Among the writers who have visited our community for readings or workshops in the past three years are: Jonathan Tropper, Richard Russo, Claudia Emerson,Tea Obreht, Barry Lopez, Rick Bass, David Huddle, Ron Rash, Jill McCorkle, Arthur Golden, Dan Wakefield, Sheri Reynolds, Albert Goldbarth and R.T, Smith, among many others. The creative writing faculties at Spartanburg's colleges include many writers who have published books, including poets Rick Mulkey, Deno Trakas and John Lane, fiction writers Elizabeth Cox, Susan Tekulve, Sam Howie, Brock Adams, Thomas McConnell. The Atlantic magazine's venerable fiction editor C. Michael Curtis teaches at Wofford College and sits on our editorial committee. A low-residency MFA in creative writing is offered at Converse College.
Our sister program, HUB-BUB, has a website of its own. Here you can check up on what’s happening at The Showroom Gallery and Performance Hall and learn about the Artists-in-Residence Program.
