The Creative Writing Program at Grossmont College

08/14/2026

Mark your calendars and hope to see you at the 2026 Fall Readings Series!

Myriam Gurba novelist, fiction writer, essayist

Our featured author of the 2026 Lester Bangs Memorial "Banned Books" reading, an award-winning author of the narrative non-fiction work, Poppy State, and the true-crime memoir, Mean, ranked in O, the Oprah Magazine, as one of the "Best LGBTQ Books of All Time"!

Oct. 7
2-3:20pm
Griffin Gate southwest outside corner of the Student Center, Building 60

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Oscar Hokeah novelist

Author of Calling for a Blanket Dance, winner of the 2023 PEN/Hemingway Award, and inspired by Hokeah's Cherokee, Kiowa, and Mexican heritage, a community spanning Oklahoma and the United States-Mexico international border.

Oct. 19
2-3:20pm
Griffin Gate

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Blas Falconer poet

Editor-in-chief at Poetry International Online, recipient of a 2011 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and author of Thom Gunn Award-winning collection, Rara Avis.

Nov. 12
2-3:20pm
Griffin Gate

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New Voices: Student Reading

A showcase of performative readings of original works by exceptional student writers from the Fall 2026 semester's CWP courses!

Dec. 7
6-7:30pm
Griffin Gate

The official site of the Creative Writing Program's annual Fall Readings Series

08/14/2026

08/14/2026

Take a creative writing class with us this Fall 2026! The semester officially starts August 24th!

08/05/2026

Enrollment is open for Fall! Register for ENGL 140, Poetry Writing, which starts on August 25th, and meets Tuesdays and Thursday at 2pm. This is a Zero Text Cost class, with all books provided digitally at no additional cost.

08/05/2026

Registration is open for all the Creative Writing and Literature classes at Grossmont for Fall 2026! Find them on our department website, then follow links at the top of the page to Apply or enroll in classes!

English

05/04/2026

04/17/2026

Come join us for the 30th Annual Literary Arts Festival, April 27th through 30th, 2026! 🎉

We have an incredible line-up of speakers and panelists. Check out grossmont.edu/laf for more details! 👏

The schedule:

Mon., 4/27:
11-12:20 in Griffin Gate: Jason Schneiderman (Poet & Essayist)
6-7:30 p.m. in PVAC: New Voices: Student Reading

Tues., 4/28:
12:30-1:50 in PVAC: Why Literature Matters (Coordinated by Julie Cardenas and Sarah Steliga)
2-3:20 in Griffin Gate: Ivy Pochoda (Novelist)

Wed., 4/29:
9:30-10:50 in Griffin Gate: Phillip B. Williams (Poet & Novelist)
2-3:20 in Griffin Gate: Aaron Burch (Fiction & Nonfiction Writer))

Thurs., 4/30:
2-3:20 in 26-220: Deborah Taffa (Author, Poet, & Playwright)

Would love to see you there!

The LAF event series is supported by and in collaboration with:

Grossmont College

Foundation for Grossmont & Cuyamaca Colleges

The official website of the current or latest Literary Arts Festival, sponsored by the English Department’s Creative Writing Program and the Creative Writing Fund of the Foundation for Grossmont and Cuyamaca Colleges.

04/10/2026

Mark your calendars for the 30th Annual Literary Arts Festival at Grossmont College (April 27th-30th, 2026)! More details at: grossmont.edu/laf

Grossmont College

04/10/2026

Mark your calendars for the 30th Annual Literary Arts Festival at Grossmont College (April 27th-30th, 2026)! More details at: grossmont.edu/laf