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 […]
News & Announcements Archive
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 […]
History Through Poetry
A new exhibition at the Homewood Museum features the work of students in Prof. Dora Malech’s First-Year Seminar course, “Bringing the Past to Life with Poetry.” The class, a collaboration […]
Louise Erdrich, MA ’79, on the Today Show
The Mighty Red, the newest novel by Louise Erdrich (MA ’79), was selected as the Today show’s October book club pick. Erdrich appeared on the program to answer questions from […]
Samuel Cheney Named a 2024 National Poetry Series Finalist
Samuel Cheney (MFA ’19) has been named a Finalist for the 2024 National Poetry Series for his debut manuscript, BELIEVERS. The National Poetry Series was established in 1978 to recognize and […]