Dr. Ching-In Chen Wins Fellowship from Academy of America Poets-Creative Writing program alum Dr. Ching-In Chen (PhD, 2015) recently won a $50,000 fellowship from the Academy of American Poets . The award is part of a program that, in the words of the Academy, honors “laureates’ literary excellence while... Read More
Congrats to retiring faculty members-A special visitor made an appearance at the last department meeting of the semester: congratulations to Professor Lane Hall, current English Department Chair, who retires from UWM in August 2024, and our other retiring faculty members.
Undergrad writers take part in Intercollegiate Reading-Writers from UWM’s undergraduate creative writing program recently took part in a crosstown reading with Marquette undergraduates. The event, part of an annual series, was hosted by Boswell Books. UWM participants included John Dewey, Noelle Gomez, Annaliese Kunst, and Abby Shroder.
Associate Professor Kate Beutner wins Edna Ferber Prize-Associate Professor Kate Beutner’s recent novel Killingly won the Edna Ferber Fiction Book Award. The award is part of the Wisconsin Writers Awards series, which was “established in 1964 and is Wisconsin’s longest-running literary award for published work.” It’s currently curated by the Arts... Read More
Congrats to Professor Brenda Cárdenas-Prof. Brenda Cárdenas’s book Trace (Red Hen Press, 2023) won the Society of Midland Authors 2023 Poetry Book Award honoring the Society’s choices for the best books by Midwest authors published in 2023. Trace is also a finalist for Foreword Review‘s Indie Poetry Prize for books that present work... Read More
Fall Visiting Writer in Prose: Mecca Jamilah Sullivan-UWM’s creative writing program welcomes Mecca Jamilah Sullivan for a very special visit this fall. She will deliver a craft talk on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 3:00pm and a reading at 7:00pm in Curtin Hall 175 (3242 N. Downer... Read More
United We Read-The UWM Creative Writing Graduate Program’s Student-Faculty Reading Series: United We Read is holding a free event from 7:00pm–8:00pm on Friday, November 15 at Woodland Pattern Book Center (720 E. Locust Street) with Ty Newcomb, Saundra Norton, Kurt Olsson, and Professor Kate Beutner.
Creative Writing Workshop-Lyrical Sanctuary & First-Year Writing Program present Creative Writing Workshop with Poet & Filmmaker Jamai Fisher