University of Wyoming MFA Program

10/21/2026

Today, we remember Brad Watson and celebrate the creative writing community he helped build at UW. 🤎💛

The Brad Watson Creative Writing Fund honors our beloved friend and teacher by supporting creative writing students and their travel, research, and writing.

Giving Day begins today, October 21, at noon and continues until noon on October 22. A generous donor has provided $5,000 in matching funds.

Read the message from our creative writing community below. If you are able, please consider supporting the next generation of UW writers. Scan the QR code in the flyer to give.

10/21/2026

UW Giving Day is here! 🤎💛

From noon today until noon on October 22, join our English community in supporting the next generation of readers, writers, and thinkers.

Your gift helps support opportunities for UW English students to learn, create, and connect. Thank you for being part of their next chapter.

Scan the QR code or give here: https://give.uwyo.edu/giving-day-2026

10/14/2026

10/14/2026

English faculty, staff, and graduate students: come explore the new Public Humanities Engagement Lab!

Friday, October 16
3 to 5 p.m.
Hoyt 326

Drop in for coffee, cookies, and a tour. Discover the lab’s tools and podcast booth, learn how to reserve the space, and bring your ideas for a public humanities project. You can even meet the lab mascot, Edgar.

10/14/2026

10/14/2026

What does movement mean across our lives and communities?

Join Re-Storying the West for Keywords for the Public Humanities: Movement on Wednesday, October 14, starting at noon.

Erica Mones, Brandon Folse, Sarah Lass, and Meghan Riley will bring perspectives from disability justice, migration, dance, and the environment. Coffee, tea, and audience conversation will follow their remarks.

Native American Education Research & Cultural Center classroom
200 S 10th St, Laramie
Enter from Ivinson. The entrance has a slight ramp and no stairs.