CofC MFA in Creative Writing

CofC MFA in Creative Writing The Creative Writing Program at the College of Charleston

On September 24, Kangkang Kovacs will headline the first swamp pink literary journal reading of the year, an event co-sp...
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

Join us at philosophersandfoolschs on September 17 for ON THE HALF SHELL, featuring fiction and poetry from CofC MFA Cre...
09/07/2026

Join us at philosophersandfoolschs on September 17 for ON THE HALF SHELL, featuring fiction and poetry from CofC MFA Creative Writing Program writers! We can’t wait to cheer on these fantastic authors, hear their new work, and support Charleston’s literary community. 🦪📚✨👏

🗓️ Thurs September 17
🕦 8 PM
📍 Philosophers & Fools, 50 Bogard St, Suite A

FYI: Applications for the College of Charleston’s MFA Program in Creative Writing are open now. . .

Thanks to Women’s & Gender Studies, Avery Research Center, and Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art for a gorgeous night...
09/01/2026

Thanks to Women’s & Gender Studies, Avery Research Center, and Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art for a gorgeous night! Poetry from Matty Layne Glasgow, marcus amaker, and a$iahmae + art from Maya Freelon and Christa David = a celebration of GROUNDED IN GRAIN, WASHED IN THE WATER, on view now at Avery Research Center and Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art.

Congratulations to CofC MFA Creative Writing Program professor Anthony Varallo on being named a 2027 Individual Artist F...
08/15/2026

Congratulations to CofC MFA Creative Writing Program professor Anthony Varallo on being named a 2027 Individual Artist Fellow in Prose by the South Carolina Arts Commission! These fellowships are awarded each year to exceptional SC artists in recognition of their creative achievements and their commitment to their artistic disciplines.

We hope you'll join us September 24 to welcome CofC MFA Creative Writing Program alum Kangkang Kovacs back to campus, i...
08/08/2026

We hope you'll join us September 24 to welcome CofC MFA Creative Writing Program alum Kangkang Kovacs back to campus, in celebration of her debut novel, NOTHING TO MY NAME, out now from Viking Books. The novel spans the past hundred years of Chinese history, exploring the experiences of three generations of Chinese women. As T Kira Madden notes, "NOTHING TO MY NAME lives honestly in its history—foolhardy and loving and yet uncharted. A formidable and astonishing new voice.”

Kangkang will read from her novel and take your questions about her creative process and path. After the reading, copies of NOTHING TO MY NAME will be available for purchase and signing by the author. We’d love to see you there!

🗓️Thursday, September 24
⏰ 7 PM
📍Simons Recital Hall

The happiest day as the Class of ‘26 received their diplomas! At the ceremony, fellow writer, Professor Melissa Hughes...
05/07/2026

The happiest day as the Class of ‘26 received their diplomas! At the ceremony, fellow writer, Professor Melissa Hughes, delivered a moving Commencement Address, featuring a poem from Ada Limón. We’re so proud of Lindsey Copeland, Mary McCall, Carson Oliver, Jimmy Passaro, and Grace Stroup and so grateful for our time together in Charleston. Congratulations to these exceptional writers!

A full house for the end-of-the-year MFA Thesis Reading! There was spectacular fiction and poetry from the Class of ‘26,...
04/24/2026

A full house for the end-of-the-year MFA Thesis Reading! There was spectacular fiction and poetry from the Class of ‘26, cheered on by their classmates, professors, and alums. (And by some incoming students too!)

Thanks to Lindsey Copeland, Melissa Hughes, Mary McCall, Carson Oliver, Jimmy Passaro, and Grace Stroup for a wonderful night. It’s been a joy working with you!

New issue of swamp pink—*26*— is out now! Thanks and congratulations to this year’s amazing editorial assistants and to ...
04/21/2026

New issue of swamp pink—*26*— is out now! Thanks and congratulations to this year’s amazing editorial assistants and to our brilliant managing editor, Jonathan Bohr Heinen!

A beautiful morning strolling, birding, creating, and learning at Stono Preserve! Thanks to professor Matty Glasgow for...
04/11/2026

A beautiful morning strolling, birding, creating, and learning at Stono Preserve! Thanks to professor Matty Glasgow for providing somatic writing exercises and for reading a Lucille Clifton poem under the live oaks. And thanks to Professors Melissa Hughes and Maureen Hays for illuminating the many layers of life in this space.

Congratulations to writers Lindsey Copeland, Melissa Hughes, Mary McCall, Carson Oliver, Jimmy Passaro, and Grace Strou...
04/09/2026

Congratulations to writers Lindsey Copeland, Melissa Hughes, Mary McCall, Carson Oliver, Jimmy Passaro, and Grace Stroup for completing and defending their MFA theses! Thank you for sharing your work with us this year—we can’t wait to see what comes next!

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