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New Works

Summer Reading: Books by UNCG Faculty and Alumni

It’s the first day of summer! This has been a great year so far for Greensboro faculty and alums, so […]


Doua Thao wins 100th Annual O. Henry Prize

Doua Thao, a graduate of the Greensboro MFA and former editor of The Greensboro Review, has received the 2019 O. […]


Michael Parker’s latest novel receives Booklist starred review

Joan Curbow’s Booklist starred review of Prairie Fever, coming May 2019 from Algonquin Books, applauds Parker’s new work as a […]


Alumna Jamey Bradbury on her new novel and UNCG experience

Author Jamey Bradbury, whose debut novel The Wild Inside was released last month by William Morrow, talks about her experience […]


Empty Clip: Poetry Collection by Emilia Phillips Available for Pre-Order

The third poetry collection by Emilia Phillips, faculty member at the MFA Writing Program at Greensboro, is now available for […]


Tin House Interview with Michael Parker

Greensboro writer Michael Parker talks about his new collection of flash fiction, Everything, Then and Since, over at Tin House: http://tinhouse.com/truly-brutally-alive-interview-michael-parker/


The Bright Hour by Nina Riggs featured in New York Times

The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying, from MFA Writing Program alumna Nina Riggs, is highlighted as “one […]


The Salt Line: Holly Goddard Jones on Her New Novel

Holly Goddard Jones, fiction faculty at the MFA Writing Program at Greensboro, talks about her post-apocalyptic novel The Salt Line over at […]


Stuart Dischell Releases New Collection of Poetry

Children with Enemies, the fifth full-length poetry collection from MFA Writing Program at Greensboro poet Stuart Dischell, is now available […]


NPR Reviews Travis Mulhauser’s “Electrifying” Debut Novel

Sweetgirl, MFA alum Travis Mulhauser’s debut novel from Ecco/Harper Collins, is “hilarious, heartbreaking and true,” according to NPR: https://www.npr.org/2016/02/02/463861284/a-blizzard-meth-and-a-missing-mom-make-sweetgirl-a-harrowing-read