The MFA Writing Program at UNCG is delighted to welcome Xhenet Aliu as the newest member of our creative writing faculty. Aliu will give a reading on Thursday, August 29 at 7 p.m. in the UNCG Faculty Center. Xhenet Aliu’s new novel, Brass, was a Barnes & Noble “Discover Great… Continue reading…
In his latest audiobook column for Literary Hub, James Tate Hill, Greensboro MFA alum, recommends five new (and very different) audiobooks about parents and parenthood: https://lithub.com/5-audiobooks-with-complicated-parent-child-relationships/
Doua Thao, a graduate of the Greensboro MFA and former editor of The Greensboro Review, has received the 2019 O. Henry prize for short fiction in recognition of “Flowers for America” (published in Fiction). Congratulations to Doua for this great honor! https://lithub.com/announcing-the-100th-annual-o-henry-prize/
The second annual Greensboro Bound Literary Festival begins May 17, with the MFA Writing Program at Greensboro very well-represented in this year’s festivities, including Xhenet Aliu, Jamey Bradbury, Fred Chappell, Marianne Gingher, Jen Julian, Michael Parker, Jim Whiteside, and Leslie C. Youngblood: https://www.greensborobound.com
Congratulations to poet and UNCG MFA alumna Camille T. Dungy, who has received a 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship! https://libarts.source.colostate.edu/csu-english-professor-camille-dungy-wins-guggenheim-fellowship/
Wetware, the motion picture based on Craig Nova’s novel of the same name, will be making its theatrical debut on Sunday, August 19th at 6PM at Nantucket Dreamland. Watch the trailer at https://vimeo.com/178329080
Greensboro poet and faculty member Emilia Phillips has won a Pushcart Prize for her poem, “Pathetic Fallacy.” Congratulations, Emilia! https://m.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/pathetic-fallacy
Congratulations to Greensboro fiction faculty Michael Parker, whose story “Stop ‘n’ Go” has been selected for inclusion in the 2018 O. Henry Prize Stories. https://lithub.com/announcing-the-2018-o-henry-prize-stories/
The inaugural national book festival is coming to Greensboro May 18-20, 2018, with headliners including Carmen Maria Machado and Nikki Giovanni. Stay tuned for more events and readings. http://greensborobound.com/nikki-giovanni-carmen-maria-machado-headline-greensboro-bound/
Live near Manchester, New Hampshire? Go see MFA Writing Program at Greensboro alum Jennifer Millitello read tonight at 6:30 at The Shaskeen Pub and Restaurant: https://www.facebook.com/events/397860386987444/?ref=3
