The MFA Program in Writing proudly offers the Writers Series that features a continuum of talented writers who are scheduled throughout the academic year to come to CCA to share their experience and insights.

While these events comprise the Friday Seminar course requirement for all first-year students, all events are free and open to the public -- especially all interested CCA community members.

While the work that is shared each week offers a range as wide as the imagination, the professional caliber of the writers who join the Writers Series is unparalleled.

This is a truly one-of-a-kind experience for our budding writers, and for the college at large.

Spring 2013 Guest Speakers

Giovanni Singleton

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Friday, January 25
Her debut collection, Ascension, was awarded the 81st California Book Award Gold Medal for poetry and she the founding editor of Nocturnes 2 (re)view of the Literary Arts.

John Searles

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Friday, February 1
Author of the best-selling novels Strange But True and Boy Still Missing, Searles appears regularly as a book critic on NBC’s Today Show.

Fire and Ink (panel discussion)

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Friday, February 8
Editors of and contributors to the ground-breaking anthology Fire and Ink: Social Action Writing will read from their work and discuss social action writing as a genre.

Benjamin Anastas

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Friday, March 15
Author of the novels An Underachiever’s Diary (recently re-released in paperback by the Dial Press) and The Faithful Narrative of a Pastor’s Disappearance (FSG), which was a New York Times notable book.

Fall 2012 Guest Speakers

Jess Walter
W. S. Di Piero
Cheryl Strayed Bonus: Watch the video »
Aimee Phan & Anita Amirrezvani
Lauren Mullen
Sarah Shun-lien Bynum
Michael Nye & Opal Palmer Adisa
Carol Edgarian
Faith Adiele

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About the Featured Guests

To learn more about these impressive writers, either select by name, above, or visit the Writers Series events calendar. Each event listing features the writer's headshot and his or her literary accomplishments as part of the bio.

Note: The event calendar link lists only the remaining events for the current term, but we encourage you to check out the Writers Series Archive to see the amazing pool of writers who've previously visited CCA.

Unless otherwise noted in the event listing, all Writing Series events are held at the CCA Writers’ Studio, located at 195 De Haro (at 15th Street), from 3:30 to 5 p.m. All events are free and open to the public, yet each event is offered on a first-come, first-served basis, and events fill up quickly.

Writers Series Calendar

Our Google Calendar gives a convenient look at upcoming Writers Series events.

We hope to see you at the next MFA Program in Writing Writers Series event!