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/