- Current Students
- News and Opinion
- Staff Directory
- UCD Connect
- Graduate Course Search
- Fees, Funding & Scholarships
- Apply to UCD
MA Creative Writing
Graduate taught (level 9 nfq, credits 90).
UCD offers two graduate courses in creative writing, an MA and MFA. The MA programme includes workshops, seminars and supervision meetings, providing committed students with the support they need to produce a major piece of writing by the end of the course.
The MA in Creative Writing builds on the well established commitment of the UCD School of English, Drama and Film to fostering and supporting new writing. The university has long been associated with some of Ireland’s greatest writers, including James Joyce, Flann O’Brien, Mary Lavin, Anthony Cronin, John McGahern, Neil Jordan, Conor McPherson, Marina Carr, Colm Tóibín, Emma Donoghue, Maeve Binchy and many others. The Booker Prize winning novelist Anne Enright is Professor of Creative Writing, and among the teaching staff are novelist Sarah Moss, poet Ian Davidson, poet and novelist Paul Perry, novelist and playwright Declan Hughes, life writer and critic Catherine Morris and novelist Paula McGrath.
The MA programme :
- Provides opportunities to explore and develop your own creative writing skills supervised by experienced published staff of international reputation.
- Actively fosters the development of students' capacity to edit their own work.
- Ensures that the art of writing is informed by contemporary theory and practice.
- Offers courses incorporating the manuscripts of works of leading writers held in Special Collections and courses which explore material in the National Folklore Collection in UCD, one of the richest archives of oral tradition in the world.
Careers & Employability
Many graduates of the MA in Creative Writing establish successful writing careers. Graduate of the programme Colin Barrett won the Guardian First Fiction Prize with Young Skins then went on to win both the Frank O'Conner International short story award and the Rooney Prize for Literature. Other graduates go into the publishing industry, while some go on to do an MFA in Creative Writing.
Curricular information is subject to change
Who should apply?
Full Time option suitable for:
Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. Yes
Course Description
Lectures, seminars, workshops and supervision meetings aim to provide committed writers with taught classes on the theory and practices of writing. These include presentation and editing techniques, creative reading of selected texts as well as the supervision of a major writing project. Among the important issues addressed on an on-going basis are voice and structure. Every effort is made to ensure that a student progresses on these as well as many other fronts.
Vision and Values Statement
A fundamental tenet of the MA in Creative Writing is a belief in the value of learning from writers who have mastered their craft. The writers who contribute to the course will vary from year to year, but recent module conveners have included Anne Enright, Laureate for Irish Fiction, Paula Meehan, Ireland Professor of Poetry, Eilis Ni Dhuibhne, Writer Fellow, Sinéad Gleeson, Writer in Residence, and Paul Perry, Poetry co-ordinator.
Towards that end the MA in creative writing offers a selection of modules in the first semester which direct and encourage students to explore several literary forms, the novel, the short story and poetry. The aim here is to present students with a broad range of possibilities, set them on a course of discovery for a form, or combination of forms, where they will best realise their creative potential. The learning environment is positive, enabling and friendly and the class group, fourteen or less students, are actively encouraged to support each other in their creative endeavours.
The second semester modules provide an opportunity to embark on a more specific path, while at the same time continuing to extend the boundaries of what is possible in fiction. As the semester progresses a student’s individual work is increasingly guided by course conveners and supervisors, both in workshop settings and on a one-to-one basis. The end goal is the creation of a substantial piece of writing, a solid basis from which a student will continue towards the completion of a full work, whether that be a collection of short stories, a novel or a collection of poetry.
Programme Outcomes
- Have a solid working knowledge of genres and forms.
- Have created a substantial piece of writing, a solid basis from which to continue towards the completion of a full work, whether that be a collection of short stories, a novel or a collection of poetry.
- Have developed a positive sense of themselves as writers, with an active role to play in the literary/artistic culture wherever they should find themselves.
- Have learned to read like writers, to recognise the challenges facing authors at various stages in the creation of a piece of fiction and to critically assess the extent to which these challenge have been met.
- On successful completion of the programme, students will have a thorough understanding of how to meet many of the challenges confronted in the construction of a piece of fiction; character, voice, place etc.
- Participated in a weekly visiting writer’s programme, contributed to an anthology and attended a selection of the literary events and festivals for which the city is renowned.
What modules can I take?
View All Modules Here
Fees, Funding and Scholarships
Tuition fee information is available on the UCD Fees website . Please note that UCD offers a number of graduate scholarships for full-time, self-funding international students, holding an offer of a place on a UCD graduate degree programme. For further information please see International Scholarships .
Entry Requirements
The entry requirement for the MA programme is a BA Hons English or equivalent (NFQ Level 8), and/or proven commitment to and experience in the field of creative writing; a portfolio (a 3,000 word sample of prose or 6 poems, or a combination of prose and poetry) of recent creative work; a personal statement of reasons for taking the course and references. Applicants whose first language is not English must also demonstrate English language proficiency of IELTS 7.5 (no band less than 7.0 in each element), or equivalent.
These are the minimum entry requirements – additional criteria may be requested for some programmes
Testimonial
Dave Rudden MA 2013 Award-winning author
The Creative Writing Masters in UCD has been incredibly useful to me as an author. I still use some of the lessons I learned in that year in my creative writing classes, and the expert advice of the lecturers contributed massively to me finding a home for my Knights of the Borrowed Dark trilogy at Puffin. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Graduate Profile Erika Meyers, USA Although there are many programmes that offer masters in Creative Writing in North America, I decided to attend UCD because it allowed me the opportunity to pursue my interests in poetry and fiction, rather than forcing me to choose one over the other. The creative versatility of the programme not only resulted in the publication of a novel and a poetry collection (both written while under the guidance of James Ryan and Éilís Ní Dhuibhne during my MA), but also provided me with the knowledge and experience necessary to earn a Santander scholarship and pursue my PhD in Irish Literature at the University of Edinburgh.
Related Programmes
- MA Drama & Performance Studies FT
How to apply?
The following entry routes are available:
* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised
Open Days and Events
See details of any upcoming events and how to register.
Programme Overview:
Ask a question:.
From time to time UCD would like to send you further information that we feel, based on your enquiry, would be of interest to you.
Graduate Research Duration
Explore UCD
- (opens in a new window) University Strategy
- University Governance
- President's Office
- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
- Campus Development
- Study at UCD
- Current Students
- Campus Accommodation
- International Student Experience
- Access & Lifelong Learning
- Careers Network
- Sports Clubs
- (opens in a new window) Student Societies
Research & Innovation
- Innovation at NovaUCD
- Graduate Studies
- Support for Researchers
- (opens in a new window) Find a UCD Researcher
- UCD College of Arts and Humanities
- UCD College of Business
- UCD College of Engineering and Architecture
- UCD College of Health and Agricultural Sciences
- UCD College of Science
- UCD College of Social Sciences and Law
- All Colleges and Schools
- News & Opinion
- Work at UCD
- UCD in the Community
- Global Partnerships
- (opens in a new window) UCD Foundation
- University Relations
Key Services
- Staff Directory
- Sport & Fitness
- IT Services
- (opens in a new window) Commuting
- (opens in a new window) UCD Map
- (opens in a new window)
Creative Writing
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
News & Events
Creative Writing
Graduate Studies
- Master of Fine Arts
The UC Davis graduate creative writing program is a two-year master of fine arts degree rooted in the study and creation of literature that reaches toward the other arts with the goal of presenting students with a wide range of aesthetic approaches and models for being a writer. Students may specialize in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, as well as multi‐genre, multi‐media, or hybrid forms of literary art.
Graduate Program Requirements
Contact information.
2024-2025 General Catalog
Creative writing, master of fine arts college of letters & science.
Office & Contact Information
Graduate Study
The Department of English offers programs of study and research leading to the M.F.A. in Creative Writing. Detailed information may be obtained from the graduate advisor, the chairperson of the Department, or the English Department .
Director of Creative Writing
Katie Peterson, Ph.D.
UC Davis Graduate Studies
Creative writing, about the program, learn more about the program.
A two year master of fine arts degree rooted in the study and creation of literature that reaches toward the other arts with the goal of presenting students with a wide range of aesthetic approaches and models for being a writer. Students may specialize in Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, as well as multi‐genre, multi‐media, or hybrid forms of literary art.
College of Letters and Science
Admissions and Fellowship Information
UC Davis General Admission Requirements Program Admissions Requirements
Admissions Actions
Program contact information, primary program contacts.
Program Coordinator Sarah Yunus (530) 752-2281 | [email protected]
Program Chair Katie Peterson 530-752-2281 | [email protected]
Department Chair Claire Waters (530) 752-9349 | [email protected]
Additional Contacts
Advisor: Admissions and Primary Contact Katie Peterson Creative Writing (530) 752-1696 | [email protected]
Internal Fellowship Analyst Heidi West (530) 754-9473 | [email protected]
Senior Academic Advisor Brittney Dinelli [email protected]
External Fellowship Analyst Yvette Garcia [email protected]
Explore UCD
- (opens in a new window) University Strategy
- University Governance
- President's Office
- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
- Campus Development
- Study at UCD
- Current Students
- Campus Accommodation
- International Student Experience
- Access & Lifelong Learning
- Careers Network
- Sports Clubs
- (opens in a new window) Student Societies
Research & Innovation
- Innovation at NovaUCD
- Graduate Studies
- Support for Researchers
- (opens in a new window) Find a UCD Researcher
- UCD College of Arts and Humanities
- UCD College of Business
- UCD College of Engineering and Architecture
- UCD College of Health and Agricultural Sciences
- UCD College of Science
- UCD College of Social Sciences and Law
- All Colleges and Schools
- News & Opinion
- Work at UCD
- UCD in the Community
- Global Partnerships
- (opens in a new window) UCD Foundation
- University Relations
Key Services
- Staff Directory
- Sport & Fitness
- IT Services
- (opens in a new window) Commuting
- (opens in a new window) UCD Map
- (opens in a new window)
Creative Writing
Creative writing at ucd.
The below information is indicative, and for more current options, please visit UCD's Course Search site.
Module Stages
For module information please visit our (opens in a new window) live document .
For module information please visit our (opens in a new window) live document .
For module information please visit our (opens in a new window) live document .
Creative Writing: Fiction
In this informal workshop, you will learn how to write an effective piece of short fiction. Having been introduced to key elements like plot, character, dialogue, setting and so on, you will compose your own short story in three stages, sharing each installment with the group as you go. You will also read and discuss some classic short stories and tackle brief in-class writing exercises. Suggested reading: Ron Carlson Writes a Story , by Ron Carlson, Graywolf Press (paperback).
Explore UCD
- (opens in a new window) University Strategy
- University Governance
- President's Office
- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
- Campus Development
- Study at UCD
- Current Students
- Campus Accommodation
- International Student Experience
- Access & Lifelong Learning
- Careers Network
- Sports Clubs
- (opens in a new window) Student Societies
Research & Innovation
- Innovation at NovaUCD
- Graduate Studies
- Support for Researchers
- (opens in a new window) Find a UCD Researcher
- UCD College of Arts and Humanities
- UCD College of Business
- UCD College of Engineering and Architecture
- UCD College of Health and Agricultural Sciences
- UCD College of Science
- UCD College of Social Sciences and Law
- All Colleges and Schools
- News & Opinion
- Work at UCD
- UCD in the Community
- Global Partnerships
- (opens in a new window) UCD Foundation
- University Relations
Key Services
- Staff Directory
- Sport & Fitness
- IT Services
- (opens in a new window) Commuting
- (opens in a new window) UCD Map
- (opens in a new window)
UCD Writing Centre provides free, one-to-one tuition and a range of workshops on all aspects of the writing process. You can find us in Link Space 2 of the James Joyce Library. We also offer a limited number of online sessions.
- Our location
- How To Book
- Why you should drop in
- What we don’t do
- How to prepare for the writing session
- The Writing Tutors
- What Students Have Said
- Student FAQ
Book a Place
Workshops and Seminars
Introduction to Academic Writing
UCD Writing Centre
Writing Centre video
Make an Appointment
Handouts and Videos
The Writing Centre opens on September 25 and will be open Mon-Fri until December 8.
Questions? Just email us at [email protected]
Contact UCD Writing Centre
Writing Centre location: Link Space 2, James Joyce Library
- Partner With Us
- Custom Training
- Teach for Us
- My Extension
- Instructor Link
- Outreach Trainer Portal
- Search UCSD Division of Extended Studies
Creative Writing
Bring your story to life with the help of our courses in areas such as fiction, children’s writing, non-fiction, stage and screenwriting, poetry and memoir writing.
Create the stories you wish existed
Learn techniques designed to enhance, encourage and enrich your writing in one of our many creative writing courses. Beginner to advanced-level courses available ranging in topics including novel and non-fiction writing, poetry, character development, screenplay and playwriting, writing for children and young adults and memoir writing. Enroll online or call Student Services at (858) 534-3400. Questions about our classes or certificates? Contact our department at (858) 534-5760 or [email protected] .
Professional Certificate
Learn core creative writing skills and develop your writing in the genre of your choice by focusing on electives in the areas of Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Children’s Writing, Poetry, and/or The Business of Writing.
Related Certificates & Programs
Children’s book writing program, creative writing program, creative writing courses, building a business around writing (wcwp-40321), finding our voices, telling our stories: part i (wcwp-40142), finding our voices, telling our stories: part ii (wcwp-40338), forms of poetry (wcwp-40308), glittering wit: three works by oscar wilde (lit-40099), history of children's literature (lit-40093), news and feature writing (wcwp-40276), novel writing iii (wcwp-40254), science writing i (wcwp-40105), the art and business of blogging (wcwp-40334), writers' workshop: read and critique (wcwp-40252), stay in touch.
Hear about upcoming events and courses
From the Blog
Academic editing: a specialized career path for copyeditors.
UCSD Extension Becomes UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies
26 Zoom Backgrounds for the New Year (Free )
The Best of UCSD Extension 2021: Social Media
The Best of UC San Diego Extension 2021: Highlights & Future Plans
Department of English
You are here
Creative writing series 2023 – 2024.
2022-2023 CREATIVE WRITING SERIES
Michael D. Snediker is a poet and scholar of American literature, poetics and disability theory. His most recent book is 2021’s Contingent Figure: Chronic Pain & Queer Embodiment , which brings together literary, queer and disability studies.
UC Davis Professor Lucy Corin’s newest novel is The Swank Hotel , published in October.
Register here:
https://ucdavis.zoom.us/ meeting/register/ tJctduCtrzwqEtX-0HYm_dFDJF8Mck CztvlD
Register for Myriam Gurba here:
https://ucdavis.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwkd--rqDMqGNMXKBFXomHIUGGsZZ9...
Register for Aria Aber here:
https://ucdavis.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrc-CpqDwtGdTbMPSelTN243L6Zpr...
'A Reading by the Signs' Graduate MFA Farewell Reading
A celebratory reading to hear from each of our Second Year MFA Graduates, and the writing they've been hard at work creating. Register online . Readers: Rowena Chodkowski: Rowena is a founding member of the Beijing-based Spittoon Literary Collective, China's largest multilingual literary collective; her work has been published in local indie publications, including the Shanghai Literary Review.
For more information please contact [email protected] , [email protected] , or [email protected]
Event sponsored by the English Department’s MFA in Creative Writing in collaboration with Shields Library
Three poets in conversation
From left: Jessica Laser, Margaret Ross and Noah Warren
The UC Davis Creative Writing Program in the Department of English will present online readings March 2 and 3 — one by a star of the literary world, and another by three UC Davis alumni with newly published books. In April, three lyric and narrative poets who create long-form works will take part in a conversation and give readings. All the readings are co-sponsored by the UC Davis Library.
Poets Jessica Laser, Margaret Ross and Noah Warren, whose work makes equal use of music and story, will have an online conversation April 8 at 3 p.m. with poet Katie Peterson, director of the UC Davis Creative Writing Program, and a Q&A session with audience members. The three will give a reading at 4:30 p.m.
Laser has written two books of poems, Sergei Kuzmich from All Sides and “ Planet Drill,” being published this year. Her work has recently appeared online at the Poetry Foundation, in the Bennington Review, and in Aurochs. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, she is a doctoral candidate in English at UC Berkeley.
Ross is the author of A Timeshare and her poems have recently appeared in The New Republic, The Paris Review , Poem-a-Day and The Yale Review . A former Stegner Fellow at Stanford University, she is a Harper Schmidt Fellow at the University of Chicago.
Warren’s “The Complete Stories” will be published in May, and his The Destroyer in the Glass was chosen for the Yale Series of Younger Poets. His poems have been published in The Paris Review, POETRY, The American Poetry Review and Ploughshares. He is a doctoral student in English at UC Berkeley.
Register for the conversation with three poets here.
Register for the readings by three poets here.
***Past Events***
Alumni share new novels
From left: megan kaminski, kiik araki-kawaguchi and becky mandelbaum.
Three graduates of the Creative Writing Program will return to campus virtually March 2 at 4:30 p.m. to read from their books published last year.
Megan Kaminski (M.A., English, ’05) is author of three poetry collections, the most recent titled Gentlewomen . An essayist as well as a poet, her writing has been published in the American Poetry Review , The Atlantic and other publications .
Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi (M.A., English, ’11) is author of the novels The Book of Kane and Margaret , published in 2020, and Disintegration Made Plain and Easy . He also is a widely published poet.
Becky Mandelbaum (M.A., English, ’16) won the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction and the High Plains Book Award for First Book for her story collection Bad Kansas . Her new book is The Bright Side Sanctuary for Animals . Her work has appeared in One Story , The Sun , Prairie Schooner and other publications.
R egister for the alumni readings here.
National Book Award finalist Carmen Maria Machado reads
Carmen Maria Machado is the author of the bestselling memoir In the Dream House and the award-winning short story collection Her Body and Other Parties . In the Dream House traces the arc of a harrowing relationship with a charismatic but volatile woman and Machado’s struggle to make sense of how what happened shaped her. She will read March 3 at 4:30 p.m. Machado is winner of the Bard Fiction Prize, the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction, the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Nonfiction, the Brooklyn Public Library Literature Prize, the Shirley Jackson Award and the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Prize. She was a 2017 finalist for the National Book Award.
Creative writing Master of Fine Arts students Anna Tuchin and Brianna Cockett-Mamiya will also read.
The reading is co-sponsored by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art.
R egister for the readings by Carmen Maria Machado and M.F.A. students here.
(Content by Jeffery Day)
IMAGES
VIDEO
COMMENTS
In addition to a 10,000-word Creative Writing or English Literature dissertation, students will choose from a wide range of advanced English modules, including: Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Detecting Fictions, Contemporary Irish Writing, Memory & the Irish Stage, Contemporary Irish Women's Poetry, Modern American Poetry & Poetics.
What our Students and Graduates Say. Undergraduate (Level 8 NFQ, Credits 240) This English with Creative Writing degree programme is designed for highly motivated students interested in developing their profile as creative writers by drawing specifically upon the rich literary heritage in English from Anglo-Saxon to the contemporary moments.
CRWT20010 Introduction to Creative Writing Academic Year 2023/2024 This is an introductory course to creative writing, so students are not required to have any previous experience in the field. Students will be encouraged to try out different forms and genres such as fiction, poetry, non-fiction, script-writing. ... UCD Course Search ...
MA Creative Writing Graduate Taught (level 9 nfq, credits 90). UCD offers two graduate courses in creative writing, an MA and MFA. The MA programme includes workshops, seminars and supervision meetings, providing committed students with the support they need to produce a major piece of writing by the end of the course.
The School of English, Drama and Film has always included in its programme of extra-curricular activities a rich array of readings, writing workshops, writers' groups, and special seminars offered by writers-in-residence. In 2006 a structured programme of courses and supervision, the now well-established MA in Creative Writing, was introduced ...
UCD School of English Drama Film Scoil an Bhéarla, na Drámaíochta agus na Scannánaíochta UCD. Menu Close. About About Staff Postdoctoral Researchers Quick List Former Staff Adjunct Staff ... English & Creative Writing Administration Drama & Film Studies Administration Graduate Administration News and Events ...
Eligibility: To be eligible to participate in the Honors Program in English (Creative), students must have earned, by the end of Fall quarter 2023 a GPA of 3.5 in English courses. Students must also have taken at least one upper division creative writing workshop course at UCD (or enrolled in one Winter quarter 2024).
Are you thinking of studying English with Creative Writing at UCD? In this course, you'll have the opportunity to study with experienced , published writers ...
The UC Davis graduate creative writing program is a two-year master of fine arts degree rooted in the study and creation of literature that reaches toward the other arts with the goal of presenting students with a wide range of aesthetic approaches and models for being a writer. Students may specialize in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, as well as multi‐genre, multi‐media, or hybrid forms of ...
The Department of English offers programs of study and research leading to the M.F.A. in Creative Writing. Detailed information may be obtained from the graduate advisor, ... course descriptions, designations of instructors, curricular and degree requirements and other academic information described herein are subject to change or elimination ...
Creative Writing at UCD. The below information is indicative, and for more current options, please visit UCD's Course Search site. Module Stages. Open All Close All . Stage 1. For module information please visit our (opens in a new window) live document. Stage 2.
A two year master of fine arts degree rooted in the study and creation of literature that reaches toward the other arts with the goal of presenting students with a wide range of aesthetic approaches and models for being a writer. Students may specialize in Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, as well as multi‐genre, multi‐media, or hybrid forms of literary art.
Application Fee (2023-2024 cycle): $135 for U.S. and $155 for international applicants. Admissions Requirements and Eligibility as set by UC Davis Graduate Studies. Writing sample in your preferred genre. Statement of Purpose. Personal History and Diversity Statement. Three letters of recommendation. TOEFL or IELTS scores, if applicable.
In summary, here are 10 of our most popular creative writing courses. Creative Writing: Wesleyan University. Write Your First Novel: Michigan State University. Introduction to Psychology: Yale University. Sharpened Visions: A Poetry Workshop: California Institute of the Arts. The Strategy of Content Marketing: University of California, Davis ...
UC Davis College of Letters and Science / Voorhies Hall One Shields Avenue / University of California / Davis, CA 95616 Phone: 530-752-2257 / Fax: 530-752-5013 Dept Chair: Claire Waters / Email: [email protected] / Phone: 530-752-1696
Creative Writing at UCD. The below information is indicative, and for more current options, please visit UCD's Course Search site.
A fundamental tenet of the Creative Writing Programme at UCD is a belief in the value of learning from writers who have mastered their craft. Accordingly, the emphasis is on learning to read like writers. Students who embark on this course will already have acquired many of the skills associated with a programme such as the MFA in Creative Writing.
Creative Writing: Fiction. In this informal workshop, you will learn how to write an effective piece of short fiction. Having been introduced to key elements like plot, character, dialogue, setting and so on, you will compose your own short story in three stages, sharing each installment with the group as you go. You will also read and discuss ...
Greetings! Creative Writing classes at UC Davis are unique and rewarding experiences, and we encourage you to watch the following videos before opening up the application. The videos will help you understand the different types of creative writing classes we offer, how English Majors can complete the emphasis in creative writing (see category #10 in the Major Requirements Guide for more info ...
Contact UCD Writing Centre James Joyce Library, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. T: +353 1 716 7777 | E: [email protected] / [email protected] | Writing Centre location: Link Space 2, James Joyce Library (opens in a new window) University College Dublin.
Beginner to advanced-level courses available ranging in topics including novel and non-fiction writing, poetry, character development, screenplay and playwriting, writing for children and young adults and memoir writing. Enroll online or call Student Services at (858) 534-3400.
About the Program Our innovative MFA program includes both studio instruction and literature courses. Writers can take workshop courses in any genre, and they can write a thesis in fiction, nonfiction, poetry or "hybrid" (multi-genre) form. In the second year, they teach popular Creative Writing courses to Davis undergraduates under faculty supervision, gaining valuable
Poets Jessica Laser, Margaret Ross and Noah Warren, whose work makes equal use of music and story, will have an online conversation April 8 at 3 p.m. with poet Katie Peterson, director of the UC Davis Creative Writing Program, and a Q&A session with audience members. The three will give a reading at 4:30 p.m. Laser has written two books of poems, Sergei Kuzmich from All Sides and " Planet ...