The Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University will host evening readings in a variety of genres, featuring alumni, faculty, and guest artists. These readings are free and open to the public and will take place during the program’s low-residency program in January, from Sunday, January 4, to Friday, January 9. Readings will include poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, plays, screenplays and more.
January 2026 Residency Readings – Open to the Public
Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, 6:30-7:30 p.m. @ Kirby Salon in Kirby Hall: Alumni Readings by Dawn Leas, Vicki Mayk, Lauren Stahl and Barbara J. Taylor
Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, 6:30-7:30 p.m. @ Kirby Salon in Kirby Hall: Faculty/Alumni/Guest Readings by Mischelle Anthony, Travis Harman, David Hicks and Taylor Polites
Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, 6:30-7:30 p.m. @ Kirby Salon in Kirby Hall: Faculty/Alumni Readings by Caroline Hayduk, John Roberts, Tasha Saint-Louis and Marisa de los Santos
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, 4-5 p.m. @ Henry Student Center, 2nd Floor, Jean and Paul Adams Commons: Happy Hour/Faculty Readings by Shanta Lee Honeycutt, Alexis Paige, and Nisha Sharma
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, 7-8 p.m. @ Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts: Faculty Readings – Plays and Screenplays by Gregory Fletcher, Christine Renee Miller and Gabrielle D’Amico
Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, 7-8 p.m. @ Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts: Featured Readings by visiting writers Khadijah Queen and Megha Majumdar, along with faculty mentors Ken Liu and Allison Saft; hosted by Jessica Goudeau and Christine Renee Miller