The Miami University Creative Writing Program is hosting the 2025 Marianne D. McComb Creative Writing Conference, with the theme this year of Love & Recovery, on Friday, April 25th from 11 AM to 5:30 PM at Harris Hall; conference open mic runs until 7 PM. Award-winning authors will present and lead generative writing workshops on nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. The conference keynote speaker is Leslie Jamison, New York Times best-selling author of Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story, her memoir. This one day conference features writing sessions by authors Leslie Jamison, distinguished poet Felicia Zamora, and novelist Conner Bassett. The registration deadline is April 1st.

Register now.

Conference schedule.  

Students and community members from across the university (and beyond!) are invited to participate, including students' proposals to present a scholarly paper on a student panel or read creative work related to the theme (submit).

All registrants receive free swag and food throughout the conference day and a 1-day parking pass is available via registration. Free t-shirt for readers and presenters. See you then!