Writing Seminars alum Suilebhan supports literature and literary opportunities as executive director of the Pen/Faulkner Foundation.
News & Announcements Archive
Jenny Xie & Louise Erdrich Win 2026 O. Henry Prizes
The 2026 O. Henry Prizes for Short Fiction have been announced, and two Writing Seminars alumni are among the winners: Jenny Xie, for her story “Stick Season,” and Louise Erdrich, […]
Christopher Childers’s BITTERS Wins Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize
For his manuscript, Bitters, Christopher Childers (MFA ’16) has been awarded the Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize by Waywiser Press. The Hecht Prize, now in its 21st year, awards $3,000 and […]
Listening to the Nation
Professor Anna Celenza explores the sounds and songs that spread from concert halls and the Billboard charts to the floor of Congress in “On the Record: Music That Changed America” […]
Adriana Beltrano, MFA ’26, Named Poetry Society of America Summer Fellow
Poet and current Writing Seminars MFA student Adriana Beltrano has been named among the twelve writers awarded the inaugural Poetry Society of America Summer Fellowship. Per the Poetry Society’s announcement, […]
Writing Seminars chair Dora Malech named senior advisor to the provost for the arts
Malech, an award-winning poet and editor in chief of The Hopkins Review, will lead the Office of the Arts and advance the university’s vision for elevating and enhancing arts offerings […]
Alejandro Lucero, MFA ’25, Wins Boa Editions A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize
The Writing Seminars is thrilled to announce that Alejandro Lucero (MFA ’25) has been awarded the A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize by Boa Editions for his debut poetry manuscript At […]
Finding Their Place at The Hopkins Review
It’s hard enough to fly a metaphorical plane while building it. The staff of The Hopkins Review fly the plane while they’re still learning what a plane is. The publication’s editorial team […]
SALVAGE by Hedgie Choi (MFA ’23) Named New York Times’ Best Poetry of 2025 and National Book Critics Circle Awards Finalist
Salvage, the debut poetry collection by Hedgie Choi (MFA ’23), has been named one of the six best books of poetry of 2025 by the New York Times. In her […]
The Writing Seminars at the AWP Conference in Baltimore, March 4–7, 2026
The annual Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conference & Bookfair will be held in Baltimore on March 4 through 7, 2026. The largest literary event in North America, […]