Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series
The Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series is an annual program that hosts local and nationally renowned writers for craft lectures and public readings. The first events were held in the early 1970s, and over the years, many of the most prestigious names in literature—Robert Pinsky, Lucille Clifton, Scott Russell Sanders, Mark Doty, Camille Dungy, and Terry Tempest Williams, to name a few—have made appearances in Fairbanks. All events are free and open to the public!
Daryl Farmer is Director of the Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series for the 2024–25 academic year.
Oct25
Presented in partnership with 49 Writers and the National Book Foundation.
This event is free and open to the public. Advance registration preferred; walk-ins welcome. Please register at: https://49writers.org/event/writing-home/
A Zoom option is available for those who cannot attend in person:
https://alaska.zoom.us/j/85093067903
Oct26
Register as a performer for free entry!
Entrance is $10 to UAF students with their student ID, and $20 to all others. 21+ only, no exceptions.
Dead Writers
The Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series hosts the Dead Writers reading during the Halloween season. Participants—including many of our MFA students and faculty—deliver readings from the work of their favorite deceased writers, often in full creepy costume. The event includes raffle prizes and awards such Best Costume and Best Performance. Dead Writers, which originated in 1990, raises additional funds to bring visiting writers to Fairbanks.
Cover charge for this event is $10 for UAF students with a student ID and $20 for all others. All of the proceeds go to the Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series which brings up incredible authors and poets to our community.
For more information about Dead Writers or the Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series, please contact Rachel Blume.
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Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series: Leigh Newman
October 10, 2024
Join award-winning author Leigh Newman for a craft talk, reading and Q&A at UAF’s Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series. Free event!
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Midnight Visiting Sun Writers: Christine Byl
September 14, 2024
Join us for an evening with author Christine Byl as she shares insights from her novel Lookout and her non-fiction Dirt Work. Free & open to the public!
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Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series: Mieke Eerkens
September 06, 2024
Join us for the Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series at UAF, featuring author Mieke Eerkens for an engaging reading and discussion of her acclaimed work.
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Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series: Seth Kantner and Rosemary McGuire
February 19, 2024
MSVWS presents a public reading featuring Seth Kantner and Rosemary McGuire, hosted by the Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series.