English Department Newsletter – Fall 2021

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James Jabar Reading Poster

James Jabar Alumni Poetry Reading

The Conference on African American and African Diasporic Cultures and Experiences, The African American and African Diaspora Studies Program, and The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro will host a virtual poetry by James Jabar on Tuesday, February 22nd at 7:00 PM. A part of CACE2022, registration is required. Register… Continue reading…

Glenn Bertram and Rebecca Ethridge Thesis Reading

The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro will host a fiction and poetry reading by Glenn Bertram and Rebecca Ethridge on Friday, February 25th at 7:00 PM at Scuppernong Books, 304 South Elm Street. A part of the MFA Writing Program’s 2022 Thesis Reading Series, the event is free and… Continue reading…

Kasey Jueds-Rhett Trull Reading Poster

Kasey Jueds and Rhett Iseman Trull Poetry Reading

The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro and Cave Wall will host a poetry reading Kasey Jueds and Rhett Iseman Trull on Friday, March 4th at 7 PM at Scuppernong Books, 304 S. Elm Street, Greensboro. The event is free and open to the public and will be followed by… Continue reading…

Eli Cranor Fiction Reading

Scuppernong Books, The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro, and The Greensboro Review will host a fiction reading Eli Cranor on Thursday, March 24th at 7 PM at Scuppernong Books, 304 S. Elm Street, Greensboro. The event is free and open to the public and will be followed by a… Continue reading…

Stuart Dischell Faculty Poetry Reading

The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro and The Greensboro Review will host a poetry reading by Stuart Dischell on Thursday, April 7, at 7:00 PM in the UNCG Faculty Center. The reading will celebrate the release of Dischell’s latest collection, The Lookout Man. It is free and open to… Continue reading…

In Memoriam: Dr. Walter Beale

Walter Beale Tribute Wall Obituary Walter Henry Beale III, 76, died on Friday, November 12, 2021 at Beacon Place in Greensboro, North Carolina. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at First Baptist Church in Greensboro. Born in Roseboro, North Carolina to Walter… Continue reading…

Event flyer for Kathy Flann

Kathy Flann Alumni Fiction Reading

Kathy Flann is the author of Smoky Ordinary, winner of the Serena McDonald Kennedy Award and Get A Grip, winner of the George Garrett Fiction Prize. Her short stories have appeared in more than 25 journals and anthologies, such as Shenandoah, The North American Review, Blackbird, The Michigan Quarterly Review, and New Stories from the South. She teaches writing at the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth.