Café Shapiro 2025

Café Shapiro is an annual event where undergraduate student writers, nominated by their professors, read from their creative works.

Café Shapiro began in February 1998 as part of the University of Michigan “Year of the Humanities and Arts” (YoHA). and was originally conceived as a student coffee break. Café Shapiro usually takes place in the Shapiro Undergraduate Library during winter semester. For many student writers, Café Shapiro is a first opportunity to read publicly from their work.

Café Shapiro is made possible in part through the Mary Wiedenbeck George Café Shapiro Fund thanks to the generous support of Pamela and Janice Wiedenbeck and the Wiedenbeck family.