Professor David Yezzi has been awarded a 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship. From the Guggenheim Foundation’s announcement: “The Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced their appointment of […]
News & Announcements Archive
Poetry & Fiction from the Writing Seminars in The New Yorker
It’s been a good few weeks for the Writing Seminars in the pages of The New Yorker. This week’s issue includes “Cirrus,” a new poem by alumna Rosanna Warren from […]
Shannon Robinson’s THE ILL-FITTING SKIN Longlisted for 2025 PEN America Literary Award
Associate Teaching Professor Shannon Robinson has been named on the Longlist for the 2025 PEN America Literary Awards. Her book The Ill-Fitting Skin is up for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham […]
Adriana Beltrano, MFA ’26, Named a Jake Adam York Prize Finalist
The Writing Seminars is happy to announce that Adriana Beltrano, MFA ’26, has been named a finalist for the Jake Adam York Prize for her manuscript Heaven Then Information. Read the […]
Bruce Snider’s BLOOD HARMONY wins Four Lakes Prize in Poetry
Associate Teaching Professor Bruce Snider‘s forthcoming poetry collection, Blood Harmony, has been selected as the winner of the Four Lakes Prize in Poetry by Wisconsin Poetry Series editors Sean Bishop […]
Eric Puchner’s new novel DREAM STATE is Oprah’s next Book Club pick
Associate Professor Eric Puchner’s new novel, Dream State, was released this week. Among the book’s fans is Oprah Winfrey, who has chosen Dream State as next month’s Book Club pick. […]
Richie Hofmann Named National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellow
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced that Richie Hofmann, MFA ’14, is one of 35 writers selected to receive a 2025 Creative Writing Fellowship of $25,000. This year’s […]
Olakunle Ologunro, MFA ’24, Receives Elizabeth George Foundation Grant
The Writing Seminars is happy to announce that Olakunle Ologunro, MFA ’24, has been awarded an Elizabeth George Foundation grant for 2025. The grant will support the completion of a […]
Join us for a Celebration of the Life, Literature, & Legacy of John Barth
Memorial & Brunch Sunday, April 6, 2025 (Johns Hopkins University Alumni Weekend) 10 am – 12 pm Mason Hall Auditorium (Memorial) & Foyer (Brunch), Homewood Campus 3101 Wyman Park Dr, […]
Joyce Carol Oates Prize longlist includes alumni Jami Attenberg and Porochista Khakpour
Writing Seminars alumni Jami Attenberg and Porochista Khakpour have been longlisted for the 2025 Joyce Carol Oates Prize by New Literary Project (NewLit). The annual $50,000 award honors “a mid-career author […]