{"id":26786,"date":"2026-09-22T16:43:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T20:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=26786"},"modified":"2026-09-22T16:43:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T20:43:30","slug":"creative-writing-collective-to-hold-first-session-of-school-year-oct-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2026\/09\/22\/creative-writing-collective-to-hold-first-session-of-school-year-oct-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Writing Collective to hold first session of school year, Oct. 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Detroit Mercy <a href=\"https:\/\/chass.udmercy.edu\/academics\/eng\/\">English Department<\/a> will host the first Creative Writing Collective (CWC) of the fall semester on <strong>Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 5:15-6:30 p.m.<\/strong>, in the Briggs Building, Room 202. 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