Writers

FARMINGTON, ME  (April 2, 2026)—The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to announce Shana Youngdahl as the final reader of the 2026 spring semester schedule of its popular Visiting Writers series. Youngdahl will read from her work at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 16, in the Landing in the UMF Olsen…

FARMINGTON, ME  (March 12, 2026)—The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to present poet Isabel Neal as the second reader of the 2026 spring semester schedule of its popular Visiting Writers series. A poet and educator, Neal was awarded the 2025 Yale Younger Poets award, selected by poet Rae Armantrout.

FARMINGTON, ME  (February 12, 2026)—The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to present essayist, journalist and storyteller  Onnesha Roychoudhuri as the first reader of the 2026 spring semester schedule of its popular Visiting Writers series. Roychoudhuri’s book, “The Marginalized Majority: Claiming Our Power in a Post-Truth America” (Melville Press), was…

FARMINGTON, ME  (October 2, 2025)—The UMF Visiting Writer Series and Emery Community Arts Center are excited to present sophisti-pop trio, StarWound, to UMF in a collaborative performance melding poetry and music. StarWound will perform their collaborative work in the Emery Performance Space on the University of Maine at Farmington campus on…

FARMINGTON, ME (September 4, 2025)—The University of Maine at Farmington’s celebrated Visiting Writers Series is excited to present nonfiction writer Matthew J.C. Clark as the popular program’s first reader of the 2025/26 season. Clark will read from his work at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, September 18, 2025, in The Landing in…

FARMINGTON, ME (August 4, 2025)— High school students eager to find a writing community where they can feel at home and hone their craft traveled to Farmington recently to join nearly 70 other aspiring young writers at the University of Maine at Farmington’s annual Longfellow Young Writers’ Camp. Since 2010,…

FARMINGTON, ME (April 2, 2025)—The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to present a trio of distinguished authors–all UMF graduates –as presenters at the April event of its popular Visiting Writers series. UMF alumni writers Dennis Camire, Aliza Dube, and Zoe Stonetree will read from their work at 7:30…

FARMINGTON, ME (February 25, 2025)—The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to present lyric essayist noam keim as the second reader of the 2025 spring semester schedule of its popular Visiting Writers series. noam keim A much celebrated voice, keim’s collection, “The Land is Holy” (Radix Media, 2024), won…

FARMINGTON, ME (January 27, 2025)—The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to present author Nick Fuller Googins as the first reader of the 2025 spring semester schedule of its popular Visiting Writers series. His debut novel “The Great Transition” (Atria Books, 2024), was voted Best Science Fiction and Fantasy…

FARMINGTON, ME (November 1, 2024)—The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to present poet Nathan McClain as the third reader of the 2024-25 season of its popular Visiting Writers series. Nathan McClain McClain is recipient of fellowships from The Frost Place, the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, and Bread Loaf…