Congratulations to Emily Humberson and Josh Roberts, who were chosen as recipients of the 2013 Poetry Society of Virginia’s UMW Poetry Prize from the Academy of American Poets! And congratulations as well to Lizzie Greene, who was named as the runner-up. All winners were chosen by poet Catherine McDonald.
A new page under the Courses tab above, called “Upcoming New and Special Topics Courses,” provides information for Summer and Fall 2013 sessions about courses that are not in the current catalogue. Please continue checking for updates.
Please consider applying for the Academy of American Poets Student Poetry Prize. Each applicant may submit three poems to Professor Claudia Emerson by Friday, March 22, for consideration. See posted flyers for details.
Congratulations to Haley Campbell! She is the 2013 winner of the Barbara Thomas Phillips Creative Writing Scholarship. Finalists are Lelia Barnes, Steve DeMetro, and Sarah Kelly. Please come see these writers reading from their work on February 7 at 5:00 in The Mansion.
Please join us at a reading by creative nonfiction writer B.J. Hollars, the first guest of the Reading Series sponsored by the Creative Writing concentration. The reading, followed by a reception and book signing, will be Thursday, October 4, at 5 p.m. in Combs 139. Mr. Hollars is the author of Thirteen Loops: Race, Violence, […]