The Mock Turtle is a monthly reading series hosted by students from the University of Maryland’s MFA Program in Creative Writing where current MFA students and alums from UMD, as well as students from DMV-area MFA programs, can share their writing with their peers and the public. The series aims to create a sense of community among writers and lovers of literature.

The April 21 event features:

• UMD Poet: Ayesha Shibli
• UMD Poet: Caitlin Reid
• UMD Fiction: Jason Smith
• UMD Fiction: Maggie Gill