-of-stu...
All entries must be made by March 21st at 5PM and all winners will be announced by May 1st.
To submit: english.utk.edu/areas-of-stu...
The MFA in Creative Writing Round 1 applications are coming to a close soon on December 1st! If you're still interested, send in your creative writing sample and application.
More information can be found on the UT English website.
More information can be found on the UT English website.
November 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The MFA in Creative Writing Round 1 applications are coming to a close soon on December 1st! If you're still interested, send in your creative writing sample and application.
More information can be found on the UT English website.
More information can be found on the UT English website.
The English Department presents Annie Wenstrup and her extraordinary debut poetry collection "The Museum of Unnatural Histories" on November 18, 2025 at 6:00PM in the McClung Museum.
November 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The English Department presents Annie Wenstrup and her extraordinary debut poetry collection "The Museum of Unnatural Histories" on November 18, 2025 at 6:00PM in the McClung Museum.
Participate in the Short Story Writing Contest, hosted by Rebekah Moses, on November 5th in the Hodges Library Room 258!
It will run from November 5th-12th and there will be cash prizes. If you have any questions, visit tiny.utk.edu/shortstorycontest25
Can't wait to see what you write!
It will run from November 5th-12th and there will be cash prizes. If you have any questions, visit tiny.utk.edu/shortstorycontest25
Can't wait to see what you write!
October 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Participate in the Short Story Writing Contest, hosted by Rebekah Moses, on November 5th in the Hodges Library Room 258!
It will run from November 5th-12th and there will be cash prizes. If you have any questions, visit tiny.utk.edu/shortstorycontest25
Can't wait to see what you write!
It will run from November 5th-12th and there will be cash prizes. If you have any questions, visit tiny.utk.edu/shortstorycontest25
Can't wait to see what you write!
We're excited to welcome Gabrielle Bates as a writer-in-residence this upcoming spring!
October 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
We're excited to welcome Gabrielle Bates as a writer-in-residence this upcoming spring!
The UT Creative Writing Program is excited to present a reading by poet and translator Yesenia Montilla. The reading will take place Monday, October 13 at 7pm in the Lindsay Young Auditorium of John C. Hodges Library on the UT Campus. The event is free and open to the public.
October 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The UT Creative Writing Program is excited to present a reading by poet and translator Yesenia Montilla. The reading will take place Monday, October 13 at 7pm in the Lindsay Young Auditorium of John C. Hodges Library on the UT Campus. The event is free and open to the public.
The MFA degree in Creative Writing is a two-year program that provides a combination studio/academic course of study and is currently open for the first round of applications.
More information can be found on the English website: english.utk.edu/areas-of-stu...
More information can be found on the English website: english.utk.edu/areas-of-stu...
September 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The MFA degree in Creative Writing is a two-year program that provides a combination studio/academic course of study and is currently open for the first round of applications.
More information can be found on the English website: english.utk.edu/areas-of-stu...
More information can be found on the English website: english.utk.edu/areas-of-stu...
Come see Carter Sickels on September 29th in the Lindsay Young Auditorium (Hodges Library #101) with his book "The Prettiest Star".
The UTK Creative Writing Series is free and open to the public.
The UTK Creative Writing Series is free and open to the public.
September 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Come see Carter Sickels on September 29th in the Lindsay Young Auditorium (Hodges Library #101) with his book "The Prettiest Star".
The UTK Creative Writing Series is free and open to the public.
The UTK Creative Writing Series is free and open to the public.
Come join us for our first Creative Writing Series this year on September 8th at 7:00 PM in the Hodges Library auditorium for a reading by Mariah Rigg and Samantha Edmonds!
The UTK Creative Writing Series is free and open to the public.
The UTK Creative Writing Series is free and open to the public.
August 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Come join us for our first Creative Writing Series this year on September 8th at 7:00 PM in the Hodges Library auditorium for a reading by Mariah Rigg and Samantha Edmonds!
The UTK Creative Writing Series is free and open to the public.
The UTK Creative Writing Series is free and open to the public.
Let's celebrate this win for UTK MFA graduate Samantha Edmonds! Find out more about her new book and preorder a copy at linktr.ee/samanthajedmonds!
May 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Let's celebrate this win for UTK MFA graduate Samantha Edmonds! Find out more about her new book and preorder a copy at linktr.ee/samanthajedmonds!
Congratulations to the Class of 2025 MFA and PhD students! 🎉
Gabriel Antonio Reed (PhD, Poetry)
Sarah Harshbarger (PhD, Fiction)
Kate Wright (PhD, Poetry)
Temi Mosimiloluwa Ariyo (MFA, Fiction)
Shira Haus (MFA, Poetry)
Merrick Sloane (MFA, Poetry)
Sandra Dolores Gómez Amador (MFA, Poetry)
Gabriel Antonio Reed (PhD, Poetry)
Sarah Harshbarger (PhD, Fiction)
Kate Wright (PhD, Poetry)
Temi Mosimiloluwa Ariyo (MFA, Fiction)
Shira Haus (MFA, Poetry)
Merrick Sloane (MFA, Poetry)
Sandra Dolores Gómez Amador (MFA, Poetry)
April 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Congratulations to the Class of 2025 MFA and PhD students! 🎉
Gabriel Antonio Reed (PhD, Poetry)
Sarah Harshbarger (PhD, Fiction)
Kate Wright (PhD, Poetry)
Temi Mosimiloluwa Ariyo (MFA, Fiction)
Shira Haus (MFA, Poetry)
Merrick Sloane (MFA, Poetry)
Sandra Dolores Gómez Amador (MFA, Poetry)
Gabriel Antonio Reed (PhD, Poetry)
Sarah Harshbarger (PhD, Fiction)
Kate Wright (PhD, Poetry)
Temi Mosimiloluwa Ariyo (MFA, Fiction)
Shira Haus (MFA, Poetry)
Merrick Sloane (MFA, Poetry)
Sandra Dolores Gómez Amador (MFA, Poetry)
Don't miss the last Chiasmus reading of the season! 😮 Join us on Monday, April 28th at 6 PM at Union Ave Books.
Our featured readers are Iris Loehr and Vivien Tesseneer. Open Mic will follow after, and we'd love to hear what you've got! 🎙
Our featured readers are Iris Loehr and Vivien Tesseneer. Open Mic will follow after, and we'd love to hear what you've got! 🎙
April 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Don't miss the last Chiasmus reading of the season! 😮 Join us on Monday, April 28th at 6 PM at Union Ave Books.
Our featured readers are Iris Loehr and Vivien Tesseneer. Open Mic will follow after, and we'd love to hear what you've got! 🎙
Our featured readers are Iris Loehr and Vivien Tesseneer. Open Mic will follow after, and we'd love to hear what you've got! 🎙
Come join us on April 7th at 7:00 PM in the Hodges Library auditorium for a reading by debut novelist Chukwuebuka Ibeh! Ibeh has been named one of the “Most Promising New Voices of Nigerian Fiction” in Electric Literature.
The UTK Creative Writing Series is free and open to the public.
The UTK Creative Writing Series is free and open to the public.
March 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Come join us on April 7th at 7:00 PM in the Hodges Library auditorium for a reading by debut novelist Chukwuebuka Ibeh! Ibeh has been named one of the “Most Promising New Voices of Nigerian Fiction” in Electric Literature.
The UTK Creative Writing Series is free and open to the public.
The UTK Creative Writing Series is free and open to the public.
It's about that time! 🎉 Join us as the MFA Class of 2025 defends their poetry and fiction theses.
Temi Ariyo
4/4, 5:30 pm (McClung 1215-16)
Shira Haus
4/9, 6:00 pm (The Birdhouse)
Sandra Dolores Gómez Amador
4/11, 4:00 pm (Centro Hispano)
Merrick Sloane
4/11, 6:30 pm (McClung 1215-16)
Temi Ariyo
4/4, 5:30 pm (McClung 1215-16)
Shira Haus
4/9, 6:00 pm (The Birdhouse)
Sandra Dolores Gómez Amador
4/11, 4:00 pm (Centro Hispano)
Merrick Sloane
4/11, 6:30 pm (McClung 1215-16)
March 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
It's about that time! 🎉 Join us as the MFA Class of 2025 defends their poetry and fiction theses.
Temi Ariyo
4/4, 5:30 pm (McClung 1215-16)
Shira Haus
4/9, 6:00 pm (The Birdhouse)
Sandra Dolores Gómez Amador
4/11, 4:00 pm (Centro Hispano)
Merrick Sloane
4/11, 6:30 pm (McClung 1215-16)
Temi Ariyo
4/4, 5:30 pm (McClung 1215-16)
Shira Haus
4/9, 6:00 pm (The Birdhouse)
Sandra Dolores Gómez Amador
4/11, 4:00 pm (Centro Hispano)
Merrick Sloane
4/11, 6:30 pm (McClung 1215-16)
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Join us at the Knoxville Museum of Art on March 27th at 6pm for the latest talk in our Distinguished Lecture Series by Fred Moten and Brandon Lopez, as well as at 6:30pm on March 29th for their spoken word and jazz performance! We hope to see you all there!
March 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Join us at the Knoxville Museum of Art on March 27th at 6pm for the latest talk in our Distinguished Lecture Series by Fred Moten and Brandon Lopez, as well as at 6:30pm on March 29th for their spoken word and jazz performance! We hope to see you all there!
🚨UPDATE: This event has been rescheduled for Monday, March 31st. Same time, same place.
Come join us on Monday, March 24th at 6 PM at Union Ave Books!
Our featured Chiasmus readers are Ucheoma Onwutuebe and Natalie Gardner. Plus, you can sign up for a slot during the Open Mic.
Our featured Chiasmus readers are Ucheoma Onwutuebe and Natalie Gardner. Plus, you can sign up for a slot during the Open Mic.
March 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
🚨UPDATE: This event has been rescheduled for Monday, March 31st. Same time, same place.
Come join us on Monday, March 24th at 6 PM at Union Ave Books!
Our featured Chiasmus readers are Ucheoma Onwutuebe and Natalie Gardner. Plus, you can sign up for a slot during the Open Mic.
Our featured Chiasmus readers are Ucheoma Onwutuebe and Natalie Gardner. Plus, you can sign up for a slot during the Open Mic.
March 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Come join us on Monday, March 24th at 6 PM at Union Ave Books!
Our featured Chiasmus readers are Ucheoma Onwutuebe and Natalie Gardner. Plus, you can sign up for a slot during the Open Mic.
Our featured Chiasmus readers are Ucheoma Onwutuebe and Natalie Gardner. Plus, you can sign up for a slot during the Open Mic.
Join us today (March 3rd) at 7:00 PM in the Hodges Library auditorium for a reading by writer and editor Adam Ross!
The UTK Creative Writing Series is free and open to the public.
The UTK Creative Writing Series is free and open to the public.
March 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Join us today (March 3rd) at 7:00 PM in the Hodges Library auditorium for a reading by writer and editor Adam Ross!
The UTK Creative Writing Series is free and open to the public.
The UTK Creative Writing Series is free and open to the public.
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The Denbo Center is excited to announce the 2025-2026 Denbo Fellows cohort! These outstanding faculty and graduate scholars will pursue groundbreaking humanities research. See the full list of fellows and their fields in the replies below. Congratulations to all!
February 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The Denbo Center is excited to announce the 2025-2026 Denbo Fellows cohort! These outstanding faculty and graduate scholars will pursue groundbreaking humanities research. See the full list of fellows and their fields in the replies below. Congratulations to all!