Creative Writing at Penn State

04/29/2026

Join OUT LOUD BELLEFONTE on Friday, May 1 at 6pm in the Print Factory for a reading and poetry open mic hosted by Poet Laureate of State College CARMIN WONG!

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04/26/2026

The last Hometown Voices event of the season is TODAY (4/26) at 3:00pm with local writers and Penn State faculty, Megan Reilley and Evan Reynolds. More details in the poster below:

04/21/2026

Join us for a reading by accomplished poet and Penn State alum, RYAN TEITMAN, on Thursday, April 23 at 4:00pm in the Grucci Room, 102 Burrowes Building.

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On Thursday, April 23 at 4:00pm in 102 Burrowes Building (Grucci Room), accomplished poet and Penn State alum Ryan Teitman will read from his new poetry collection, Paperweight (University of Akron…

04/16/2026

TODAY, Thursday, April 16, 2026, 6:00 p.m. in the Foster Auditorium of the Paterno Library, please join us for a reading by Penn State Professor Emerita and renowned poet ROBIN BECKER.

More information about Robin Becker and the event on our website: https://creativewriting.psu.edu/2026/04/07/mary-e-rolling-reading-series-presents-robin-becker-on-april-16/

04/14/2026

Please join us for a reading by Penn State Professor Emerita and renowned poet ROBIN BECKER on Thursday, April 16, 2026, 6:00 p.m. in the Foster Auditorium of the Paterno Library.

She will offer a reading from her new collection MIDSUMMER COUNT: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS to conclude this year’s Mary E. Rolling Reading Series. Following the reading, there will be a celebratory reception in the Dewey Room with sandwiches and refreshments.

More information about Robin Becker and the event on our website: https://creativewriting.psu.edu/2026/04/07/mary-e-rolling-reading-series-presents-robin-becker-on-april-16/

04/09/2026

TOMORROW (4/10) from 10am-5pm in Heritage Hall, HUB-Robeson Center, Penn State University join "Writers in Displacement: Palestinian Writers," a day-long literary event of readings and performances by Palestinian authors and artists who were uprooted by war in the Middle East. More information here: https://creativewriting.psu.edu/2026/04/02/writing-in-displacement-palestinian-writers/

03/27/2026

Accomplished fiction writer and Penn State MFA alum, MORRIS COLLINS, will read from his new novel, THE TAVERN AT THE END OF HISTORY, in downtown State College at Websters Café and Bookstore (133 E. Beaver Ave) on Sunday March 29th at 3:00pm. We hope to see you there!

More information on the event, Morris, and his new novel here:

Accomplished fiction writer and Penn State alum, Morris Collins, will read from his new novel, The Tavern at the End of History, in downtown State College at Websters Café and Bookstore (133 E. Bea…

03/26/2026

TONIGHT, Thursday, March 26 at 6:00pm, join us for a reading by accomplished poet and essayist TYLER MILLS in the Paterno Library’s Foster Auditorium on the University Park campus!

For more information: https://creativewriting.psu.edu/2026/03/20/mary-e-rolling-reading-series-presents-tyler-mills-on-march-26/

03/24/2026

Please join us for a reading by accomplished poet, essayist, and educator Tyler Mills on Thursday, March 26 at 6:00pm in Paterno Library’s Foster Auditorium on the University Park campus!

Her memoir THE BOMB CLOUD (Unbound Edition Press 2024) earned a starred review in Publishers Weekly and was awarded a Café Royal Cultural Foundation NYC Literature Award and has been excerpted in AGNI, Brevity, Bennington Review, River Teeth, and The Rumpus, and won the Copper Nickel Editor’s Prize in Prose. Her poetry guidebook, POETRY STUDIO: PROMPTS FOR POETS, was published by the University of Akron Press in 2024.

For more information: https://creativewriting.psu.edu/2026/03/20/mary-e-rolling-reading-series-presents-tyler-mills-on-march-26/

03/20/2026

Join the Hometown Voices event Sunday (3/22) at 3:00pm with local writers Teresa Hamilton and Melissa C. Johnson. More details in the poster below:

12/17/2025

Looking for a good book to read over the holidays? Or do you need a list minute gift for a book lover? 📖⛄️

Check out the book recommendations from our BA/MA students in a new blog post!

When you’re involved in the Penn State English department, books are your bread and butter. And when you read so much, anything you recommend is bound to be interesting… Welcome to the first instal…