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 […]
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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 […]
The Hopkins Review selected for the Association of University Presses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show
The Hopkins Review is one of only three journals selected by a panel of jurors for the international Association of University Presses 2025 Book, Jacket, and Journal Show, highlighting the magazine’s […]
David Yezzi Named a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow
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 […]
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 […]