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Visiting Writers Series: Karen Salyer McElmurray
Announcement    Thursday, September 25, 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 New...
The Georgia Center for the Book: featuring Dr. Kerry Neville, interim chair Department of Communication and associate professor of English
Event    Thursday, September 25, 2025
Georgia Center for the Book: Memoirists Kerry Neville and Maureen Stanton215 Sycamore Street Decatur, Georgia 30030Date: Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025 | Time - 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. ESTDoor: 6:30 p.m.Join us for an evening with memoirists Kerry Neville and Maureen Stanton to discuss their new books. Kerry's Momma May Be Mad (forthcoming Oct. 21) is an inventive and striking memoir about motherhood, madness and the grace of second and third chances. Maureen will discuss The Murmur of Everything...
GCSU's Creative Writing Program Visiting Writers Series presents Michael Garriga reading with Michael Sevcik and Kai Beck
Announcement    Friday, September 5, 2025
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17, 2025Pat Peterson Museum Education RoomReading 6:30 -7:30 p.m.221 N. Clarke Street, Milledgeville, GA 31061MICHAEL GARRIGA holds a BA from the University of Louisville and a Ph.D. from Florida State University, where he served as editor of The Southeast Review. He is co-founder and editor of Fiction Southeast, an online journal dedicated to short fiction. Along with Dr. Sharon Kubasak, he serves as faculty advisor for BW's student-run journal, The Mill. He has been...
GCSU's Creative Writing Program Visiting Writers Series presents Michael Garriga reading with Michael Sevcik and Kai Beck
Event    Wednesday, September 17, 2025
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17, 2025Pat Peterson Museum Education RoomReading 6:30 -7:30 p.m.221 N. Clarke Street, Milledgeville, GA 31061MICHAEL GARRIGA holds a BA from the University of Louisville and a Ph.D. from Florida State University, where he served as editor of The Southeast Review. He is co-founder and editor of Fiction Southeast, an online journal dedicated to short fiction. Along with Dr. Sharon Kubasak, he serves as faculty advisor for BW's student-run journal, The Mill. He has been...
GCSU's Creative Writing Program Visiting Writers Series presents Michael Garriga, with students Michael Sevcik & Kai Beck.
Announcement    Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Michael Garriga holds a BA from the University of Louisville and a Ph.D. from FSU, where he served as editor of The Southeast Review. He is co-founder and editor of Fiction Southeast, an online journal dedicated to short fiction. Along with Dr. Sharon Kubasak, he serves as faculty advisor for BW's student-run journal, The Mill. He has been published in Esquire, Southern Review, New Letters, Oxford American and elsewhere. Most recently, a story from his collection, The Book of Duels...
GCSU's Creative Writing Program Visiting Writers Series presents Michael Garriga, with students Michael Sevcik & Kai Beck.
Event    Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Michael Garriga holds a BA from the University of Louisville and a Ph.D. from FSU, where he served as editor of The Southeast Review. He is co-founder and editor of Fiction Southeast, an online journal dedicated to short fiction. Along with Dr. Sharon Kubasak, he serves as faculty advisor for BW's student-run journal, The Mill. He has been published in Esquire, Southern Review, New Letters, Oxford American and elsewhere. Most recently, a story from his collection, The Book of Duels...
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English professor named Georgia Author of the Year for Poetry
News Story    Friday, August 22, 2025
By Gil PoundAssociate professor of English Laura Newbern’s writing prowess earned her recognition as a 2025 Georgia Author of the Year. Published last year, her book of poetry titled “A Night in the Country” won in the Georgia Writers Association’s full-length poetry category."It’s nice to have the recognition for the book,” Newbern said. “But it’s also personally meaningful because I’ve lived in Georgia a long time, as did ancestors on both sides of my family.”Written over the course...
Creative Writing Faculty Reading – Thursday, Aug. 28, at Black Box Theater
Announcement    Thursday, August 21, 2025
As the semester begins, the Creative Writing Program invites you to join us for an evening to celebrate our faculty at the Fall 2025 Faculty Reading on Thursday, Aug. 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the Black Box Theater, 137 W. Hancock St. (behind the Barnes & Noble — turn into the alley before the marquee if walking from campus).We’re proud to share the work of writers who, among their many publications and honors, continue to reach national and international audiences.This evening will honor...
Creative Writing Faculty Reading – Thursday, Aug. 28, at Black Box Theater
Event    Thursday, August 28, 2025
As the semester begins, the Creative Writing Program invites you to join us for an evening to celebrate our faculty at the Fall 2025 Faculty Reading on Thursday, Aug. 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the Black Box Theater, 137 W. Hancock St. (behind the Barnes & Noble — turn into the alley before the marquee if walking from campus).We’re proud to share the work of writers who, among their many publications and honors, continue to reach national and international audiences.This evening will honor...
Creative Writing Faculty Reading – Thursday, August 28 at Black Box Theater, 6:30pm-7:30pm  
Event    Thursday, August 28, 2025
As the semester begins, the Creative Writing Program invites you to join us for an evening to celebrate our faculty at the Fall 2025 Faculty Reading on Thursday, August 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the Black Box Theater, 137 W. Hancock St. (behind the Barnes & Noble—turn into the alley before the marquee if walking from campus).We’re proud to share the work of writers who, among their many publications and honors, continue to reach national and international audiences.This evening will honor...
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