Webster MFA Reading Series: Renée Flory and Emily Tian

Organized by the Helen Zell Writers’ Program and presented in partnership with UMMA, the Mark Webster Reading Series showcases the work of second-year MFA students in fiction and poetry.

Renée Flory: Renée Flory is an MFA candidate at the University of Michigan Helen Zell Writers’ Program. She received her B.A. in English and Writing Seminars from Johns Hopkins University. Her work has appeared in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award Annual, the 2022 Bath Flash Fiction Anthology, and The Pinch.

Emily Tian: Emily Tian is a poet from Maryland. Before starting her MFA, she studied philosophy in college and worked for a small experimental school in Sitka, Alaska.

Friends, family, and members of the Ann Arbor community are welcome to attend the readings both in-person at UMMA or live on Zoom. This series is free and open to the public. For questions, accommodation needs, or the password to attend the event via Zoom, please contact co-hosts, Micah Muhammad (micahmuh@umich.edu) and Jennifer Nessel (jnessel@umich.edu).