Archive: Creative Writing

• Welcoming Prof. Zein El-Amine to the English Department

  Prof. Zein El-Amine is in the midst of a book tour promoting his most recent collection of short stories, Is This How You Eat a Watermelon? It's already won the Megaphone Prize for Short Fiction and

  Categories: Announcement, News Story Tags: Creative Writing, English, Faculty Publications, News, Poetry

• English Alumna, Desiree C. Bailey’s Debut Poetry Collection Longlisted for 2021 National Book Award for Poetry

  We are excited to share that English alumna, Desiree C. Bailey (C'11) recently had her debut poetry collection, What Noise Against the Cane, longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award for Poetry. It

  Category: Announcement Tags: Alumni, Award, Creative Writing, Department of English, News, Poetry

• Carolyn Forché Finalist for 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry

  We have some wonderful news to share about University Professor, Carolyn Forché: her latest book of poetry, In the Lateness of the World, was selected as a finalist for the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Poe

  Category: Announcement Tags: Award, Creative Writing, Department of English, Faculty, Poetry, Pulitzer Prize

• Tope Folarin Wins 2021 Whiting Award in Fiction

  We are excited to announce that Professor Tope Folarin, Lannan Creative Writing Visiting Lecturer, has won the 2021 Whiting Award in Fiction. It was given for his debut novel, A Particular Kind of Bl

  Category: Announcement Tags: Creative Writing, Department of English, Fiction, Literary Prize

• Amanda Chu (SFS’22), Creative Writing Minor, Reflects on Asian American Lives Lost in Atlanta Shooting in Baltimore Sun Article

  Earlier this week, Amanda Chu, a junior creative writing minor and SFS student, shared her deeply personal reflection to the Asian American lives lost in the recent Atlanta shooting in an article pub

  Category: Announcement Tags: Asian American, Creative Writing, Reflection