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Miller Oberman Reading and Conversation: GCSU's Creative Writing Program Visiting Writers Series 
Event    Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Event DescriptionThe Georgia College & State University Creative Writing Program welcomes Miller Oberman, MFA ('07), for a public reading and conversation as part of the Visiting Writers Series. Oberman will read from Impossible Things (Duke University Press, 2024), alongside new and recent work.He will be joined by MFA student poet Christina Faber for an evening of poetry, followed by a Q&A and book signing.Oberman is the author of Impossible Things and The Unstill Ones (Princeton...
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Alumna receives prestigious international scholarship while earning her doctorate
News Story    Wednesday, January 7, 2026
By Margaret Schell Nayoung Seo Bishoff (’23) was recently awarded the Korean Honor Scholarship for outstanding academic achievement and leadership development qualities by South Korean Ambassador Dr. Kang Kyung-wha of the Republic of Korea in the United States. Bishoff is a doctoral student at George Washington University; she expects to complete her Ph.D. in 2028. Bishoff first came to Georgia College & State University as an undergraduate exchange student from Pukyong National University...
GCSU celebrates Chika Unigwe’s forthcoming novel, Grace, Jan. 15, 2026 | Canongate Books
Announcement    Thursday, January 15, 2026
The Department of English and Creative Writing Program at Georgia College & State University are proud to celebrate Associate Professor of Creative Writing Chika Unigwe on the upcoming release of her new novel, Grace, from Canongate Books on Jan. 15, 2026.A tender and powerful exploration of motherhood, forgiveness and the lives women build from loss, Grace follows a woman forced to reckon with the past when the child she gave up — and the mother she left behind — reappear after decades...
Showcase your creativity: Enter the Margaret Harvin Wilson Writing Award!
Announcement    Friday, November 21, 2025
The Department of English invites submissions for the 2026 Margaret Harvin Writing Award, recognizing outstanding creative and critical work by Georgia College & State University undergraduate students who are enrolled in the arts, humanities, social sciences or physical sciences.If you like to write, this is your chance to let your creative works shine!  CATEGORIES AND LENGTHS: Poetry: Up to three poems, maximum five pagesFiction / Creative nonfiction: One piece, maximum 20 pages,...
Film screening and panel discussion: Flannery O'Connor's "Everything That Rises Must Converge"
Announcement    Friday, November 7, 2025
Thursday, Nov. 13, from 6 until 7:30 p.m., Magnolia Ballroom: Please join us for a film screening of Yale Professor Karin Coonrod's adaptation of a Flannery O'Connor short story, "Everything That Rises Must Converge." There will be a panel discussion with the director and actor afterwards. Refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. It's hosted by the Flannery O'Connor Institute for the Humanities. 
Film screening and panel discussion: Flannery O'Connor's "Everything That Rises Must Converge"
Event    Thursday, November 13, 2025
Thursday, Nov. 13, from 6 until 7:30 p.m., Magnolia Ballroom: Please join us for a film screening of Yale Professor Karin Coonrod's adaptation of a Flannery O'Connor short story, "Everything That Rises Must Converge." There will be a panel discussion with the director and actor afterwards. Refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. It's hosted by the Flannery O'Connor Institute for the Humanities. 
Cast of "Everything That Rises Must Converge," directed by Karin Coonrod, performing in Milan.
GCSU's Creative Writing Program Visiting Writers Series: Kerry Neville
Announcement    Thursday, October 9, 2025
Book Launch & Reading: Kerry Neville, Momma May Be MadJoin us for the official launch of Georgia College & State University Creative Writing faculty member Kerry Neville’s new memoir, Momma May Be Mad, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room (221 N. Clarke Street, Milledgeville). The evening will feature a reading by the author, followed by a Q&A and book signing.Books will be available for purchase at the event and through Barnes...
GCSU's Creative Writing Program Visiting Writers Series: Kerry Neville
Event    Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Book Launch & Reading: Kerry Neville, Momma May Be MadJoin us for the official launch of Georgia College & State University Creative Writing faculty member Kerry Neville’s new memoir, Momma May Be Mad, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room (221 N. Clarke Street, Milledgeville). The evening will feature a reading by the author, followed by a Q&A and book signing.Books will be available for purchase at the event and through Barnes...
Visiting Writers Series: Karen Salyer McElmurray
Event    Monday, October 6, 2025
Join us for a reading with Karen Salyer McElmurray, whose new book, "I Could Name God in Twelve Ways: Essays" (University Press of Kentucky, 2024), follows a celebrated career in memoir, fiction and essay.She is the author of Surrendered Child, winner of the AWP Award for Creative Nonfiction, Strange Birds in the Tree of Heaven, Motel of the Stars and the co-edited anthology Walk Till the Dogs Get Mean. Her essays have earned the Annie Dillard Prize, the Orison Anthology Award, the...
Flannery O'Connor Review Release Party: Tuesday, 4 - 5 p.m., Pat Peterson Museum Education Room, Free refreshments and Flannery-themed prizes
Announcement    Monday, September 29, 2025
The Flannery O’Connor Review, in partnership with the Flannery O’Connor Institute for the Humanities, will hold a party celebrating the release of our 2025 issue! Faculty, staff, students and members of the wider community are invited to enjoy refreshments, take a look at the new issue and win fabulous Flannery-themed prizes! Whether you know very little about O'Connor or consider yourself an expert, you are welcome to join us.When: Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.Where: Pat...
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