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Events
Creative Writing Collaboratorium
Sat, 04/15/2023 - 09:00
Lee Herrick, California Poet Laureat, Collaboration Keynote
Fri, 04/14/2023 - 19:00
Trauma-Informed Teaching Symposium
Fri, 04/14/2023 - 09:00
MWP FYC Open House
Fri, 11/18/2022 - 10:30
Dra. Maricela Becerra Garcia: FEMICIDE & SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVISM AS MEMORY & TRAUMA PROCESSING
Fri, 11/04/2022 - 17:00
The Vernal Pool: Undergraduate Creative Writing Journal
Tue, 11/01/2022 - 23:45
Indrani Ganguly: Coffee & Chat About Community Building with Lived Experiences
Tue, 11/01/2022 - 14:00
Creative Writing and Poetry Club
Thu, 09/15/2022 - 19:30
UC Merced's 2nd Annual Writing for Community Engagement (Virtual Event)
Fri, 04/29/2022 -
12:00
to
17:00
What Do We Mean by Access? (Not so) Universal Design in the Writing Studies Classroom
Fri, 04/22/2022 - 09:00
Write! Look! Listen! presents SJ Sindu, an online reading & discussion
Fri, 04/15/2022 - 18:00
Vernal Pool Submission Deadline!
Thu, 03/31/2022 - 23:45
The 2022 Creative Writing Collaboratorium: Feb. 25!
Fri, 02/25/2022 -
16:30
to
20:00
Writing Studies Showcase: An evening of student writing followed by poet Anthony Cody
Thu, 12/09/2021 -
18:00
to
21:00
Professional Writing and Undergraduate Publishing Showcase
Thu, 12/09/2021 -
18:00
to
22:00
Community Literacy Speaker Series: Elizabeth Norris and Ed Campos on "Student Expression and Hip Hop Culture"
Thu, 12/02/2021 -
16:00
to
17:30
Teaching the Resume and Cover Letter for AI-driven Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS): a PW workshop with Christa Fraser & Philip Lovas
Thu, 12/02/2021 -
15:00
to
16:30
Undergraduate Research Journal Fall Issue Deadline!
Sun, 10/31/2021 - 23:45
Vernal Pool Submission Deadline!
Fri, 10/22/2021 - 23:45
Vernal Pool October Contest Deadline!
Fri, 10/22/2021 - 23:45
National Day on Writing Celebration
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 12:00
"Notes on Race, Language, and the Value of a Critical Unrest: Writing With Our Differences in Mind": Keynote with Dr. David F. Green & Dr. Melvin Beavers
Fri, 10/15/2021 - 09:30
Write! Look! Listen! presents April Freely "Tenderness: Readings on Art and Poetic Connection"
Fri, 04/23/2021 - 18:00
The Write In: April
Fri, 04/16/2021 - 13:00
Undoing BIPOC Erasure in the Academy: A Conversation About Race and Anti-Racism - Anti-Racism Panel hosted by the MWP
Fri, 04/16/2021 - 12:30
2021 Creative Writing Contest DEADLINE!
Thu, 04/01/2021 - 23:45
The Write In: March
Fri, 03/19/2021 - 13:00
WAW Lecture Series: Dr. Alyssa G. Cavazos "Examining Linguistic Bias"
Fri, 03/12/2021 - 09:00
Vernal Pool Submission Deadline - Extended until March 15!
Mon, 03/08/2021 - 23:45
Creative Writing Collaboratorium: Create & Connect
Sat, 02/20/2021 - 10:00
Creative Writing Collaboratorium Keynote with Benjamin Garcia & Casandra Lopez
Fri, 02/19/2021 - 18:00
2nd UCMWP Un-Conference
Tue, 02/09/2021 - 16:30
Writing Studies Event at the Fall 2020 GAMWS Showcase
Thu, 12/10/2020 - 19:00
Vernal Pool Launch Event: Author Ceremony & Afterparty
Fri, 12/04/2020 - 17:00
Write! Look! Listen! Stories of Resilience, featuring Lisa D. Chavez & Amy M. Alvarez
Fri, 11/13/2020 - 18:00
The Write In: November Edition!
Fri, 11/06/2020 - 13:00
Laura Gonzales Lecture: Designing and Sustaining Writing Programs for and with Multilingual Students
Fri, 11/06/2020 - 09:30
DnD IRL Sparks Seminar Series: Jennifer Kretchmer
Thu, 11/05/2020 - 17:30
Intersectionality in FYC: Pedagogical Frameworks and Practices - GSOLE Webinar with Iris Ruiz
Mon, 11/02/2020 -
13:30
to
15:00
DnD IRL Sparks Seminar Series: Andrew Strother
Thu, 10/29/2020 - 17:30
Call for Applications: MWP Student Success Interns
Mon, 10/26/2020 - 09:00
Writing Op-Eds with Dawn Trook, Tanya Golash-Bosa, and Whitney Pirtle
Thu, 10/22/2020 - 14:00
Celebrate National Day on Writing
Tue, 10/20/2020 -
00:00
to
23:45
DnD IRL Sparks Seminar Series: Lysa Penrose
Thu, 10/15/2020 - 17:30
Writers' Guild Meetings - Every Wednesday
Wed, 10/14/2020 - 19:30
The Write-In: open to all creative writers
Fri, 10/09/2020 -
13:00
to
14:00
DnD IRL Sparks Seminar Series: B. Dave Walters
Thu, 10/08/2020 - 17:30
Submissions to the Vernal Pool due October 1st!
Thu, 10/01/2020 - 23:45
DnD IRL Sparks Seminar Series: Joseph P. Laycock
Thu, 10/01/2020 - 17:30
Undergraduate Publishing Seminar
Wed, 09/30/2020 -
13:00
to
15:30
Write! Look! Listen! Works in Progress
Fri, 09/25/2020 - 18:30
Virtual Dialoge Series: Black Lives Matter & Anti-racism: moderated by MWP's Rebeca Antoine
Wed, 08/26/2020 -
12:00
to
13:00
Writing Studies Spring 2020 Showcase
Thu, 05/07/2020 -
18:00
to
22:00
Infusing Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Into Higher Education: Workshop with Dr. Leonor Cadena
Fri, 04/17/2020 -
13:00
to
14:30
Podcasting 101 with Andrew Burkum - March 18
Wed, 03/18/2020 -
18:30
to
21:30
March Write-In
Fri, 03/13/2020 -
12:00
to
15:00
24 Hour Plays at UC Merced
Sat, 03/07/2020 - 22:00
Podcasting 101 with Andrew Burkum - March 6
Fri, 03/06/2020 -
09:00
to
12:00
Dawn Trook: "Valley Roots: Making Theater with and about Community"
Thu, 03/05/2020 - 19:00
A Keynote Reading & Conversation with Marisol Baca
Sat, 02/29/2020 - 09:00
7th Annual Creative Writing Collaboratorium
Sat, 02/29/2020 -
08:30
to
16:00
Storytelling for Healing, Business, & Play: A Conversation with Satine Phoenix
Mon, 02/24/2020 - 19:00
Stealing Genius Workshop Featuring Catherine Koehler
Fri, 02/21/2020 - 11:45
Podcasting 101 with Andrew Burkum - Feb 20
Thu, 02/20/2020 -
13:30
to
16:30
February Creative Writing Write In
Fri, 02/14/2020 -
12:00
to
15:00
Faculty Author Series: Dr. Iris Ruiz
Tue, 02/04/2020 -
14:00
to
15:00
Vernal Pool Submissions Open NOW through March 1
Sat, 02/01/2020 - 08:00
to
Sun, 03/01/2020 - 23:45
Global Arts, Media, & Writing Studies Showcase!
Thu, 12/12/2019 - 18:00
The Write In
Fri, 11/15/2019 -
12:00
to
14:00
Campus Reading with Jordan Fisher Smith
Mon, 10/28/2019 -
15:30
to
17:00
I. Moriah McCracken: “Naming What I (Don’t) Know: Lessons Learned From the Co-Teaching of Complementary Threshold Concepts”
Fri, 10/25/2019 -
13:30
to
15:00
National Day of Writing: Campus Event
Mon, 10/21/2019 -
10:00
to
14:00
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