Join Us in Celebrating 30 Years of the MFA Program at UM!

MFA 30th Anniversary

We are thrilled to announce the 30th Anniversary of the MFA Program in Creative Writing at UM! You’re a part of our story, and we’d love to celebrate with you.

We warmly invite you to join us as we commemorate this significant milestone and your many achievements as writers, poets, and lovers of literature.

Your support in reuniting with our writing community is invaluable!

Please feel free to share this invitation with your former classmates in case we missed anyone. We hope to see you all in Miami this spring!

Alumni Reunion : April 12, 2024 6 p.m.

Get ready to reconnect and reminisce, while relishing a scrumptious paella dinner with our MFA community at Miami Beach’s iconic literary boutique hotel, The Betsy!

The Betsy Hotel
1440 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Back to the Workshop : April 13, 2024 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.

It wouldn't be an MFA gathering without writing time! Join us for generative fiction and poetry workshops led by Professors Jaswinder Bolina and Chantel Acevedo at the Coral Gables campus.Lunch included. Details to follow.

UM Campus
Coral Gables, FL 33146

Say Hello to the New Class: April 13, 2024 6 p.m.

Join our 2nd Year MFA students and welcome them to alumni status as they read from their theses at Books & Books, the heart of Miami's literary community.

Books & Books
265 Aragon Ave
Coral Gables, FL 33134

Please contact mfa30@miami.edu with any questions.

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