The Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at ASU

Founded in 2003, the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at Arizona State University is a home for writers, readers, and the literary community, offering talks, readings, classes, workshops, and other literary programs and services. For more information, visit our website at http://piper.asu.edu. 

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Past (171)

Distinguished Visting Writers:  Arthur Sze & Wang Jiaxin primary image

Distinguished Visting Writers: Arthur Sze & Wang Jiaxin

Thu, Apr 18 • 4:30 PM

Free

Distinguished Visiting Writers Series: Michelle Otero & Edward Vidaurre primary image

Distinguished Visiting Writers Series: Michelle Otero & Edward Vidaurre

Fri, Mar 15 • 7:00 PM

Free

Distinguished Visiting Writers Series : Jennifer Bartlett & Petra Kuppers primary image

Distinguished Visiting Writers Series : Jennifer Bartlett & Petra Kuppers

Fri, Jan 19 • 7:00 PM

Free

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writers: Douglas Kearney & Octavio Quintanilla primary image

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writers: Douglas Kearney & Octavio Quintanilla

Thu, Nov 9 • 7:00 PM

Free

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writer Series: Eileen Myles and Jenny Irish primary image

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writer Series: Eileen Myles and Jenny Irish

Fri, Oct 27 • 6:30 PM

Free

Desert Nights, Rising Stars 2023 Free Public Reading with Joy Harjo primary image

Desert Nights, Rising Stars 2023 Free Public Reading with Joy Harjo

Sat, Oct 14 • 6:00 PM

Free

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writers Series Norma Cantú and Denice Frohman primary image

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writers Series Norma Cantú and Denice Frohman

Thu, Sep 21 • 6:30 PM

Free

Writers in Conversation featuring Tommy Orange & Debra Magpie Earling primary image

Writers in Conversation featuring Tommy Orange & Debra Magpie Earling

Thu, May 25 • 6:30 PM

Free

Reading by Brian Turner to launch ISSUED, a veteran's journal primary image

Reading by Brian Turner to launch ISSUED, a veteran's journal

Thu, May 4 • 6:00 PM

Free

Writers in Conversation featuring Andrew Sean Greer & Amanda Ward primary image

Writers in Conversation featuring Andrew Sean Greer & Amanda Ward

Fri, Mar 3 • 6:30 PM

Free

Writers in Conversation featuring Cynthia Hogue & Wendy Barker primary image

Writers in Conversation featuring Cynthia Hogue & Wendy Barker

Thu, Feb 16 • 6:30 PM

Free

Queer Poetry Salon: workshops, open mic, and poetry feature primary image

Queer Poetry Salon: workshops, open mic, and poetry feature

Sat, Jun 18 • 1:00 PM MST

Free

Distinguished Visting Writers:  Arthur Sze & Wang Jiaxin primary image

Distinguished Visting Writers: Arthur Sze & Wang Jiaxin

Thu, Apr 18 • 4:30 PM

Free

Distinguished Visiting Writers Series: Michelle Otero & Edward Vidaurre primary image

Distinguished Visiting Writers Series: Michelle Otero & Edward Vidaurre

Fri, Mar 15 • 7:00 PM

Free

Distinguished Visiting Writers Series : Jennifer Bartlett & Petra Kuppers primary image

Distinguished Visiting Writers Series : Jennifer Bartlett & Petra Kuppers

Fri, Jan 19 • 7:00 PM

Free

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writers: Douglas Kearney & Octavio Quintanilla primary image

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writers: Douglas Kearney & Octavio Quintanilla

Thu, Nov 9 • 7:00 PM

Free

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writer Series: Eileen Myles and Jenny Irish primary image

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writer Series: Eileen Myles and Jenny Irish

Fri, Oct 27 • 6:30 PM

Free

Desert Nights, Rising Stars 2023 Free Public Reading with Joy Harjo primary image

Desert Nights, Rising Stars 2023 Free Public Reading with Joy Harjo

Sat, Oct 14 • 6:00 PM

Free

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writers Series Norma Cantú and Denice Frohman primary image

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writers Series Norma Cantú and Denice Frohman

Thu, Sep 21 • 6:30 PM

Free

Writers in Conversation featuring Tommy Orange & Debra Magpie Earling primary image

Writers in Conversation featuring Tommy Orange & Debra Magpie Earling

Thu, May 25 • 6:30 PM

Free

Reading by Brian Turner to launch ISSUED, a veteran's journal primary image

Reading by Brian Turner to launch ISSUED, a veteran's journal

Thu, May 4 • 6:00 PM

Free

Writers in Conversation featuring Andrew Sean Greer & Amanda Ward primary image

Writers in Conversation featuring Andrew Sean Greer & Amanda Ward

Fri, Mar 3 • 6:30 PM

Free

Writers in Conversation featuring Cynthia Hogue & Wendy Barker primary image

Writers in Conversation featuring Cynthia Hogue & Wendy Barker

Thu, Feb 16 • 6:30 PM

Free

Queer Poetry Salon: workshops, open mic, and poetry feature primary image

Queer Poetry Salon: workshops, open mic, and poetry feature

Sat, Jun 18 • 1:00 PM MST

Free

Founded in 2003, the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at Arizona State University is a home for writers, readers, and the literary community, offering talks, readings, classes, workshops, and other literary programs and services. For more information, visit our website at http://piper.asu.edu. 

Events

Sorry, there are no upcoming events
Distinguished Visting Writers:  Arthur Sze & Wang Jiaxin primary image

Distinguished Visting Writers: Arthur Sze & Wang Jiaxin

Thu, Apr 18 • 4:30 PM

Free

Distinguished Visiting Writers Series: Michelle Otero & Edward Vidaurre primary image

Distinguished Visiting Writers Series: Michelle Otero & Edward Vidaurre

Fri, Mar 15 • 7:00 PM

Free

Distinguished Visiting Writers Series : Jennifer Bartlett & Petra Kuppers primary image

Distinguished Visiting Writers Series : Jennifer Bartlett & Petra Kuppers

Fri, Jan 19 • 7:00 PM

Free

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writers: Douglas Kearney & Octavio Quintanilla primary image

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writers: Douglas Kearney & Octavio Quintanilla

Thu, Nov 9 • 7:00 PM

Free

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writer Series: Eileen Myles and Jenny Irish primary image

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writer Series: Eileen Myles and Jenny Irish

Fri, Oct 27 • 6:30 PM

Free

Desert Nights, Rising Stars 2023 Free Public Reading with Joy Harjo primary image

Desert Nights, Rising Stars 2023 Free Public Reading with Joy Harjo

Sat, Oct 14 • 6:00 PM

Free

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writers Series Norma Cantú and Denice Frohman primary image

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writers Series Norma Cantú and Denice Frohman

Thu, Sep 21 • 6:30 PM

Free

Writers in Conversation featuring Tommy Orange & Debra Magpie Earling primary image

Writers in Conversation featuring Tommy Orange & Debra Magpie Earling

Thu, May 25 • 6:30 PM

Free

Reading by Brian Turner to launch ISSUED, a veteran's journal primary image

Reading by Brian Turner to launch ISSUED, a veteran's journal

Thu, May 4 • 6:00 PM

Free

Writers in Conversation featuring Andrew Sean Greer & Amanda Ward primary image

Writers in Conversation featuring Andrew Sean Greer & Amanda Ward

Fri, Mar 3 • 6:30 PM

Free

Writers in Conversation featuring Cynthia Hogue & Wendy Barker primary image

Writers in Conversation featuring Cynthia Hogue & Wendy Barker

Thu, Feb 16 • 6:30 PM

Free

Queer Poetry Salon: workshops, open mic, and poetry feature primary image

Queer Poetry Salon: workshops, open mic, and poetry feature

Sat, Jun 18 • 1:00 PM MST

Free

Distinguished Visting Writers:  Arthur Sze & Wang Jiaxin primary image

Distinguished Visting Writers: Arthur Sze & Wang Jiaxin

Thu, Apr 18 • 4:30 PM

Free

Distinguished Visiting Writers Series: Michelle Otero & Edward Vidaurre primary image

Distinguished Visiting Writers Series: Michelle Otero & Edward Vidaurre

Fri, Mar 15 • 7:00 PM

Free

Distinguished Visiting Writers Series : Jennifer Bartlett & Petra Kuppers primary image

Distinguished Visiting Writers Series : Jennifer Bartlett & Petra Kuppers

Fri, Jan 19 • 7:00 PM

Free

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writers: Douglas Kearney & Octavio Quintanilla primary image

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writers: Douglas Kearney & Octavio Quintanilla

Thu, Nov 9 • 7:00 PM

Free

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writer Series: Eileen Myles and Jenny Irish primary image

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writer Series: Eileen Myles and Jenny Irish

Fri, Oct 27 • 6:30 PM

Free

Desert Nights, Rising Stars 2023 Free Public Reading with Joy Harjo primary image

Desert Nights, Rising Stars 2023 Free Public Reading with Joy Harjo

Sat, Oct 14 • 6:00 PM

Free

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writers Series Norma Cantú and Denice Frohman primary image

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writers Series Norma Cantú and Denice Frohman

Thu, Sep 21 • 6:30 PM

Free

Writers in Conversation featuring Tommy Orange & Debra Magpie Earling primary image

Writers in Conversation featuring Tommy Orange & Debra Magpie Earling

Thu, May 25 • 6:30 PM

Free

Reading by Brian Turner to launch ISSUED, a veteran's journal primary image

Reading by Brian Turner to launch ISSUED, a veteran's journal

Thu, May 4 • 6:00 PM

Free

Writers in Conversation featuring Andrew Sean Greer & Amanda Ward primary image

Writers in Conversation featuring Andrew Sean Greer & Amanda Ward

Fri, Mar 3 • 6:30 PM

Free

Writers in Conversation featuring Cynthia Hogue & Wendy Barker primary image

Writers in Conversation featuring Cynthia Hogue & Wendy Barker

Thu, Feb 16 • 6:30 PM

Free

Queer Poetry Salon: workshops, open mic, and poetry feature primary image

Queer Poetry Salon: workshops, open mic, and poetry feature

Sat, Jun 18 • 1:00 PM MST

Free