Shapiro Center WesFest Events:

Wednesday, April 17th:

9AM-12 PM, The Shapiro Center, Room 203 (116 Mount Vernon Street): Drop-In Office Hours with Coffee and Donuts

Swing by the Shapiro Center for free coffee and donuts and to meet the Director of the Shapiro Center Merve Emre. Discover all the possibilities and paths for writing at Wesleyan.

1 PM, The Shapiro Center, Patio (116 Mount Vernon Street): Poetry Workshop with John Murillo
Learn about the craft of writing and editing poetry with John Murillo, Wesleyan Professor and author of Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry (Four Way 2020).

Thursday, April 18th:

10-11 AM, The Shapiro Center, Patio (116 Mount Vernon Street): Practical Criticism Workshop with Merve Emre

Learn about the art and practice of literary criticism with Merve Emre, Director of the Shapiro Center, academic, non-fiction writer, and contributing writer at The New Yorker.

3-4:30 PM, The Shapiro Center, Room 102 (116 Mount Vernon Street): Adapting the Classics with Gareth Hinds

Learn from renowned illustrator Gareth Hinds how he turned classics like The Odyssey, The Iliad, Beowulf, Macbeth, and more into award-winning graphic novels.

Full schedule of WesFest events