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The Creative Writing Program at the College of Charleston

10/16/2026

CofC MFA Creative Writing Program writers Ebony Watson, Anjali Chanda, Melissa Hughes, and Jackson Casey visited Professor Anthony Varallo’s ENGL 190 Living Writers course today, reading their stories and poems and engaging in a lively Q&A. Hooray for this fantastic connection between undergraduate and graduate students!

Next week, on October 22, swing by the MFA Free Zine Fair in Cougar Mall, between 11 AM-1 PM, to pick up original poems and flash fictions from CofC MFA Creative Writing Program students. Then drop into Writing Club at the Halsey that same evening, from 5:30-7 PM, to write in the galleries with generative prompts designed by CofC MFA Creative Writing Program students, inspired by the art in GROUNDED IN GRAIN, WASHED IN THE WATER.

10/05/2026

Last week, CofC MFA Creative Writing Program writer Madelyn Stepski held a generative writing workshop with Burke High School juniors, kicking off a new partnership between Charleston Literary Festival and CofC’s MFA Program in Creative Writing. We’re so grateful to Sara Peck, Director of Next Generation Initiatives at Charleston Literary Festival, for connecting CofC MFA Creative Writing Program students with local high school students and building bridges between writers at different stages of their careers.

Charleston Literary Festival’s Young Writers Awards are open now for high school students currently enrolled in a Charleston, Berkeley, or Dorchester County public high school. Students can submit poems, short stories, or essays, and selected young authors will receive a cash prize, appear at a Festival event, and have their writing published on the Festival’s website. The Young Writers Awards seek to elevate teen voices and promote the transformative power of literature.

More Charleston Literary Festival x CofC MFA workshops are coming soon, at Burke, Waldo, and Allegro. Thanks to madelyn🌟 for knocking it out of the park—and thanks to the CofC MFA Creative Writing Program writers on deck to visit schools this week and next!

09/29/2026

New swamp pink literary journal out now! Congratulations to all the contributors and to this year’s Editorial Assistants for creating this incredible issue. Be sure to check it out! 🎉

09/28/2026

On October 17, join CofC MFA Creative Writing Program poet Matty Glasgow and Professors Melissa Hughes and Maureen Hays at the beautiful Stono Preserve for an eco-historical hike and environmental writing workshop. Lunch will be provided.
All faculty and students are welcome at this free fall event—just scan the QR code above to save your spot. Don’t miss this opportunity to walk, bird, learn, and write with your CofC community!

09/25/2026

A beautiful evening as Kangkang Kovacs returned to CofC with her debut novel, NOTHING TO MY NAME! It was especially wonderful to see many of Kangkang’s fellow CofC MFA Creative Writing Program grads in the packed house at Simons Recital Hall. As Kangkang said from the stage, it’s so important for writers to find and sustain their community.

We’re very grateful to Kangkang for sharing her stunning work and for responding so generously to the audience’s thoughtful questions. Huge thanks to Tony Varallo, Anjali Chanda, Jonathan Bohr Heinen, swamp pink literary journal, and Charleston Literary Festival for making this special night possible.

09/21/2026

Thanks to Camela Guevara for an illuminating tour of GROUNDED IN GRAIN, WASHED IN THE WATER at Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art. CofC MFA Creative Writing Program students are designing writing prompts inspired by the exhibition for the upcoming Halsey x MFA Writing Club session on October 22. Join us in the galleries this fall for a relaxing evening of writing and art!

09/18/2026

Second-year CofC MFA Creative Writing Program writers read to a packed house last night at the first ON THE HALF SHELL event of the year! Thanks to philosophersandfoolschs for providing a fantastic space and vibe and to Sam! and allie🦛 for being the best MCs. And congratulations to the evening’s featured readers whose brilliant work left us moved and inspired. Look out for another ON THE HALF SHELL in the spring…🐚

09/14/2026

Thanks to PSSC for a rollicking night of poetry with Lauren K. Watel and CofC MFA Creative Writing Program poets Todd Tremble and Joanna Norwood! What a pleasure to listen to these poets read and discuss their work.

Be sure to check out Lauren’s debut collection, BOOK OF POTIONS, from Sarabande Books. And stay tuned for more events from The Poetry Society of South Carolina this fall!

09/11/2026

Last night: an incredible evening at the Charleston Literary Festival launch party! Congratulations to the new Charleston Literary Festival interns (and CofC MFA Creative Writing Program students!): Todd Kerouac Larkin , Sam!, madelyn🌟, and macey claire 🍓🎨🧺. And huge thanks to Sarah Moriarty, Anjali Chanda, Sara Peck, and the whole Festival team for the extraordinary experiences they offer writers and readers each year. Get your tickets now—they’re going fast!

09/08/2026

On September 24, Kangkang Kovacs will headline the first swamp pink literary journal reading of the year, an event co-sponsored by Charleston Literary Festival and the College of Charleston MFA Program in Creative Writing. Kangkang graduated from the CofC MFA Creative Writing Program program in 2023, and her debut novel, NOTHING TO MY NAME, came out this summer with Viking Books. We couldn’t be happier to join Charleston Literary Festival in welcoming Kangkang back to campus!

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Kangkang Kovacs reading & book signing
Thursday, September 24
Simons Recital Hall
7 PM

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66 George Street
Charleston, SC
29424

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https://english.cofc.edu/graduate-programs/master-fine-arts-creative-writing/

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