Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Creative Careers Panel (October 27, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78711 78711-20107420@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of English Language and Literature

Translate your degree into a career in tech, music, journalism, & leadership.

RSVP is required for this event. See the link in the Social Media & Web Links section.

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 21 Oct 2020 10:52:59 -0400 2020-10-27T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-27T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of English Language and Literature Careers / Jobs English Career Panel
Pass the Mic (November 12, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78533 78533-20060194@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 12, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Hopwood Awards Program

University of Michigan undergraduates at the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses share original poetry, prose, and spoken word with other students.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 14 Oct 2020 12:28:06 -0400 2020-11-12T19:00:00-05:00 2020-11-12T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Hopwood Awards Program Livestream / Virtual Pass the Mic flyer featuring a hand holding mic emerging from laptop screen.
Hopwood Virtual Submissions Workshop (January 20, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80955 80955-20824884@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Hopwood Awards Program

Hopwood Program Manager Rebecca Manery and 2020 Hopwood Award winners Annesha Sengupta and Smitty Smith will provide information, share tips, and answer questions about submitting to the 2021 Hopwood Award contests (deadline: January 27th at noon).

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:27:58 -0500 2021-01-20T19:00:00-05:00 2021-01-20T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Hopwood Awards Program Workshop / Seminar Notebook and pen, teacup, and copy of Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere
2021 Hopwood Awards Deadline (January 27, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76027 76027-19655357@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 27, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Hopwood Awards Program

Deadline for the Hopwood Awards and related contests, including the First- and Second-Year, Undergraduate, and Graduate Hopwood Awards; The Academy of American Poets Prizes; The Bain-Swiggett Poetry Prize, The Michael R. Gutterman Award in Poetry; The Jeffrey L. Weisberg Memorial Prize in Poetry; The Roy and Helen Meador Writing Award; The Roy W. Cowden Memorial Fellowship; The Marjorie Rapaport Award in Poetry; The Andrea Beauchamp Prize; The Frank and Gail Beaver Scriptwriting Prize; The Chamberlain Award for Creative Writing; The Helen J. Daniels Prize; The Geoffrey James Gosling Prize; The Paul and Sonia Handleman Poetry Award; The Robert F. Haugh Prize; The Kasdan Scholarship in Creative Writing; The Dennis McIntyre Prize for Distinction in Undergraduate Playwriting; The Meader Family Award; The Leonard and Eileen Newman Writing Prize in Dramatic Writing; The Leonard and Eileen Newman Writing Prize in Fiction; The Helen S. and John Wagner Prize; The John Wager Prize; The Stanley S. Schwartz Prize; The Naomi Saferstein Literary Award; The Cora Duncan Award in Fiction; The Peter Phillip Pratt Award in Fiction; The Keith Taylor Excellence in Poetry Award; and the David Porter Award for Excellence in Journalism.

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Other Mon, 24 Aug 2020 14:49:58 -0400 2021-01-27T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-27T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Hopwood Awards Program Other Hopwood Awards Program logo with background of books by Hopwood winners
"Truth, Lies, and Style: Writing and Publishing Historical Fiction" (February 16, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80583 80583-20759736@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Honors Program

For Honors creative writing alum Allison Epstein ('14), the journey between "inspiration" and "publication" was a long one—seven years long, to be exact. After drafting a novel for her senior honors thesis, Allison went on to pitch, sell, and publish that thesis as her debut novel: A Tip for the Hangman (Doubleday, Feb. 2021). Hangman is a historical thriller that follows the life of the 16th-century poet Christopher Marlowe and his secret career in service of Queen Elizabeth I's spymaster. (Her agent refers to the novel as "the Dirtbag Kit Marlowe book," a tagline Allison endorses.)

Allison will share the inspiration and historical context behind her novel, along with a behind-the-scenes look into the world of literary publishing. From the ins and outs of historical research to the white whale of signing with a literary agent, she'll explain the lesser-known aspects of how a book makes it to print. She'll also answer any questions you care to ask about Early Modern spies, a subject she delights in.


Allison Epstein is a historical fiction author based in Chicago. By day, she works as a marketing copywriter for a firm serving higher education and not-for-profit institutions. She earned her B.A. in English and creative writing from the University of Michigan in 2014 and her MFA in fiction from Northwestern University in 2020. When not writing, she enjoys good theater and terrible puns. Find her at allisonepstein.com, or on Instagram and Twitter @rapscallison.

Register on Sessions: https://myumi.ch/zxoVD

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:50:52 -0500 2021-02-16T14:00:00-05:00 2021-02-16T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location LSA Honors Program Workshop / Seminar "A Tip for the Hangman" by Allison Epstein
New England Literature Program Informational Meeting (NELP) (February 19, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82027 82027-21006765@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 19, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of English Language and Literature

Interested in spending spring term in the woods, reading, writing, and climbing mountains—AND getting nine upper-level credits of English?? Check out the New England Literature Program!

After lots of conversations and planning, we’ve been approved to have a real, in-person NELP this spring! There will be some relatively small changes to how we do things (some of which we’re still figuring out), and NELP students will need to commit to pre-program COVID testing and a rigorous self-quarantine so that when we’re all out in New England together, we can be guaranteed that our little community in the woods will be a safe, COVID-free bubble, basically cut off from the rest of the world. If you have questions about what NELP is exactly—and what has made it such a popular program over the years—or questions about how NELP will work this spring, please join us on Friday, February 19 at 5:00 pm for a Informational Zoom meeting where you’ll hear from some recent NELP students about their experiences in the program and have all your questions answered.

NELP Director, Aric Knuth (aknuth@umich.edu)

Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/my/aknuth

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:18:39 -0500 2021-02-19T17:00:00-05:00 2021-02-19T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of English Language and Literature Livestream / Virtual NELP 2021
Michigan Review of Prisoner Creative Writing, Vol.12 Launch Party (March 23, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82501 82501-21110107@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

The Michigan Review of Prisoner Creative Writing seeks to showcase the talent and diversity from Michigan's best incarcerated writers. The Review features writing from both beginning and experienced writers- writing that comes from the heart, that is unique, well-crafted, and lively.

The pandemic halted events days before Songs Unsung: Michigan Review of Prisoner Creative Writing, volume 12 was scheduled to debut in March 2020. PCAP is excited to bring you a reading of selections from Songs Unsung.

This publication is made possible in part by Jackson Social Welfare Fund and the Department of English Language and Literature.

This event is part of the 25th Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners. Visit https://myumi.ch/kxZ1D for a link to the exhibit and registration links for the events listed below.

March 16: Opening Celebration, 7:00 pm
March 16: Opening Reception, 7:45 pm
March 17: Public Tour, 12:00 pm
March 18: Keynote, Janie Paul, 7:00 pm
March 20: Public Tour, 12:00 pm
March 23: Michigan Review of Prisoner Creative Writing Launch Party, 7:00 pm
March 24: Public Tour, 12:00 pm
March 25: Artists Panel, 7:00 pm

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Performance Wed, 24 Feb 2021 19:27:38 -0500 2021-03-23T19:00:00-04:00 2021-03-23T20:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Performance Michigan Review of Prisoner Creative Writing, volume 12
2021 Hopwood Awards Ceremony and Hopwood Lecture (April 14, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75561 75561-19521135@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Hopwood Awards Program

Awards Ceremony for the Hopwood Awards and related contests, including the First- and Second-Year, Undergraduate, and Graduate Hopwood Awards; The Academy of American Poets Prizes; The Bain-Swiggett Poetry Prize, The Michael R. Gutterman Award in Poetry; The Jeffrey L. Weisberg Memorial Prize in Poetry; The Roy and Helen Meador Writing Award; The Roy W. Cowden Memorial Fellowship; The Marjorie Rapaport Award in Poetry; The Andrea Beauchamp Prize; The Frank and Gail Beaver Scriptwriting Prize; The Chamberlain Award for Creative Writing; The Helen J. Daniels Prize; The Geoffrey James Gosling Prize; The Paul and Sonia Handleman Poetry Award; The Robert F. Haugh Prize; The Kasdan Scholarship in Creative Writing; The Dennis McIntyre Prize for Distinction in Undergraduate Playwriting; The Meader Family Award; The Leonard and Eileen Newman Writing Prize in Dramatic Writing; The Leonard and Eileen Newman Writing Prize in Fiction; The Helen S. and John Wagner Prize; The John Wager Prize; The Stanley S. Schwartz Prize; The Naomi Saferstein Literary Award; The Cora Duncan Award in Fiction; The Peter Phillip Pratt Award in Fiction; The Keith Taylor Excellence in Poetry Award; and the David Porter Award for Excellence in Journalism.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:34:30 -0400 2021-04-14T17:30:00-04:00 2021-04-14T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Hopwood Awards Program Livestream / Virtual Author Kiese Laymon, an African American man with a shaved head wearing a black zippered shirt.
2021 Hopwood Awards Virtual Ceremony and Lecture (April 14, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83503 83503-21393428@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Hopwood Awards Program

Presentation of the 2021 Hopwood Awards and other creative writing contests managed by the Hopwood Awards Program. Kiese Laymon, an award-winning memoirist and fiction writer, will deliver the Hopwood Lecture. This event will feature live captioning.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 01 Apr 2021 15:01:05 -0400 2021-04-14T17:30:00-04:00 2021-04-14T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Hopwood Awards Program Livestream / Virtual Flyer featuring photo of Hopwood Lecturer Kiese Laymon
Residential College Creative Writing Honors Thesis Virtual Reading (April 14, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83598 83598-21436488@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Residential College

Join us for an evening of poetry and fiction as RC Creative Writing Honors students read from their thesis projects. The presenters are: Sydney Bentley, Kaleb Brown, Sebastien Butler, Danielle Falling, Kennedi Killips, Holly Price, Brenna Ringwelski, Jeremy Ritz, Andrew Warrick, and Hayley Yu. This event is presented by the Residential College Creative Writing and Literature Program, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this 2020-2021 school year

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 09 Apr 2021 10:38:03 -0400 2021-04-14T19:00:00-04:00 2021-04-14T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Residential College Livestream / Virtual Event Flyer