MCC's 2025 Creative Writing Forum

Sat Oct 25 2025 at 12:00 pm to 09:30 pm UTC-05:00

Metropolitan Community College | Omaha

Metropolitan Community College Creative Writing Program
Publisher/HostMetropolitan Community College Creative Writing Program
MCC's 2025 Creative Writing Forum
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A one-day celebration of writing! An afternoon of generative workshops, lectures, and craft talks. Reception and readings to follow.
About this Event

This year’s theme of "Thrill Me" invites presenter to explore (and offer prompts for) writing that offers a visceral thrill to the reader—from the classic thriller to horror to experimental poetry and beyond. Presentations will include introductions to screenwriting principles, the sensory immersion of Creative Nonfiction Essays, and the influence of music and jazz in contemporary poetry of the South.

We are excited to welcome Keynote Presenter Julie Clark as well as our headlining artists: Ken Brosky, Yolanda Franklin, and John Price,.

Doors open at 11:45 in Bldg 23

RECEPTION & Readings to Follow from 6-9:30 in Bldg 21 (The Mule Barn)


Detailed Schedule to come!


**ACCOMMODATIONS: The Forum has been planned with accessiblity in mind, but audience members requiring accommodations should contact Liz Kay, [email protected], 531-622-3038 at least two weeks prior to the program to ensure specific accommodations are in place. **

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Metropolitan Community College, 5300 North 30th Street, Omaha, United States

Tickets

USD 0.00 to USD 23.18

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