Southern Connecticut State University MFA Program

If you're in the Hartford area this Friday evening, stop by the Sonder Reading Series. MFA alum Emily Costa is reading:

Congratulations to Natalie Schriefer, whose flash fiction story "Cartwheels" (published by the journal Flash Frog in 2025) was longlisted for the 2026 Wigleaf Top 50 Very Short Fictions!

Cartwheels by Natalie Schriefer Nick’s millionth cartwheel looks like his first: He plants one hand on the grass and then, before I can catch his legs and help, he tumbles into a round-off. For a moment I’m taller than him, and I…

MFA graduates Emily Costa and Terri Lynn Davis read at Best Video as part of Scott Lauditis's book launch on July 3rd at 7:00 p.m. Free and open to everyone!

Connecticut Book Launch for Scott Laudati’s Rainbow Road featuring Scott Laudati, Emily Costa, Terri Linn Davis, Zora Satchell, & Aug Stone — Best Video Film & Cultural Center Stratford author Aug Stone is pleased to welcome poet/author/musician Scott Laudati to Connecticut on July 3rd to celebrate the launch of Laudati's latest poetry collection.  Rainbow Road follows Laudati as he crisscrosses the country chasing the myths of a lost America. The poems in this

MFA grads and current students Chelsea Dodds, Julie Teixeira and Elisabeth Mead Kennedy read at Cantean on June 18th at 6:30 p.m.! The reading is Chelsea's second to celebrate her new chapbook with friends and family who couldn't make the first; Julie Teixeira's de facto thesis reading; and Elisabeth's first reading at Cantean as an excellent poet and loyal supporter of SCSU's Visiting Writers Series and the SCSU writing series at Cantean. Everybody welcome! Cantean is located at 1660 Whitney Avenue in Hamden. Y'all come!

MFA Fiction student Steve Hamm gives a brief reading with eleven other writers June 4th at 7:00 p.m. at Best Video in Hamden as part of the Sleeping Giant Reading Series. Get out and support Steve if you can!

Congratulations to Chelsea Dodds, who has a poem in the latest Northeast Coast Poetry issue! Chelsea will be reading with Elisabeth Kennedy and Julie Teixeira at Cantean on June 18th at 6:30 p.m. (more to come).

Issue III: Summer — The Northeast Coast Welcome to Issue III:Summer IntroductionA Message from the EditorPrologue“The Waves” by Gwen North ReissChapter I“Smartwatch” by Brooks Thomas“Tony Soprano’s Ghost (A Haibun)” by Claire Zoghb“A Poem Written by a Raccoon (After Tao Lin)” by Chris Belden“ode to the stranger who lef...

Congratulations to Shelley Stoehr for her poem "Strip Clubs are Microcosms of Capitalism" in Beehive!

Strip Clubs are Microcosms of Capitalism: A poem by Shelley Stoehr Discover a provocative poem exploring capitalism through the lens of strip club culture by guest contributor & Connecticut poetry pal, Shelley Stoehr.

This year's issue of Fresh Ink is out, with work by two MFA grads, a current MFA studnet, and an SCSU undergrad: Nancy Manning, Natalie Schriefer, Amy Gray, and Chris Boniecki. Congrats to all!
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Ball & Socket Arts is hosting a series of author events at ReRead Books and at the Ball & Socket Gallery in Cheshire on May 16th and 17th. Award-winning authors Jedediah Berry and Ryan Habermeyer will be discussing their work, taking questions, and signing books (available for purchase at the event). Registration is required for workshops and highly encouraged for the author event.