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by Kristin M. Distel Michelle Pretorius, doctoral student in fiction, has won a Friends of American Writers literary prize for her debut novel, ‘The Monster’s Daughter.” ‘It Was Hard to Believe This Is a First Book’ “Our reading committee was blown away by the book,” says Tammie Bob, literature awards […]

The 2017 Spring Literary Festival welcomes author Colm Tóibín for a lecture on Wednesday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m., in Walter Hall Rotunda, and for a reading on Friday, April 7, at 8:30 p.m., in Baker Theatre. By Justin Mundhenk Graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Creative Writing: Fiction Writers get written into corners by genre, […]

The 2017 Spring Literary Festival, held April 5, 6, 7, will feature authors Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum, Mary Cappello, Gerald Early, Tom Sleigh, and Colm Tóibín. The festival is sponsored by the Creative Writing program in the English Department at Ohio University, in conjunction with Alden Library. All readings and lectures […]

The 2017 Spring Literary Festival welcomes author Tom Sleigh for a reading in Walter Hall on Thursday, April 6, at 8:30 p.m., and a lecture Friday, April 7, at 11 a.m. in Alden Library. By Angie Mazakis  Graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Creative Writing: Poetry As a child, Tom Sleigh used to fall asleep next […]

Robert DeMott’s Angling Days: A Fly Fisher’s Journal is one of the books honored at this year’s Ohioana Library Day on April 8. He also is serving on a panel on the “Great Outdoors.” DeMott is Edwin and Ruth Kennedy Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at Ohio University. Spanning more […]

Dr. Jill Rosser, Professor of English, is teaching ENG 4600: Topics in English Studies in the upcoming Fall 2017 semester. ENG 4600: Topics in English Studies is open to all seniors, including non-English majors, who are interested in literature in which the legal profession plays an essential role. The course […]

The 2017 Spring Literary Festival welcomes author Sarah Shun-lien Bynum for a reading on Wednesday, April 5, at 8:30 p.m.,  and a noon lecture on April 6—both in Walter Hall Rotunda. By E.M. Tran Graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Creative Writing: Fiction Sarah Shun-lien Bynum’s writing immerses us in a character’s mind and […]