The Writing Seminars is pleased to announce that Aleyna Rentz’s was named a finalist for The St. Lawrence Book Award for her short story collection, The Land of Uz. Black […]
Aleyna Rentz, M.F.A. ’19, Named 2021 St. Lawrence Book Award Finalist
News & Announcements Archive
Two luminaries—a cosmologist and a poet—contemplate our place in the universe
Writing Seminars faculty member Andrew Motion engages with Adam Riess from Physics in wide-ranging discussion ahead of upcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope.
Deirdre Danklin, MFA ’19, Wins The Clay Reynolds Novella Prize
The Writing Seminars is pleased to announce that Deirdre Danklin, MFA ‘ 19, has won The Clay Reynolds Novella Prize. Established in 2001, The Clay Reynolds Novella Prize highlights one […]
Kate Keleher, MFA ‘ 21, Wins Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Award
Congratulations to Kate Keleher who won the Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Award for the 2020-21 Krieger School’s Excellence in Teaching and Excellence in Advising Awards. Some of the comments about Kate’s […]
Danielle Evans Wins 2021 Joyce Carol Oates Prize
Congratulations to Danielle Evans, the 2021 Joyce Carol Oates Prize Recipient! Awarded by the New Literary Project (formerly the Simpson Literary Project), the Prize annually honors a midcareer author of […]
Danielle Evans Named a Joyce Carol Oates Prize Finalist
The Writing Seminars is thrilled to announce that Danielle Evans has been named a Joyce Carol Oates Prize Finalist by the Simpson Literary Project. The Simpson Literary Project recognizes annually […]
Danielle Evans’ The Office of Historical Corrections Gives Readers More Questions to Sit With
Assistant Professor Danielle Evans was recently interviewed by BmoreArt about her short story collection The Office of Historical Corrections, her writing journey, what it means to follow in the lineage of Black literary foremothers, harm and correction, and the landscape of community support.
Alexis Sears, BA ’17, Wins the 2021 Donald Justice Poetry Prize
The Writing Seminars is pleased to announce that Alexis Sears, BA ’17, has been named the winner of the 2021 Donald Justice Poetry Prize by Autumn House for her book […]
Danielle Alyse Basford Writing Prize Open to Graduating Seniors in The Writing Seminars
We are pleased to announce the 7th year of the Danielle Alyse Basford Writing Prize, a $1,000 award for a short story by a graduating senior in The Writing Seminars. […]
Dora Malech to be Included in The Best American Poetry 2021
The Writing Seminars congratulates Professor Dora Malech whose poem “All the Stops” from The Southampton Review was chosen by Tracy K. Smith, guest editor of The Best American Poetry 2021, to be included […]