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Graduate Student Finds ‘Enchanting Experience’ Teaching in France

Micah McCrary (right) and fellow ESL counselors at American Village Officiel

By Kristin M. Distel Graduate student Micah McCrary is spending his summer teaching at American Village Officiel, a summer camp for elementary-age students in the south of France. “While I’ve always been interested in going back and forth between teaching college students/adults and teaching children, my work abroad has been […]

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July 18, 2016 at 12:29 pmNews

Creative Writing Student Co-Founds Literary Journal ‘Profane’

JJacob Little, Doctoral Student of Creative Writing and Co-Founder of PROFANE

By Kristin M. Distel Graduate student Jacob Little co-founded Profane Journal, “an annual print and audio journal featuring an eclectic mix of poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction” in January 2014. “Part of the fun of the journal is never being certain what’s going to show up in the submission queue. […]

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July 18, 2016 at 11:58 amNews

Creative Writing Alum Publishes Novel ‘Bite Somebody’

Sara Dobie Bauer

Bite Somebody, a novel by Ohio University alum Sara Dobie Bauer, was published with World Weaver Press this month. The novel has been met with praise, with several reviewers noting the novel’s witty and humorous characters. “Bite Somebody is the Pretty in Pink of vampire stories: fun, self-consciously retro, and […]

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June 22, 2016 at 8:19 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Two Creative Writing Alums Get Ohio Arts Council Excellence Awards

Alison Stine

Two Ohio University alums received Individual Excellence Awards from the Ohio Arts Council for state fiscal year 2016. “Seventy-five (75) $5,000 Individual Excellence Awards were approved totaling $375,000. There were 392 applications received for a total request of $1,960,000,” according to the Ohio Arts Council announcement. “Individual Excellence Awards are […]

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May 4, 2016 at 8:37 amAlumni News

Lit Fest | The Poetic Intimacy of Stuart Dybek’s Fiction

Stuart Dybek

The 2016 Spring Literary Festival welcomes author Stuart Dybek for a reading on Wednesday, April 6, at 8:30 p.m., in Baker Theater, and for a lecture on Friday, April 8, at noon, in Baker Ballroom. By E.M. Tran Graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Fiction Stuart Dybek’s dreamlike and ethereal, sharp and playful fiction includes […]

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April 5, 2016 at 3:16 pmNews

Lit Fest | The Transcendent Poetry of Ellen Bryant Voigt

Ellen Bryant Voigt

The 2016 Spring Literary Festival welcomes author Ellen Bryant Voigt for a lecture on Thursday, April 7, at 11:00 a.m., in Baker Ballroom, and for a reading at on Friday, April 8, at 8:30 p.m., in Baker Ballroom. By Christine Adams Graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Poetry If you squint into the […]

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March 30, 2016 at 10:40 amNews

Lit Fest | Introducing the Fantastic Fiction of Kelly Link

Kelly Link

The 2016 Spring Literary Festival welcomes author Kelly Link for a lecture on Wednesday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m., in Baker Theater, and for a reading at on Thursday, April 7, at 8:30 p.m., in Baker Ballroom. By Jennifer Pullen Graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Creative Writing: Fiction Kelly Link is […]

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March 21, 2016 at 2:31 pmNews