4Sep2025
20 Years of The Gathering of Writers
September 4, 2025
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Maine Women Writers Collection, Abplanalp Library, Portland Campus
The Maine Women Writers Collection at the University of New England will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Gathering of Writers, a weekly creative writing workshop series, on September 4 at 6 p.m. in the Abplanalp Library on the Portland Campus for the Health Sciences. The event is free and open to the public. Since [...]
A recording is available of MWWC Archivist Jefferson Navicky’s story, "Watching Her Die in a Finding Aid: An Archivist's Duty," which was a part of the Society of American Archivists’ online national event, "A Finding Aid to Your Soul: For the Love of Archives." Over two hundred people attended. The event was originally recorded in [...]
"What Her Diary Reveals: Daily Narratives and Untold History" is the new exhibit in the MWWC's display case in Marcil Hall on the Biddeford Campus, created by Elia O'Hara (English and Political Science double major '25) in collaboration with Education and Outreach Archivist Cathleen Miller. The exhibit includes diaries from the MWWC's holdings from the [...]
MWWC Director Jennifer Tuttle was recently interviewed by Dr. Pamela Toler of the blog "History in the Margins" in observation of Women's History Month. In Talking About Women’s History: Three Questions and an Answer with Jennifer Tuttle," Jennifer touts the research resources available in the MWWC and offers some thoughts on the significance of our founding [...]
And we're celebrating with haiku! Take a moment out of your day to write a simple verse or two. As a reminder, a haiku consists of three lines of verse with five syllables, seven syllables, and five syllables. Stations are set up in the libraries for you to use if you wish. Here are some [...]
