Fri, September 19, 2025 11:20 AM
Author and journalist Mark Arax is Writer-in-Residence at UC Merced for the academic year (25-26), providing opportunities for students and the larger community to gain insights into the craft of writing and topics relevant to the state of California and this region.
The year's programming launched with a lecture, Q&A, and opening reception with Arax on September 9, 2025. Read UC Merced's Newsroom account, "Writer-in-Residence Mark Arax Chronicles California's Lifeblood: Water".
The fall semester offers three workshops with Arax. Arax has identified pieces of writing to share at each of these events. Visit events details to locate these readings.
All three workshops will take place in COB2-170 from 3:30 to 5:30pm.
- Stories About Place, Tuesday, September 23
- Creative Non-Fiction - How Does It Work?, Tuesday, October 14
- Investigative Journalism - Our Last Best Hope When Democracy Corrodes, Tuesday, November 4
