Category: Creative Writing
Posts related to the Creative Writing Program.
Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writers Series : Lecture with Michael Walsh — Rescheduled
At the end of March, we’ll be welcoming Michael Walsh to the ISU campus as part of the MFA program’s Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writers Series on Thursday, March 30th. This event is a double-decker: Walsh will be offering a craft talk at 2pm, followed by a lecture at 7:30pm. We’ll hear about his writing practice, … Continue reading Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writers Series : Lecture with Michael Walsh — Rescheduled
Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writers Series : Craft talk with Michael Walsh — Rescheduled
At the end of March, we’ll be welcoming Michael Walsh to the ISU campus as part of the MFA program’s Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writers Series on Thursday, March 30th. This event is a double-decker: Walsh will be offering a craft talk at 2pm, followed by a lecture at 7pm. We’ll hear about his writing practice, … Continue reading Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writers Series : Craft talk with Michael Walsh — Rescheduled
Emerging Writers Reading Series
Iowa State University’s MFA Program in Creative Writing and Environment welcomes four recent alumni of the MFA program back to Iowa to celebrate their recently published books.
HOME VOICES FESTIVAL DETAILS Friday, February 3rd | 1 – 5 PM 1:00 – 4:00 PM | Ames Public Library | 515 Douglas Avenue Literary readings & panel discussion with invited authors 4:00: 5:00 PM: Dog-Eared Books | 203 Main Street Book signing & catered reception The 2023 Home Voices Festival brings together alumni of … Continue reading Iowa State University’s MFA Program in Creative Writing and Environment welcomes four recent alumni of the MFA program back to Iowa to celebrate their recently published books.
Romeo Oriogun Public Reading
Congratulations to the recipients of the Pearl Hogrefe First-Year Scholarship in Creative Writing
The English Department’s Pearl Hogrefe Creative Writing Fund awards the First-Year Scholarship in Creative Writing to Iowa State University students with first-year student status (0-30 credits) whose work exemplifies promise or talent in one of the genres of creative writing. Congratulations to this year’s scholarship recipients:
Marquart and Oriogun events
Creative Writing and the Environment (CWE) Distinguished Professor, Deb Marquart, and new CWE Innovation Fellow, Romeo Oriogun, will be giving a reading and book signing at Beaverdale Books in Des Moines on Tuesday, October 12, from 6:30-7:30 pm. In case you can’t get to Des Moines on Tuesday, Deb Marquart will be doing an Ames … Continue reading Marquart and Oriogun events
Debra Marquart wins a 2021 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship
Congratulations to Debra Marquart, Iowa Poet Laureate and faculty member in the Creative Writing and the Environment program, on winning a 2021 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship. The fellowships are “given to honor poets of literary merit appointed to serve in civic positions and to enable them to undertake meaningful, impactful, and innovative projects … Continue reading Debra Marquart wins a 2021 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship