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Amy Tehan's Screencasting Presentation Now Available Online
Amy Tehan's November 4th presentation to the STC Central Iowa, "Screencasting for Dummies (and Smarties)," is now available online in streaming video format, for those who weren't able to attend in person.
Orion Magazine Features Essay by Marissa Landrigan
MFA writer, Marissa Landrigan, has published an essay in Orion, a journal of Nature, Culture and Place.
Poet Heather Derr-Smith Invited to Deliver Series of Lectures in Bosnia
Under invitation from the International University of Sarajevo, Heather Derr Smith will travel to four cities in Bosnia in November 2009 to deliver a series of reading, workshops, and lectures.
Poets & Writers Features Article on the Craft of Writing by Benjamin Percy
"Go the Distance: What Rocky Taught Me About Submission," a craft article by Benjamin Percy is featured in November/December issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
2009 Goldtrap Lecture by Frank Donoghue Now Online
Frank Donaghue's October 8th 2009 Goldtrap Lecture presentation, "Against Publication: Rethinking the Reward System within the New Corporate University," is now available online, for those who were unable to attend in person.
Keynote Speakers Announced for Sixth Annual Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness & the Creative Imagination
The 6th Annual Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness, & the Creative Imagination will feature readings, panel discussions, documentary films, receptions, and booksignings. Symposium events will be held on the Iowa State University campus, Memorial Union, from Friday, January 29 - Sunday, January 31, 2010.
Donna Niday Co-Authors Second Edition of Award-Winning Book, Mentoring Beginning Teachers
Mentoring Beginning Teachers, Second Edition provides a comprehensive and tested plan for helping mentors guide new teachers in moving beyond the basics of plan/teach/evaluate to a higher level of joint assessment and inquiry.
Debra Marquart Honored with 2009 Iowa Author Award
The Des Moines Public Library Foundation sponsors the annual "Iowa Author" award to recognize and honor Iowa's rich literary heritage.
Inauguaral Issue of Literature in the Early American Republic (LEAR) is Published
“We are proud of our first volume of Literature in the Early American Republic. LEAR is the only journal devoted to the literature of America’s early republic period, and we look forward to continuing to publish, year after year, high quality research on this exciting and pivotal moment in our United States literary history.” --Dr. Matthew Sivils, Co-Editor, LEAR
Graphic Novel Adaptation of Benjamin Percy Short Story, "Refresh, Refresh," Now Published
The graphic novel adaptation of Benjamin Percy's story "Refresh, Refresh"-- co-authored by James Ponsoldt and illustrated by Eisner-nominated artist Danica Novgorodoff--is now out with First Second Books, a division of Macmillan.
MFA Program's Mapping Project Featured on ISU Website
Iowa State University Website features story of MFA Program's 550 class mapping project of Everett Casey Nature Center and Reserve.
Project Yao (覞工程) Website Launched
Project Yao, a bi-national bibliographic database of pre-1920 American literature translations into Chinese, launched this week.
Matthew Sivils Elected Vice President of the James Fenimore Cooper Society
The James Fenimore Cooper Society was founded September 15, 1989. The organization is dedicated to promoting the study of the life and works of James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) and encouraging the enjoyment of his 32 novels, and appreciation of his ideas by providing useful information to students, scholars, and readers.
Bob Tremmel Elected to the Executive Committee of NCTE's Conference on English Education
NCTE is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the English language arts at all levels of education.
Neil Nakadate Elected President of Humanities Iowa Board of Directors
The University Professor of English at Iowa State University, Dr. Neil Nakadate, was elected president of the Humanities Iowa board of directors during the group’s recent meeting in Ames.
Iowa Poet Laureate Mary Swander's New Book, The Girls on the Roof, Published by Turning Point Press
The Girls on the Roof is a book-length narrative poem about a mother and daughter stuck on top of the roof of a cafe on the banks of the Mississippi River for three days during the 1993 flood.
Lee Honeycutt receives grant from Gerald R. Ford Foundation
A grant to Lee Honeycutt from the Gerald R. Ford Foundation will support archival research.
Matthew Sivils Awarded the Gregory L. and Kathleen C. Geoffroy Faculty Fellowship
The Gregory L. and Kathleen C. Geoffroy Faculty Fellowship was established by President and Mrs. Geoffroy to support the teaching and research program of an Assistant Professor in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
