The Writing Seminars is pleased to share that Joanne Cavanaugh Simpson’s Pulitzer Center project, a series on the disparate impact of new policing tech in Black communities, has been named one […]
News & Announcements Archive
Danielle Evans Finalist for Story Prize
The Writing Seminars is happy to announce that Danielle Evans is one of three finalists for this year’s Story Prize. Her book, The Office of Historical Corrections, is a collection […]
Joanna Pearson, MFA ’09, Wins the Drue Heinz Literature Prize
The Writing Seminars is pleased to share that Joanna Pearson of Carrboro, North Carolina is the 2021 winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize, one of the nation’s most prestigious […]
Michael Lavers, MFA ’10, Wins the £5000 Bridport Prize poetry competition
The Writing Seminars congratulates Michael Lavers, MFA ’10, the winner of the Bridport Prize poetry competition. Poetry enables Michael Lavers, winner of the £5000 Bridport Prize poetry competition to create […]
Each Story In Danielle Evans’ New Collection Is About Getting To The Truth
Assistant Professor Danielle Evans spoke with NPR about her new collection, The Office of Historical Corrections. The book circles around a fictional government office and a collection of stories dealing […]
Jalen Eutsey, M.F.A. ’18, Awarded Rubys Grant
Congratulations to Jalen Eutsey whose project was selected for a 2020 Rubys Artist Grant. The grant will support his poetry manuscript Morsel, a coming-of-age tale set in the artist’s hometown neighborhood of West […]
Benjamin Goldberg, MFA ’16, included in Best New Poets anthology
Congratulations to Benjamin Goldberg who was selected for inclusion in the Best New Poets anthology.
Armen Davoudian, MFA ’19, wins 2020 Frost Place Chapbook Competition
Congratulations to Armen Davoudian, winner of the 2020 Frost Place Chapbook Competition, selected by Patrick Donnelly! Read more about his manuscript, Swan Song, here.
Samuel Cheney, MFA ’19, Wins Pushcart Prize
The Writing Seminars is pleased to announce that Samuel Cheney has been awarded a Pushcart Prize for his poem “On the Footage of Monet Painting.” The poem will appear in […]
MFA Alumni, Grasser and Wahmanholm, Win Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize
Huge congratulations to Writing Sems alumni J.P. Grasser (MFA ‘14) and Claire Wahmanholm (MFA ‘11), 1st and 2nd place winners of The Academy of American Poets first-ever Treehouse Climate Action Poem […]