Texas State MFA

10/13/2026

“I am stronger than I am broken.”
—Roxane Gay, from HUNGER: A MEMOIR OF (MY) BODY

🌟 Roxane Gay, Visiting Writer Event: Therese Kayser Lindsey Literary Series 🌟

EVENT DETAILS
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Reception: 3:00 p.m. | Reading: 3:30 p.m., The Wittliff Collections

WRITER BIO
Roxane Gay’s writing appears in Best American Mystery Stories 2014, Best American Short Stories 2012, Best S*x Writing 2012, A Public Space, McSweeney’s, Tin House, Oxford American, American Short Fiction, Virginia Quarterly Review, and many others. She is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. She is the author of the books Ayiti, An Untamed State, the New York Times bestselling Bad Feminist, the nationally bestselling Difficult Women and the New York Times bestselling Hunger. She is also the author of World of Wakanda for Marvel. She has several books forthcoming and is also at work on television and film projects. She also has a newsletter, The Audacity and once had a podcast, The Roxane Gay Agenda.

If you require accommodations due to a disability in order to participate, please contact (512) 245-2163 at least 72 hours in advance of the event.

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Special thanks to our event co-sponsors!
TXST Liberal Arts
Texas State History
Department of Philosophy TXST
Texas State Honors College
Center for the Study of the Southwest

10/05/2026

Congratulations to 's 2024-2025 Endowed Chair, Layli Long Soldier, on being named a 2026 MacArthur Foundation Fellow! Her extraordinary poetry and fearless voice inspire us all. We are so proud to celebrate her at Texas State University. 🎉

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Texas State Department of English
TXST Liberal Arts

10/04/2026

✨Texas State MFA Poetry Alumni Virtual Reading✨

Please join for a virtual reading honoring four poetry alumni, who will be sharing work from their recently published collections.

WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 10 @ 2 PM CST, online via Zoom
Advanced registration required to receive link:
https://tinyurl.com/6ymykucb
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Featured readers include:

📚 Bianca V. Gonzalez Perez (Class of 2024), author of Bloodlines (2025)
📚 Melissa McEver Huckabay (Class of 2023), author of Girl Filling the Sky (2026)
📚 Aaron Tyler Hand (Class of 2023), author of Floodchaser (2026)
📚 SG Huerta (Class of 2023), author of Burns (2025)

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Texas State Department of English
The Graduate College at Texas State University
Texas State University Alumni
TXST Liberal Arts

09/28/2026

09/16/2026

Join us at the KAP House tonight!

"I listened all morning to the raven’s knock / though that is a lie. / I listened for maybe two minutes." —Bradley Paul, from "Midwinter"

✨ Bradley Paul, Visiting Writer Event: Katherine Anne Porter Literary Series ✨

EVENT DETAILS
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 · 6:00 PM
Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center
KAP House, 508 W Center St, Kyle, TX 78640

📚 Note: This event will consist of a poetry reading + Q&A.

WRITER BIO
Bradley Paul is the author of three books of poetry, most recently Plasma and The Animals All Are Gathering, from the University of Pittsburgh Press. His work has appeared in Smartish Pace, the American Poetry Review, Fence, and numerous other magazines. He lives in Los Angeles, where has written for television shows including Better Call Saul, Animal Kingdom, Lodge 49, and Tulsa King.

If you require accommodations due to a disability in order to participate, please contact (512) 245-2163 at least 72 hours in advance of the event.

09/15/2026

Join us tomorrow for an evening of poetry with screenwriter and poet Bradley Paul!

"I listened all morning to the raven’s knock / though that is a lie. / I listened for maybe two minutes." —Bradley Paul, from "Midwinter"

✨ Bradley Paul, Visiting Writer Event: Katherine Anne Porter Literary Series ✨

EVENT DETAILS
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 · 6:00 PM
Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center
KAP House, 508 W Center St, Kyle, TX 78640

📚 Note: This event will consist of a poetry reading + Q&A.

WRITER BIO
Bradley Paul is the author of three books of poetry, most recently Plasma and The Animals All Are Gathering, from the University of Pittsburgh Press. His work has appeared in Smartish Pace, the American Poetry Review, Fence, and numerous other magazines. He lives in Los Angeles, where has written for television shows including Better Call Saul, Animal Kingdom, Lodge 49, and Tulsa King.

If you require accommodations due to a disability in order to participate, please contact (512) 245-2163 at least 72 hours in advance of the event.

09/13/2026

Happening tomorrow!

🌟 Bradley Paul, Visiting Writer Event: Therese Kayser Lindsey Literary Series 🌟

EVENT DETAILS
Monday, September 14, 2026 · 3:30 p.m., The Wittliff Collections · Campus Reading
Note: Bradley Paul's Monday event will focus on his screenwriting. (The Wednesday event will be a poetry reading.)

WRITER BIO
Bradley Paul is the author of three books of poetry, most recently Plasma and The Animals All Are Gathering, from the University of Pittsburgh Press. His work has appeared in Smartish Pace, the American Poetry Review, Fence, and numerous other magazines. He lives in Los Angeles, where has written for television shows including Better Call Saul, Animal Kingdom, Lodge 49, and Tulsa King.

If you require accommodations due to a disability in order to participate, please contact (512) 245-2163 at least 72 hours in advance of the event.

09/11/2026

"I listened all morning to the raven’s knock / though that is a lie. / I listened for maybe two minutes." —Bradley Paul, from "Midwinter"

✨ Bradley Paul, Visiting Writer Event: Katherine Anne Porter Literary Series ✨

EVENT DETAILS
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 · 6:00 PM
Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center
KAP House, 508 W Center St, Kyle, TX 78640

📚 Note: This event will consist of a poetry reading + Q&A.

WRITER BIO
Bradley Paul is the author of three books of poetry, most recently Plasma and The Animals All Are Gathering, from the University of Pittsburgh Press. His work has appeared in Smartish Pace, the American Poetry Review, Fence, and numerous other magazines. He lives in Los Angeles, where has written for television shows including Better Call Saul, Animal Kingdom, Lodge 49, and Tulsa King.

If you require accommodations due to a disability in order to participate, please contact (512) 245-2163 at least 72 hours in advance of the event.