What We Do
BMI is an international literary center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. We bring writers—and the literary imagination—into the heart of public life through live experiences, fellowships, innovative media, and literary activism.
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Opportunities
Are you interested in partnering with BMI on an upcoming event, program, or project? Whether you’re seeking support from or a collaboration with BMI, we want to hear about it! Please tell us what you have in mind through our new Community Partnerships Query Form.
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Events
Throughout the academic year, BMI offers readings, conversations, and public programs that are free and open to all. Click below for a full list of our upcoming events.
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BMI invites writers to apply for competitive residential fellowships, which offer generous support. Fellows engage with the community in ways tailored to their individual interests and projects.
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City of Asylum
City of Asylum provides safe haven to writers who have been persecuted for their literary work so that they may live and write freely without censorship, risk of imprisonment, or threats against their lives. COA fellows join a thriving and diverse community of writers and receive foundational support, including a salary, housing, immigration support services and plenty of time to write. BMI’s current COA fellow is Maryam Ala Amjadi.
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BMI is home to a variety of independent, innovative media, including Rainmaker Editions, Witness, and Interim.
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With its home on the most diverse university campus in the U.S., BMI draws students and faculty into all aspects of our programs, and supports the next generation of literary arts leaders through graduate fellowships and assistantships. We closely partner with the Creative Writing International Program at UNLV, whose graduates include Alissa Nutting and Vu Tran. In addition to its unique experiential learning opportunities, BMI provides travel scholarships and support to student-run literary projects.
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