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J. Edgar Edwards Reading Series (MFA First Year)

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Prospective Students The Helen Zell Writers’ Program is a two-year, fully-funded graduate program in creative writing leading to the Master of Fine Arts degree.

Helen Zell Of her $50 million gift to the program, Helen has said: "Books have the power to inspire and change people, to create action, to generate movements, and to better understand those qualities that are uniquely human. We want to capture important stories that might otherwise go untold."

HZWP Alumna Jesmyn Ward Wins 2017 National Book Award

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The Helen Zell Writers’ Program is a two-year, fully-funded graduate program in creative writing leading to the Master of Fine Arts degree. Students concentrate in either fiction or poetry. Applicants must submit portfolios of their writing in one of these genres, and should have sufficient training in literature to succeed in courses at the graduate level. We select students with demonstrated talent and expose them to a variety of approaches to the craft of writing. For more information, please see our Program Overview.

Zell Visiting
Writers Series

English Dept.
Events

Events

Reading and Q&A with Tyehimba Jess

Zell Visiting Writers Series

5:30 PM
Stern Auditorium Museum of Art

Craft Lecture by Tyehimba Jess

Zell Visiting Writers Series

10:00 AM
The Robert Hayden Conference Room, #3222 Angell Hall

Mark Webster Reading Series

Showcasing the work of second-year MFA poets and fiction writers

7:00 PM
Stern Auditorium Museum of Art

Reading with Q&A with Jane Wong

Zell Visiting Writers Series

5:30 PM
Stern Auditorium Museum of Art

Craft Lecture: Memoir or the Ghost Archive

Zell Visiting Writers Series

2:00 PM
The Robert Hayden Conference Room, #3222 Angell Hall

Mark Webster Reading Series

Showcasing the work of second-year MFA poets and fiction writers

7:00 PM
Stern Auditorium Museum of Art

All Events

Helen Zell Writers' Program

435 South State Street
3187 Angell Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

The Helen Zell Writers' Program is part of the English Department at the University of Michigan. Our public events are listed on the English Department's Website and Facebook page.

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