Fred Chappell, one of North Carolina’s most celebrated writers, has died at age 87.
He taught at UNC Greensboro for 40 years, joining in 1964. More than anyone, he made the UNCG MFA in Creative Writing program one of the finest in the nation.
His poetry, essays, and novels have been lauded nationally and beyond.
As Dana Broadus contemplates her graduation, she can’t help but admire the journey that brought her from the “Imagine” fantasy storyline she created in high school to the writer and scholar headed to graduate school for linguistic anthropology.
SAVE THE DATE The English department, in partnership with the Office of Alumni Engagement, is proud to announce THE LAST LECTURE featuring DR. DENISE BAKER The Last lecture is an opportunity for retiring professors to reflect on a career in higher education and what they have learned over their years… Continue reading…
The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro and The Greensboro Review will host a poetry reading by Terry Kennedy on Thursday, August 31st at 6:00 PM at Scuppernong Books, 304 S. Elm Street. The reading will celebrate the release of Mr. Kennedy’s latest collection of poetry, What the Light Leaves… Continue reading…
Take a deeper look into Creative Writing Professor Stuart Dischell’s new book! Stuart Part 1 Stuart Part 2 Interview Andrew Saulters Andalusian Visions Teaser 1 And the full film that is a part of the book project Lines of the desert bones – A scenarioA film by Anita Volker… Continue reading…
Happy Pub Day to UNCG MFA Writing Program alum Jim Minick! Without Warning: The Tornado of Udall, Kansas launches today from Bison Books.
Happy Pub Day to UNCG MFA Writing Program alum Kat Meads! These Particular Women launches today from Sagging Meniscus Press.
Happy Pub Day to UNCG MFA Writing Program alum Robert Morgan! The Oratorio That Was Time launches today from Audubon Terrace Press.
In recent months, film festival audiences have seen renowned author and professor emeritus Fred Chappell on the big screen. To decades of former students, he’s already larger than life. Ruth Dickey ’04 MFA, a former student of his and now executive director of the National Book Foundation, introduced Chappell and the film at its early screening at the Greensboro Bound festival. “Fred Chappell: I Am One of You Forever,” produced by UNCG Media Studies professor Michael Frierson and financed in part by Light the Way campaign gifts, will be shown in early November on PBS NC statewide.
Happy Pub Day to UNC Greensboro MFA Writing Program alum Forrest Rapier! As the Den Burns launches today from Texas Review Press.
