Gamut: A Literary Series

Gamut literary series provides opportunities to hear and see work from the diversity of creative voices within the UW Bothell MFA in Creative Writing & Poetics community. The series features readings by current students, alumni, and faculty and is open to the public. The name “Gamut” refers to the MFA program’s interdisciplinary nature, which encourages and challenges students to experiment between genres and mediums, resulting in a wide range of creative works.

Foundation, Curation, and Partnership History

• 2025-2026: Erik Keevan (MFA 2026), Amanda Benningfield (MFA 2026), Angelica Urquizo (MFA 2026), Zyaire Cheatham (MFA 2026), MK Reed (MFA 2026), Erica Moore (MFA 2027), Keaona M Gray-Outlaw (MFA 2027), Marika Radlauer (MFA 2027), and Shyama Acharya (MFA 2027).
• 2024-2025: Noor Alnaaz Islam (MFA 2025), Amanda Benningfield (MFA 2026), and Erik Keevan (MFA 2026).
• 2023-2024: Farron Knechtel (MFA, 2024), Korede Oseni (MFA, 2024), Noor Islam (MFA, 2025) and Harley Tonelli (MFA, 2025).
• 2022-2023: Amy Eldridge (MFA, 2023), Raelynne Woo (MFA, 2023), Alexandria Simmons (MFA, 2023), and Korede Oseni (MFA, 2024).
• 2021-2022: Amy Eldridge (MFA, 2023), Amy Hirayama (MFA, 2022), and Carson Thomas (MFA, 2022)
• 2020-2021: Scott Bentley (MFA, 2021), Julie Voss (MFA, 2021), and Cliff Watson (MFA, 2021)
• 2019-2020: Woogee Bae (MFA, 2019), Ashley Noelle (MFA, 2020) and Matt Porter (MFA, 2020)

We’re on Instagram! @gamutpoetry

Alumni and current students interested in reading at a future event can email gamutpoetry@gmail.com