The National Book Foundation and The New Yorker have announced the Longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction. Included among this year’s nominees is Professor Susan Choi’s novel Flashlight. Professor […]
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Natalie Shapero’s STAY DEAD nominated for National Book Award
The National Book Foundation and The New Yorker have announced the Longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Poetry. Included among this year’s nominees is Stay Dead, the newest collection by […]
Christopher Childers Wins Frost Farm Prize
Poet and translator Christopher Childers (MFA ’16) has won the 2025 Frost Farm Prize for Metrical Poetry, for his poem “Lalage.” The annual prize is awarded by the Trustees of […]
Gabriella Fee is Inaugural Moser Family Writer in Residence
Launching in Fall 2025, the Moser Family Writer in Residence initiative brings a renewed emphasis on the literary arts through online courses, engaging lectures, and immersive, place-based experiences. [Odyssey] We’re thrilled to […]
Susan Choi’s FLASHLIGHT nominated for the Booker Prize
Professor Susan Choi’s new novel Flashlight is among the 13 books nominated for this year’s Booker Prize. As reported by the New York Times, the Booker Prize “is one of […]
Bringing Baltimore Writers Together
Writers in Baltimore Schools brings together Johns Hopkins undergraduates and Baltimore City students of all ages in creative practice and fellowship. [Hub]
The Hopkins Review is a Firecracker Award Finalist for Magazines/General Excellence
The Hopkins Review has been named among the short list of finalists for the 2025 Firecracker Awards granted by the Community of Literary Magazines & Presses, in the “Magazines – […]
A Novel Highlights a Dark Korean History and a Shattered Family’s
“Flashlight,” by Professor Susan Choi, spans several decades and nations to tell a story of exile in its multiple forms. [The New York Times]
Lysley Tenorio wins 2025 Baker Artist Award
Associate Professor Lysley Tenorio is one of six Baltimore-area artists to win a 2025 Baker Artist Award. The Baker Artist Awards were established by the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund and […]
Giovannai Rosa, MFA ’25, Named Adroit Journal Djanikian Scholar in Poetry
The Writing Seminars is happy to announce that Giovannai Rosa, MFA ’25, has been named a 2025 Gregory Djanikian Scholar in Poetry by The Adroit Journal. Adroit recognizes six emerging […]