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Terp Author Talk with Maeve Dunigan '18

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Tuesday, September 15, 2026
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Ulrich Recital Hall, Tawes Hall

Terp Author Talk with Maeve Dunigan '18

Join us for a reading and moderated conversation with comedy writer Maeve Dunigan.

Maeve Dunigan is a writer and comedian whose debut essay collection, Read This To Look Cool, is available now wherever books are sold. A frequent contributor to The New Yorker, her work has also been featured in McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Reductress, and on NPR's Selected Shorts.

About NextNOW Fest
This event is part of NextNOW Fest. The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center’s annual NextNOW Fest is a multi-day arts festival featuring performances and other experiences by intriguing, inventive artists from around the country and the University of Maryland campus. A forward-looking gathering place where art transforms our future and connects us all, NextNOW Fest is where creativity and community converge.

A University of Maryland campus tradition, NextNOW Fest is a signature event in University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative, which leverages the combined power of the arts, technology and social justice to address the grand challenges of our time. NextNOW Fest is also a partner of Terps After Dark, an initiative by the UMD Division of Student Affairs that supports late-night,on-campus student programming. The festival is open for all to attend, including the general public.