Southampton - Provocative and entertaining "Writers Speak" talks continue at Stony Brook Southampton with MFA program Associate Director Carla Caglioti.

The events are part of Southampton's MFA in Writing and Literature program and its popular series of literary events, which take place on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in Duke Lecture Hall and are free and open to the public. For further information, call 631-632-5030.

Caglioti will lead a lively two-part discussion: The first half for prospective students; the second half for graduate degree candidates wanting to know more about the thesis process. Caglioti is the founding Associate Director of the Stony Brook Southampton MFA in Writing and Literature program and an Assistant Dean at Stony Brook Southampton. Her English Literature Ph.D. dissertation focuses on the rise of the field of creative writing in higher education.

Other talks this semester include (all at 7 p.m.):

 • Sept. 30 - Scott Snyder - Duke Lecture Hall

 • Oct. 14 - Jules Feiffer - Duke Lecture Hall

 • Oct. 21 - Jonathan Weiner - Avram Theater

 • Oct. 22 - MFA faculty and alumni Roger Rosenblatt, Jules Feiffer, Julie Sheehan, Helen Simonson, Elena Gorokhova - Duke Lecture Hall

 • Nov. 4 - Star Black, Max Blagg - Duke Lecture Hall

 • Nov. 11 - Roger Rosenblatt

 • Nov. 18 - Kaylie Jones - Stony Brook Manhattan Campus, 401 Park Avenue South

 • Dec. 2 - MFA Students and Alumni Reading