Meet Our Writers

Join our visiting authors for an inviting two-day event
with readings and master classes!

Maggie Su

Maggie Su is the author of the novel Blob (Harper 2025). She received a PhD in fiction from University of Cincinnati and an MFA from Indiana University. Her work has appeared in New England Review, Four Way Review, TriQuarterly Review, Puerto del Sol, Juked, DIAGRAM, and elsewhere. She currently lives in South Bend, Indiana, with her partner, cat, and turtle.

 

Albert Abonado

Albert Abonado is the author of the poetry collection JAW (Sundress Publications 2020) and Field Guide for Accidents (Beacon Press 2024), selected by Mahogany Browne for the National Poetry Series. He has received fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. His writing has appeared in the Bennington Review, Colorado Review, Poetry Northwest, Zone 3, and others. He lives in Rochester, NY and teaches at SUNY Oswego.

Past Festival Writers

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1991

Mark Strand
Judith Hemschmeyer

March 30
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1992

Billy Collins
W.P. Kinsella

March 30
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1993

Robin Hemley
Henry Taylor

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1994

Lucien Stryk
Sapphire

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1995

William Hathaway
Michael Martone

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1996

William Heyen
Jonis Agee

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2004

Tom Montag
Paul Zimmer

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2005

Beth Ann Fennelly
Larry Watson

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2006

Marilyn Taylor
Sebastian Matthews

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2007

Philip Dacey
Margaret Dawe

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2008

Tom Franklin
Linda Aschbrenner

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2009

David Lehman
Stacey Harwood

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2010

Michael Kriesel
Shannon Kring Buset

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2011

Joyce Dyer
Hailey Leithauser

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2012

Matthew Henriksen
Dawn Hogue
Jean Kuehnel
Jodie Liedke

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2013

Nick Lantz
Allyson Goldin Loomis

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2014

David Jauss
Karla Huston

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2015

A.E. Stallings
Nickolas Butler

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2016

Joe Wilkins
David Steingass

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2017

Kevin McFadden
Emily Ruskovich

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2018

Barton Sutter
Christian Wiman

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2019

Kathleen Heideman
Paul Hostovsky

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2021

Ryan Ireland
Cathryn Cofell

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2022

Anna Harris-Parker
Tony Woodlief

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2023

Marianne Chan
Clancy McGilligan

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