Steve Almond to Read in Portland, Maine on January 26th
Live in Portland, Maine? Go see MFA Writing Program at Greensboro alum Steve Almond tonight at SPACE Gallery: http://www.space538.org/event_details.php?id=1737
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George Singleton’s ‘Stray Decorum’ Listed as One of the Best Story Collections of 2012
Congratulations to MFA Writing Program at Greensboro alum George Singleton, whose Dzanc Books collection “Stray Decorum” was listed by Library Journal as one the best Story Collections of 2012: http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2013/01/prepub/goodbye-2012-terrific-story-collections-and-small-press-bests/
Lynne Barrett Leads a Short Story Workshop in Coral Gables on February 23rd
Live in Coral Gables? Take a workshop with MFA Writing Program at Greensboro alum Lynne Barrett: http://www.flcenterlitarts.com/site/programs/writing/courses/spring_2013/cg-outreach/lbarrett.html
Maria Hummel’s Collection ‘House and Fire’ Wins 2013 Honickman Book Prize
Congratulations to MFA Writing Program at Greensboro alum Maria Hummel, whose collection, ‘House and Fire,’ was selected by Fanny Howe as the winner of the 2013 Honickman Book Prize: https://www.aprweb.org/news/2013/01/02/2013-honickman-book-prize-winner-announced
Steve Almond Leads a Boston Writing Workshop on Obsession
Live in Boston? Take a workshop with MFA Writing Program at Greensboro alum Steve Almond over at Grub Street: http://grubstreet.org/index.php?workshopcategory=all&coursetype=all&level=all&instructor=Steve+Almond&id=402&ditto_tags#.UOQ6sonjl29
Melissa Wiley’s New Children’s Book Available for Purchase
“Inch and Roly and the Very Small Hiding Place,” the latest from MFA Writing Program at Greensboro Melissa Wiley is now available for pre-order: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/144245279X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=144245279X&linkCode=as2&tag=sdcm-20
Kelly Cherry Reading Audio
Listen alum Kelly Cherry read her Tarumoto Prize-winning story over at Blackbird: http://www.blackbird.vcu.edu/v11n2/features/tarumoto_prize/index_cherry_k.s…
UNCG Magazine: Robert Watson
New feature on Robert Watson over at UNCG Magazine: http://ure.uncg.edu/prod/inspirechange/2012/10/05/what-it-is-to-teach/
Congratulations, Kelly Cherry
Congratulations to alum Kelly Cherry, who is the 2012 Recipient of the Carole Weinstein Prize in Poetry. The Carole Weinstein Prize in Poetry, established in 2005, is awarded each year to a poet with strong connections to the Commonwealth of Virginia. The $10,000 annual prize recognizes significant recent contribution to the art… Continue reading…
2013 Recipient of the Hillsdale Award for Fiction
Holly Goddard Jones selected as the 2013 recipient of the Hillsdale Award for Fiction, which is presented every other year by the Fellowship of Southern Writers. The award will be presented in April. The Fellowship’s website offers this explanation of their history and mission: “Founded in 1987 by a group of… Continue reading…