St. Francis College MFA Program in Creative Writing

Join us for FRESH PAGES, an official Brooklyn Book Festival Bookend Event.

We’re celebrating new work from the St. Francis College literary community with live readings from:

Clarence A. Haynes (The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery)
Theo Gangi (Encounter at Owl Rock)
Caroline Hagood (Goblin Mode)
Jive Poetic (Skip Tracer)
Mitch Levenberg and Jason Dubow

Friday, September 19, 2025
6 PM | Room 6116
St. Francis College
179 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY

This in-person event is free and open to the public. Come connect with writers, readers, and the SFC community.

One of the great assets to getting your MFA at is interacting with writers like — what a great conversation we had with this fantastic author!

is a fast paced read about a high-powered publicist who has a secret background in the supernatural…

Clarence and his book team have been everywhere promoting this so keep an eye out for an appearance near you, especially if you’re in the NYC area. Also: check out your local bookstore for signed copies—Clarence has been signing stock all throughout the city!

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CALL FOR WRITERS!
Applications are now open for the St. Francis College MFA Program’s summer residency, happening July 7–16 in the heart of Brooklyn!

Join us for ten transformative days of workshops, craft talks, and community—featuring special guest author Clarence Haynes !

Deadline to apply: May 9
Don’t miss your chance to write, connect, and grow.

Apply now at https://www.sfc.edu/academics/departments/masters-of-finearts-in-creative-writing

Join Books Are Magic for an exciting conversation with Curtis Sittenfeld, author of Show Don’t Tell, alongside Ariel Levy & Aminatou Sow!

📅 Monday, February 24 at 7 PM
📍 In person at St. Francis College & streaming live on YouTube!

Don’t miss this literary event!

l’m thrilled to announce the Winter 2025 MFA in Creative Writing Residency at St. Francis College!
Our Masters students engage in workshops, screenings, and talks from January 3rd to January 14th. Highlighted events include filmmaker Alex Bihan Zandi’s screening, Jahid Wilson’s visiting talk, and a virtual Black List discussion.

I’m thrilled to announce the Winter 2025 MFA in Creative Writing Residency at St. Francis College! Our Masters students engage in workshops, screenings, and talks from January 3rd to January 14th. Highlighted events include filmmaker Alex Bihan Zandi’s screening, Jahid Wilson’s visiting talk, and a virtual Black List discussion.

I’m thrilled to announce the Winter 2025 MFA in Creative Writing Residency at St. Francis College! Our Masters students engage in workshops, screenings, and talks from January 3rd to January 14th. Highlighted events include filmmaker Alex Bihan Zandi’s screening, Jahid Wilson’s visiting talk, and a virtual Black List discussion.

I’m thrilled to announce the Winter 2025 MFA in Creative Writing Residency at St. Francis College! Our Masters students engage in workshops, screenings, and talks from January 3rd to January 14th. Highlighted events include filmmaker Alex Bihan Zandi’s screening, Jahid Wilson’s visiting talk, and a virtual Black List discussion.

January Events Are Here! 📚✨
Don’t miss these incredible experiences:

January 7 TOGETHA Live Reading & Q&A with viral BookTok influencer . Exclusive book signing follows!

January 9 The Black List @ SFC - An event with Franklin Leonard & Randy Winston. Insights for emerging writers with MFA director Theo Gangi.

Spread the word and join us!”