News & Announcements Archive


James Arthur Chosen as 2016 Fulbright Scholar

James Arthur Chosen as 2016 Fulbright Scholar
Writing Seminars faculty member James Arthur has received a U.S. Scholar Award from the U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission. From January through June of 2016, Arthur will be the Fulbright Distinguished Scholar […]


MFA Class of 2017 Selected

MFA Class of 2017 Selected
The faculty and staff of the Writing Seminars are pleased to welcome our incoming class of MFA students, who were chosen from a highly competitive pool of applicants. Fiction: Ralph Hubbell […]


Andrew Motion Wins 2014 Ted Hughes Award

Andrew Motion Wins 2014 Ted Hughes Award
The Writing Seminars is delighted to share the news that Andrew Motion, soon to join the Department as a Homewood Professor of the Arts, has received the 2014 Ted Hughes […]


Sir Andrew Motion joins The Writing Seminars

Sir Andrew Motion joins The Writing Seminars
The Writing Seminars is happy to announce that Sir Andrew Motion will join the department as a Homewood Professor of the Arts in July 2015.  Poet Laureate of the United […]