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Fall 2024 MFA@123 Roundup

MFA@123, West Virginia University, 123 Pleasant Street, creative writing, mfa program, WVU, Morgantown

(Above: December 2024 MFA@123)

In between drafting pieces for workshop classes, studying literature, submitting papers, and conducting research, among all the other goings-on of a busy and enriching academic semester, the creative writing program’s monthly MFA@123 reading events were a time where our talented writers could come together and celebrate the reason why we’re each studying at WVU: to lose ourselves in our writing.

This semester, more than ever before, our undergraduate and graduate creative writing community came together each month in a full-house and were unabashed in sharing their work in the lower bar of 123 Pleasant Street, to the hopefully surprised delight of 123’s regular patrons. Our talented writers in the creative writing program entertained and shocked the crowds with their electric readings, and you can take a look at some of the photos below that were taken at MFA@123 this semester, including our now-iconic Breakfast Club Halloween group-photo. (see below)

MFA@123, West Virginia University, 123 Pleasant Street, creative writing, mfa program, WVU, Morgantown

(From Left to Right: Allison Reynolds (Oliver Brown, 2nd year Creative Nonfiction writer), Brian Johnson (Ben Clabault, 3rd year Fiction writer), John Bender (Camille Gazoul, 2nd year Fiction writer), Andrew Clark (Brent Cronin, 3rd year Creative Nonfiction writer), and Claire Standish (Ella Wisniewski, 2nd year Poet).

If you missed out on any MFA@123 events this semester, be sure to drop by in 2025! These monthly open-mic reading events usually take place on the last Tuesday of each month, starting at 7pm in the lower bar at 123 Pleasant Street. Once MFA students are finished reading, the mic is open to undergraduate writers, as well as any writer in the Morgantown community!

MFA@123, West Virginia University, 123 Pleasant Street, creative writing, mfa program, WVU, Morgantown (August 2024 MFA@123)

MFA@123, West Virginia University, 123 Pleasant Street, creative writing, mfa program, WVU, Morgantown

(Camille Gazoul, 2nd year Fiction writer)

MFA@123, West Virginia University, 123 Pleasant Street, creative writing, mfa program, WVU, Morgantown

(Sanchita Sahoo, 1st year Fiction writer)

MFA@123, West Virginia University, 123 Pleasant Street, creative writing, mfa program, WVU, Morgantown (September 2024 MFA@123)

MFA@123, West Virginia University, 123 Pleasant Street, creative writing, mfa program, WVU, Morgantown

(Pilar Randolph, 3rd year Poet)

MFA@123, West Virginia University, 123 Pleasant Street, creative writing, mfa program, WVU, Morgantown

(MJ O'Brien, 1st year Poet)

MFA@123, West Virginia University, 123 Pleasant Street, creative writing, mfa program, WVU, Morgantown

(October 2024 MFA@123)

MFA@123, West Virginia University, 123 Pleasant Street, creative writing, mfa program, WVU, Morgantown

(Elise Zukowski, 3rd year Fiction writer)

MFA@123, West Virginia University, 123 Pleasant Street, creative writing, mfa program, WVU, Morgantown

(Winner Olubunmi, 2nd year Poet)

MFA@123, West Virginia University, 123 Pleasant Street, creative writing, mfa program, WVU, Morgantown

(November 2024 MFA@123)

MFA@123, West Virginia University, 123 Pleasant Street, creative writing, mfa program, WVU, Morgantown

(Kelly Keel, 1st year Creative Nonfiction writer)

MFA@123, West Virginia University, 123 Pleasant Street, creative writing, mfa program, WVU, Morgantown

(Andy Kerstetter, 1st year Poet)

MFA@123, West Virginia University, 123 Pleasant Street, creative writing, mfa program, WVU, Morgantown

(Reagan Twelve, 2nd year Creative Nonfiction writer)

MFA@123, West Virginia University, 123 Pleasant Street, creative writing, mfa program, WVU, Morgantown

(Jane-Marie Auret, 1st year Creative Nonfiction writer)

MFA@123, West Virginia University, 123 Pleasant Street, creative writing, mfa program, WVU, Morgantown

(Hayden Bradley, senior English major)

MFA@123, West Virginia University, 123 Pleasant Street, creative writing, mfa program, WVU, Morgantown

(Ella Wisniewski, 2nd year Poet)

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