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 10/16/2009 -  Fenton Johnson, creative writing professor, has published an essay on Oscar Wilde's De Profundis in Fifty Gay and Lesbian Books Everybody Must Read (Alyson Books, 2009).


Fenton Johnson, creative writing professor, has published an essay on Oscar Wilde's De Profundis in Fifty Gay and Lesbian Books Everybody Must Read (Alyson Books, 2009). > Read Full Article


 10/9/2009 -  Arizona Illustrated to air David Foster Wallace Memorial Tribute


On Thursday, October 15th, at 6:30 p.m. KUAT 6's "Arizona Illustrated" will air a segment on the David Foster Wallace Memorial Tribute that was organized by the UA Prose Series and the Sonora Review, and took place that the University of Arizona's Poetry Center last May. The tribute honored Creative Writing MFA program alumnus David Foster Wallace (1962-2008), the groundbreaking author of fiction and nonfiction including Infinite Jest. The event coincided with the publication of a special issue of Sonora Review devoted to the work of Mr. Wallace.
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 9/30/2009 -  Rhetoric Review has been selected for coverage in Thomson Reuters products and services


Rhetoric Review has been selected for coverage in Thomson Reuters products and services. Beginning with V. 27 (1) 2009, the journal will be indexed and abstracted in:
             ♦ Arts and Humanities Citation Index®
             ♦ Current Contents®/Arts & Humanities

Rhetoric Review is a scholarly interdisciplinary journal publishing in all areas of rhetoric and writing and providing a professional forum for its readers to consider and discuss current topics and issues. The journal publishes manuscripts that explore the breadth and depth of the discipline, including history, theory, writing, praxis, technical/professional communication, philosophy, rhetorical criticism, cultural studies, multiple literacies, technology, literature, public address, graduate education, and professional issues. > Read Full Article


 9/30/2009 -  Beth Alvarado has an essay in the soon to be published book, Dedicated to the People of Darfur: Writings on Fear, Risk, and Hope


Beth Alvarado, member of the Writing Program Faculty, has an essay in the book, Dedicated to the People of Darfur: Writings on Fear, Risk, and Hope, forthcoming in November from Rutgers University Press. All profits will be donated to the Save Darfur Coalition.

Five of the authors included in the book are UA graduates: Sherwin Bitsui, Robert Boswell, Ann Cummins, Peter Turchi, and Beth Alvarado. It also contains essays by Nadine Gordimer, Phillip Lopate, George Saunders, Jane Smiley, and many other wonderful writers. The book has recieved great advance reviews.

Beth will be moderating a panel about the book for the Tucson Book Festival in March, 2010. Robert Boswell, Ann Cummins, and Peter Turchi will speak on the panel.
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 9/15/2009 -  Wildcat Writers Service Learning - English 102 Courses Begin Spring 2010



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 7/28/2009 -  Ben Quick (MFA '08) wins Pushcart Prize.


Ben Quick (MFA '08) has won a Pushcart Prize for his essay, The Boneyard. The essay has appeared in the March/April 2008 issue of Orion Magazine, http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/2862/, and will be published in the 2010 Pushcart Anthology.
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 5/4/2009 -  Congratulations to this year's Graduate Student Fellowship and Teaching Award Winners!


Milton O. Riepe Fellowships: Alison McCabe (Creative Writing) and James Wermers (Literature)

Tilly Warnock Fellowships: Meagan Lehr (Creative Writing), Aretha Matt (RCTE), Jake Levine (Creative Writing)

Johnnie Raye Harper Teaching Award: Jake Levine (Creative Writing)

Barry Briggs Teaching Award: Jessica Shumake (RCTE) and Roseanne Carlo (RCTE)

Ruth Gardner Teaching Award: Londie Martin (RCTE) and Derek Adams (Literature)

Difference and Inequality Teaching Award: Denise Burgess (RCTE)

Professional Development Positions: 

Guide Editor: Jennifer Haley

Writing Center Coordinator: Crystal Fodrey

Academic Transfer Assistant: Ashley Holmes


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 4/20/2009 -  MFA student, Michael Sheehan, has been named the 2009-2010 James McCreight Fiction Fellow at the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing at the University of Wisconsin-Madsion.


MFA student, Michael Sheehan, has been named the 2009-2010 James McCreight Fiction Fellow at the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing at the University of Wisconsin-Madsion. > Read Full Article


 3/23/2009 -  First Annual English Department Talent Show


The Undergraduate Program is proud to present the First Annual English Department Talent Show.
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 3/3/2009 -  UA's MFA in Nonfiction is ranked second overall in the top nonfiction MFA programs in the country for 2009.


According to data published on The Suburban Ecstasies, a blog devoted to number-crunching and rankings of graduate programs in creative writing, University of Arizona's MFA in Nonfiction is ranked second overall in the top nonfiction MFA programs in the country for 2009. The data is still preliminary, but it confirms what we already know, that the University of Arizona's graduate programs in creative writing are world-class.

http://sethabramson.blogspot.com/2008/08/creating-writing-mfa-rankings-blogger_11.html
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