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 […]
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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 […]
Joanne Cavanaugh Simpson’s Project Named one of Pulitzer Center’s top 20 projects of 2020
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 […]
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 […]