Best-selling authors and award-winning writers will present guest readings and craft talks during a week-long winter workshop hosted by Newport MFA, Salve's master of fine arts in creative writing program. All events are free and open to the Salve Regina community as well as the general public, and anyone interested is encouraged to attend.

Andre Dubus III’s nine books include the New York Times’ bestsellers House of Sand and Fog, The Garden of Last Days, and his memoir, Townie. His most recent novel, Such Kindness, was published in June 2023, and a collection of personal essays, Ghost Dogs: On Killers and Kin, was published in March 2024. He is also the editor of Reaching Inside: 50 Acclaimed Authors on 100 Unforgettable Short Stories, (Godine, 2023.)