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Pellis ’22 Accepted to Dartmouth Graduate Program in Creative Writing
Congratulations to Cosmy Pellis ’22 for receiving an acceptance to the graduate program in creative writing at Dartmouth. While at UMW, Pellis was a staff writer and associate editor with The Weekly Ringer, was part of the Honors program, and completed an individual study, among other activities.
Richards Presents, Leads Discussion at Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival
Gary Richards recently attended the 38th annual Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival where, on March 22, he was one of four panelists on “A Truman Capote Reading and Discussion,” organized to mark the writer’s centennial. Other panelists were actor Brenda Currin, socialite Anna Christina “Tina” Radziwill, and novelist Colm Toíbín. On March 23, […]
Lorentzen Publishes Article on UMW ENGL 251TT: Dickens, Disney, and Popular Culture Course
Eric G. Lorentzen, Professor of English, published “A Wisdom of the Head and a Wisdom of the Heart: Dickens, Disney, and Popular Culture” in the recent “Dickens and His Publics” special issue of Dickens Quarterly. The article examines the two sections of the Fall 2022 course that Lorentzen taught for the first time at UMW, […]
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