Contemporary Writers Series at ECU

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Contemporary Writers Series at ECU What we do: Reveal literature as a living art, celebrate exceptional contemporary literature, promote cultural understanding, and inspire minds. of English.

The new Contemporary Writers Series (CWS) seeks to broaden both the outlook and the outreach of East Carolina University by bringing international literary stars to ECU. The CWS will bring to the ECU campus new and established writers, men and women of various cultural backgrounds whose work has made an unusually powerful contribution to literature and to the lives of readers. This lively reading series exposes students and other readers to a wide array of award-winning fiction and nonfiction writers, translators, and poets. Writers spend three or four days on campus, meet with graduate and undergraduate classes, and give formal readings and presentations. Graduate students will help coordinate writers’ visits and host them on campus. Free to the university community and the public, the CWS serves as a powerful recruitment tool for both undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in creative writing and contemporary literature. CWS is sponsored by the ECU Office of Graduate Research and the Dept.

10/21/2026

Do you want to hear a U.S. Poet Laureate read from her work? Don't miss out on Ada Limón's visit to on Nov. 5!

10/08/2026

We are a month away from kicking off the 20th anniversary season of and Harriot College's Voyages of Discovery Series! Get your tickets today. Learn more online ➡️ http://spr.ly/6188BGFpro.

10/08/2026

World’s most prestigious prize for literature goes to Canadian poet known for genre-crossing works including Autobiography of Red

10/08/2026

Join us October 22 at 5 pm for “A Culinary Celebration: The South Goes Global” with Dr. Amy Wright and ECU Thomas Harriot College of Arts & Sciences. Three internationally recognized chefs --Von Díaz, Sandra Gutiérrez & Wilson Alonzo-- will be demonstrating and discussing special recipes and ingredients that cross the Global South -- many of which are featured in their cookbooks, also available at the library! After the talk and Q&A, you can sample some regional cuisines at food trucks stationed at the library (available for purchase following the event).
For more info visit: http://spr.ly/6188BGdSJA

10/08/2026

💗 Think pink. Think humanities.

The Humanities Fair is just one week away!

Come out to the Student Center Lawn on Wednesday, October 14, from 4–6 p.m. for food, drinks, games of chance and skill, and challenges to test your wits.
Featuring ECU’s departments of anthropology, English, foreign languages, history, and philosophy & religious studies.

And remember: on Wednesdays, we wear pink. 💗

10/08/2026

John Hoppenthaler is the author of four books of poetry: Night Wing over Metropolitan Area (2023), Domestic Garden (2015), Anticipate the Coming Reservoir (2008), and Lives of Water (2003). His work has appeared in numerous journals, anthologies, and textbooks. He is a professor of Creative Writing....

10/08/2026

Only 3️⃣ weeks to go!

Join us Oct. 22-23 for “A Culinary Celebration: The South Goes Global.” Festivities include music and dance, a film screening, storytelling, book and poetry readings, and food! View the full itinerary ➡️ http://spr.ly/6188BGdSJA

10/08/2026

Hannah Lillith Assadi, Paradiso 17 Knopf / Penguin Random House Edwidge Danticat, Dèy Knopf / Penguin Random House Julián Delgado Lopera, Pretend You’re Dead and I Carry You Liveright / W. W. Norton & Company Valeria Luiselli, Beginning Middle End Knopf / Penguin Random House Morgan Thomas, Ma....

04/28/2026

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