The Program began in Fall 1997 with Bobby Ann Mason reading from her fiction.
| Richard Taylor (Winter 11) | |||
| Wendell Berry (Fall 08) | R.T. Smith (Winter 08) | ||
| Judy Jordan (Winter 05) | Dan Chaon (Fall 03) | ||
| Elizabeth Alexander (Winter 03) | Chris Offutt (Fall 01) | ||
| Billy Collins (Winter 01) | Lorrie Moore (Fall 99) | ||
| Sharon Olds (Fall 98) | Bobby Ann Mason (Fall 97) |
Especially noteworthy: in the years since their readings at Transylvania Billy Collins and Elizabeth Alexander received signal honors. Collins served as National Poet Laureate from 2001 to 2003; Alexander was selected to deliver the poem at the 2009 Presidential Inauguration.
300 North Broadway