Welcome to the

Program for Writers

Hull House Friday Night Reading Series

The Friday Night Series spotlights the latest samplings of outstanding literary work from graduate students and faculty in the Program for Writers

Fall 2007

All readings start at 6pm at
Hull House
800 S. Halsted


Friday, September 21

Anne Winters
Scott McFarland
Roxanne Pilat

Friday, October 12

Nicole Martinez
Beth McDermott
Ian Penrose

Friday, November 16

Cris Mazza
Ceci Cravens
Candace Crawford

Spring 2008

Friday, February 8

Christopher Grimes
Jenny Morse
James Pate

Friday, March 7

Luis Urrea
Jaffa Kintigh
Star Costello

Friday, April 11
One-on-One Reading Series
see Other Events below


The Program for Writers announces a new series:

Writers at Work

Writers from the Program will read and discuss works-in-progress in an informal setting. Not exactly a workshop, not exactly a reading.

Fall 2007

All readings start at 2 p.m. in the 8th floor conference room, 850UH.

Tuesday, October 2

Jennifer Moore
Matthew Corey
Jay Shearer


Tuesday, November 6

Sneza Zabic
Jennie Berner







Spring 2008

All readings start at 2 p.m. in the 8th floor conference room, 850UH

Friday, February 22

Candace Crawford
Jocelyn Eighan

Other Events
Program for Writers / Other Voices 2008 spring event
Wednesday, March 19, 2 p.m., Hull-House Museum
Panel discussion: Editing Anthologies -- How and Why.
All of our panelists are writers of poetry, fiction and/or creative nonfiction, and have edited one or more anthologies:
Gina Frangello, executive editor of OV Books; Charles Blackstone, UIC graduate and editor of Frictions, fiction anthology; Anne Calcagno, editor of two books of CNF travel writing on Italy and Tuscany; William Allegrezza, editor of The City Visible: Chicago Poetry for the New Century; David Trinidad, editor of Saints of Hysteria: A Half-Century of Collaborative American Poetry; Davis Schneiderman, editor of an anthology of scholarly essays on William Burroughs; Rachel Tecza, editor of The Darfur Anthology, poetry and prose.
Light refreshments will follow. Books by participating editors and publishers will be available.

2008 One-on-One Reading Series
Friday, April 11, 3 p.m. department seminar room
featuring Chad Heltzel and Robyn Schiff
The One-on-One Reading series pairs a student from the Program for Writers with a writer of national repute. The student reads first, incorporating an overview of how his or her work has been influenced by the guest writer's work, as well as an introduction of the guest writer. The guest then reads from his or her work, followed by questions from the audience.



Wanted: first books by former Program for Writers students. We're building a collection of first published books by our graduates. Of course we really want the book you worked on while here, but even if you publish something different as your first book, we'd like to have a copy for our collection. Send to:

Cris Mazza
English Dept. m/c 162
601 S Morgan
University of Illinois / Chicago
Chicago IL 60607