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Christiana Langenberg won the Saturday’s Child Press fiction contest.
Saturday’s Child Press has chosen Christiana Langenberg’s story, “Maybe It’s a Wednesday” as the $1000 1st place winner of its Fiction Contest. The editor stated “This is a beautiful story: poignant, nuanced and lyrical.” Publication date TBA.
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Rachel Mans McKenny & Denise Williams present “I Wrote the Novel. Now What?”
Rachel Mans McKenny and Denise Williams are speaking at a student-centered event on October 30th (via Webex) on the process of publishing a novel — just in time for National Novel Writing Month! Join the Writing and Media Center on October 30th for an exciting event with debut authors and ISU staff members Denise Williams … Continue reading Rachel Mans McKenny & Denise Williams present “I Wrote the Novel. Now What?”
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Emerging Writers Reading Series for September
We will be holding THREE virtual readings for the Emerging Writers Reading Series this semester. The first reading will be held on Thursday, September 17 at 7:00 PM. Our readers this month, in order, will be Nancy Hayes, Natalie Deam, Zoë Fay-Stindt, and Eric Williams. I do hope you can join us as we listen … Continue reading Emerging Writers Reading Series for September
Dr. Charissa Menefee is a 2020/2021 EST/Sloan Project Commission Recipient
Dr. Charissa Menefee is a 2020/2021 EST/Sloan Project Commission Recipient for her work Iowa Enemy. “Off-Broadway’s Ensemble Studio Theatre, in collaboration with The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, has announced the recipients of the EST/Sloan commissions for the upcoming season. Begun in 1998, the EST/Sloan Project is an initiative designed to stimulate artists to create credible … Continue reading Dr. Charissa Menefee is a 2020/2021 EST/Sloan Project Commission Recipient
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Cancelled — Your One Wild & Precious Life — MFA Creative Writing & Environment Faculty Reading
Your One Wild & Precious Life — MFA Creative Writing & Environment Faculty Reading Part of The Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writer Series 2019-2020 The MFA Faculty Spring 2020 reading takes its inspiration from the question posed in Mary Oliver’s poem, “The Summer Day,” which asks: “Tell me, what do you plan to do with your … Continue reading Cancelled — Your One Wild & Precious Life — MFA Creative Writing & Environment Faculty Reading
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Cancelled — Sheryl St. Germain — Songs for a Son: On Lyricism, Addiction, and Recovery
Sheryl St. Germain — Songs for a Son: On Lyricism, Addiction, and Recovery Part of The Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writer Series 2019-2020 Sheryl St. Germain is the author of several poetry collections including Making Bread at Midnight, How Heavy the Breath of God, The Journals of Scheherazade, Let it Be a Dark Roux: New and Selected Poems, and The … Continue reading Cancelled — Sheryl St. Germain — Songs for a Son: On Lyricism, Addiction, and Recovery
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Rick Bass — The Traveling Feast: On the Road and At the Table with My Heroes
Rick Bass — The Traveling Feast: On the Road and At the Table with My Heroes Part of The Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writer Series 2019-2020 Author and environmental activist, Rick Bass is the author of over two dozen books of fiction and nonfiction including Why I Came West, Ninemile Wolves, The Watch: Stories, All the Land to Hold … Continue reading Rick Bass — The Traveling Feast: On the Road and At the Table with My Heroes
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Christiana Langenberg wins the 2019 Barry Lopez Nonfiction Award
Christiana Langenberg won the 2019 Barry Lopez Nonfiction Award for her essay “Solve for Ex.” (a nonlinear essay about atypical grief). The news is now official on the Cutthroat, A Journal of the Arts website. http://www.cutthroatmag.com/winners.html.
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January Emerging Writers Reader Series
Join us at Design on Main next week to hear the wondrous creative work of four of our MFA students: Crystal Stone, Mike Robbins, Alana Jones, and Natalie Deam. Festivities will begin at 7:00pm on January 16 and, as always, snacks and refreshments will be provided (to which you are always welcome to contribute). And, … Continue reading January Emerging Writers Reader Series