reading | friday, NOVEMBER 7 | 7–9 PM | free
Works in Progress: A Creative Writing MFA Reading Series
The UNM Creative Writing Program’s MFA Reading Series, Works in Progress (WIP), is returning to FUSION! Join us for WIP at FUSION | The Cell on November 7, at 7 PM!
At WIP, three MFA students in the creative writing program will read from a work in progress, accompanied by one Faculty Reader. The November 7 readers are Emmy Beam, Alissa Kuster, Drew Sowers, and Marisa P. Clark (faculty).
Drinks available for purchase by Safe House Distilling Co. (non-alcoholic beverages also available).
This FREE event is open to the public. We hope you join us!
ABOUT MARISA P. CLARK
Marisa P. Clark (Ma-REE-sa) grew up on the Gulf of MEXICO in Mississippi; came out in Atlanta, Georgia, in the bars where the Indigo Girls played; and relocated to beautiful New Mexico in 1998. She holds a PhD in fiction writing from Georgia State University and an MA in American literature and a BS in psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi. Now in her 31st year of teaching (and her 27th at UNM), she has taught all genres of undergraduate creative writing, queer texts and other literature courses, first- and second-year composition courses, and ESL, along with taking on various roles with Blue Mesa Review, where she now serves as the Faculty Advisor. Her prose and poetry appear in numerous literary journals, and her poetry collection BIRD was recognized as a finalist in the 2025 New Mexico Book Awards for Poetry, First Book, and LGBTQIA+ Author or Subject. She lives with two parrots, a standard poodle, and any and all wildlife and strays who chance to visit.
ABOUT UNM CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM
UNM’s English Department offers a full array of creative writing workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction on the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Undergraduate students may register for introductory, intermediate, and advanced workshops in all three genres. Additionally, they are invited to attend readings sponsored by UNM’s Masters of Fine Arts Program and participate as readers on Blue Mesa Review. Qualifying undergraduates interested in pursuing creative writing on the graduate level are encouraged to work with a faculty mentor on a creative writing Honors Thesis. And every fall undergraduate creative writers compete for the prestigious Lena Todd Awards, a small cash stipend and the opportunity to share their work at the Works-in-Process Reading Series.
UNM’s MFA Program in Creative Writing is designed for graduate students committed to pursuing the writing life. This three-year degree combines studio-based workshops in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction with craft seminars and coursework in literature, teaching pedagogy, and professional writing.
Quality bar service provided by Safe House Distilling Co. and Teller Genuine Vodka.
