Spalding MFA Alumni

Alumni Opportunities 2026 Calendar

Alumni Opportunities: A 2026 Calendar

Scroll down for the month-by-month calendar.

Weekly virtual “Write with Me” sessions:

• Sundays, 6 – 9 p.m. ET / 3 – 6 p.m. PT, hosted by Chella Courington
• Tuesdays, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (30-60 minutes), hosted by Diana McQuady (F ’14)
• Fridays, 10 a.m. ET / 7 a.m. PT (about 75 minutes), hosted by Terry Price (F ’06)

Links to these recurring sessions are posted on the Spalding MFA in Writing Alumni Association closed Facebook group.

January

• Online alumni writing workshops relaunch in January!
• Course registration opens for Spring and Summer semesters. (Spring residency takes place in Louisville; summer residency is held virtually.)
• Jan. 15: Applications open for Alumni Celebration of New Works
• Jan. 15: Life of a Writer deadline. Submit your news here, or email mfanewsletter [at] spalding [dot] edu

February

• Feb. 1: PGRA application deadline for Spring on-campus residency
• Feb. 28: Deadline to submit a proposal to serve as Distinguished MFA Alumni Lecturer at Spring residency (genre: fiction)

March

• Registration opens for Class Reunions: Classes of 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
• March 1: Registration deadline for Post-master’s Certificate in Writing Enrichment for Spring or Summer semesters
• March 1: Application deadline for Alumni Celebration of New Works
• March 4-7: AWP in Baltimore!
• March 6: National Alumni Gathering at AWP Baltimore
• March 20: Deadline to register to attend virtual Business of Writing Seminars
• March 21: Virtual Business of Writing Seminars take place

April

• April 1: Deadline to apply to be a PGRA for virtual residency, June 20-27
• April 15: Life of a Writer deadline. Submit your news here, or email mfanewsletter [at] spalding [dot] edu.
• April 15: Deadline to register for Writing at the Brown writing retreat, May 23-29
• April 20: Deadline to sign up to participate fully in virtual residency, June 20-27

May

• May 23 – 30: Spring residency
• May 23 – 29: Writing at the Brown writers’ retreat
• May 28 – 29: Homecoming in Louisville!
• May 28: Alumni Celebration of New Works
• May 28: Class reunions: 2006, 2011, 2016, and 2021
• May 28: National Alumni Gathering at Noble Funk Brewing Co.
• May 29: Spalding MFA 25th Anniversary Gala

June

• June 20 – 27: Virtual summer residency
• June 25 – 26: Virtual Homecoming!
• June 25: Virtual Alumni Celebration of New Works

July

• Course registration opens for Fall semester, with residency in Louisville.
• Second round of online alumni writing workshops begin
• July 15: Life of a Writer deadline. Submit your news here, or email mfanewsletter [at] spalding [dot] edu.

August

• Aug. 1: Deadline to register for Post-master’s Certificate in Writing Enrichment for Fall semester
• Aug. 1: Deadline to apply for PGRA position for Fall residency, dates TBA
• Aug. 18: Distinguished MFA Alumni Lecture proposal due for Fall 2026 residency (genre: poetry)
• AWP registration waivers are usually available in August

September

• Sept. 18: Deadline to register to attend the virtual Business of Writing Seminars
• Sept. 19: Business of Writing Seminars take place
• Sept. 30: Deadline to register for Writing at the Brown, dates TBA

October

• Oct. 15: Life of a Writer deadline. Submit your news here, or email mfanewsletter [at] spalding [dot] edu.

November

• Nov. 14 – 20: Writing at the Brown writers’ retreat
• Nov. 14 – 21: Fall residency
• Nov. 19: National Alumni Gathering at Noble Funk Brewing Co.

December

• Dec. 31: Proposal deadline for Business of Writing Seminars in March
• Happy holidays, everyone!