Creative Writing Program News

Reginald McKnight

Reginald McKnight selected to judge the 75th National Book Awards for Fiction

The National Book Foundation has announced the 25 judges for this year's awards including Hamilton Holmes Professor Reginald McKnight. 
Nneoma Ike-Njoku

Creative Writing Program's Nneoma Ike-Njoku described as 'incredibly exciting new talent'signs novel with Scribner

Scribner has signed Nneoma Ike-Njoku’s The Water House, a “thrilling twist” on the gothic novel. Upon acquiring the UK and Commonwealth rights, publishing director at Scribner Sophie Missing shared: 

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2024 Virginia Rucker Walker Poetry Prize Winners

The Creative Writing Program is delighted to announce this year’s Virginia Rucker Walter Poetry Prize winners. Out of the 24 applicants, one winner and two honorable mentions were selected by alumna Julia Anna Morrison.

Dr. LeAnne Howe

Professor LeAnne Howe Delivers Plenary Talk at The 50th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies 

 

Sayantika Mandal

Creative Writing Student Sayantika Mandal's poem published in Glassworks Magazine

Join the Creative Writing Program in congratulating Sayantika Mandal!

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