English Department News
PhD Candidate Kelly K Ferguson Published in the Fall 2009 Issue of The Gettysburg Review
News for 09-17-2009
"The Law of Meat," a fiction story by Kelly K Ferguson, is published in the current fall 2009 issue of the Gettysburg Review.
New Publication Forthcoming by Christina Veladota
News for 09-14-2009
Christina Veladota's poetry chapbook titled The Girl & Her Lions will be published during February 2010 by Finishing Line Press.
Carrie Oeding receives Houston Writing Fellowship
News for 05-27-2009
Carrie Oeding has accepted a two‐year award as a Houston Writing Fellow in the English Department at the University of Houston. Oeding will teach, supervise graduate students, and work on her creative writing and pedagogical studies.
Ayesha Hardison receives BMRC Fellowship
News for 05-27-2009
The Black Metropolis Research Consortium is pleased to announce that Ayesha Hardison is one of six recipients of the BMRC’s Fellows Program, which provides support for outstanding researchers of all disciplines from across the country. Fellows receive $3,000 per month for one to two months during the summer. Hardison’s project tile is "Writing Through Jane Crow: Race, Gender, an Genre, 1940‐1954."
Kelley Evans’ poem published in Her Mark 2010
News for 05-27-2009
Kelley Evans’ poem “Winter Walk III” will be published in Her Mark 2010, the art and poetry publication of Women Made Gallery in Chicago. The issue is due out in early August.
Dr. Beth Quitslund receives fellowships
News for 05-20-2009
For 2009-10, Dr. Beth Quitslund has been awarded the Mayer Fellowship from the Huntington Library, and a fellowship for residence at the Folger Shakespeare Library.
Craig A. Meyer receives MLA International Bibliography Fellowship.
News for 05-11-2009
PhD candidate Craig A. Meyer recently received an MLA International Bibliography Fellowship. The fellowship lasts three years, and Craig will travel to the next three MLA conferences for training and be responsible for contributing 100 new bibliographic citations a year to the association.
Andrew Escobedo receives National Humanities Center Fellowship
News for 04-23-2009
Dr. Escobedo received a National Humanities Center fellowship for the coming year. The center supports advanced study in all fields of the humanities.
Loreen Giese receives University Professor Award and Baker Fund
News for 04-23-2009
Dr. Loreen Giese recently received the University Professor Award, which is one of the University's highest honors for teaching. This is her second time winning this award. She also received a Baker Fund research award to support her work.
Dinty W. Moore awarded 2008 Grub Street National Book Prize in Non-Fiction
News for 02-28-2009
Dinty W. Moore was awarded the 2008 Grub Street National Book Prize in Non-Fiction for his recent memoir, Between Panic and Desire. As part of the award, Moore will visit Boston in spring of 2009 as a guest author at Grub Street’s Muse and the Marketplace literacy conference and lead a craft class exclusively for members. The Grub Street Book Prize is awarded three times annually to a writer outside New England.