- Distinguished Professor of English and Film Studies Stuart Moulthrop Wins 2026 Open Access Book PrizeAnastasia Salter of the University of Central Florida and Stuart Moulthrop of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee have won the 2026 Open Access Book Prize from the American Council of Learned Societies, as co-authors of Twining: Critical and Creative Approaches to Hypertext Narratives, published by Amherst College Press. The Press has won the Arcadia Open Access …
- Tyler Odeneal’s, “Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder)” was named a finalist for the Missouri Review’s 2026 Perkoff Prize.A story by Tyler Odeneal (PhD in Progress), "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)" was named a finalist for the Missouri Review's 2026 Perkoff Prize, which honors "writers of the best story, set of poems, and essay that engage in evocative ways with health, wellness, and medicine."
- Sophie Nunberg Wins Coveted AWP Intro Journals Project AwardSophie Nunberg (PhD in progress) has won one of the coveted AWP Intro Journals Project Awards for her creative nonfiction piece, “This is Just to Say I Have Recommended the Last Book You Were Saving.” It will appear in an upcoming issue of Mid-American Review. From AWP’s website: “The AWP Intro Journals Project is a literary competition for the …
- Frederick Smock Poetry Prize Awarded to Ellen ElderThe inaugural Frederick Smock Poetry Prize was awarded to Ellen Elder (PhD, 2009) for her poetry collection, We Left a Window Open to the Sea, selected by Kentucky Poet Laureate Emeritus Richard Taylor. The book will come out in fall 2026.
- Professor’s book debuts on New York Times bestseller listThe Voice in My Head is God (Black Privilege/Penguin Random House), a debut memoir from Grammy-winning artist 2 Chainz cowritten with UWM professor and poet Derrick Harriell, debuted at number 10 on the Times' Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction Bestseller list in March 2026.