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Creative writing faculty member knighted by the Belgian government

Announcement Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Chika Unigwe, assistant professor of creative writing at Georgia College & State University, was knighted recently into the Order of the Crown at the Consulate of Belgium in Atlanta. She was also a finalist for the Christoffel Plantin Prize, a prestigious award for Belgian nationals living abroad who contribute to the reputation of their nation. Unigwe was honored for her artistic and literary merits. Her latest novel “The Middle Daughter” was published this year. According to the...

Irish award-winning book includes essay by GCSU Creative Writing Associate Professor

Announcement Tuesday, November 28, 2023

An essay written by Dr. Kerry Neville, associate professor of English and coordinator of the Master's in Fine Arts program at Georgia College & State University, is included in a book that won the "2023 An Post Irish Book Award" for Best Irish-Published Book of the Year. The book, “Sunday Miscellany: A Companion, 2018-2023," was edited by Sarah Binchy of RTÉ radio's Sunday Miscellany Program and published by New Island Books. Neville’s essay, "Riverkeeper," was part of this book collection...

Popcorn Pop-In in the Writing Center

Event Thursday, November 2, 2023

Please join us at the Writing Center—A&S 2-56A—for a Popcorn Pop In! Stop by from 2 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2, to grab a bag of popcorn and learn more about the Writing Center!

GCSU Creative Writing Faculty Reading with Dr. Kerry James Evans, Professor Laura Newbern, Dr. Kerry Neville, Professor Peter Selgin and Dr. Chika Unigwe

Event Monday, October 23, 2023

Georgia College & State University Creative Writing Faculty Reading with Dr. Kerry James Evans, Professor Laura Newbern, Dr. Kerry Neville, Professor Peter Selgin and Dr. Chika Unigwe Oct. 23 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Pat Peterson Meseum Education Rom

National Day of Writing

Event Friday, October 20, 2023

Please join us in the Writing Center--A&S 2-56A--for games, treats and prizes as we celebrate the National Day of Writing from 12 until 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20.

Popcorn Pop In

Event Thursday, October 5, 2023

Please join us at the Writing Center--A&S 2-56A--for a Popcorn Pop In! Stop by from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, to grab a bag of popcorn and learn more about the Writing Center.

GCSU Creative Writing Program's Visiting Writers Series: Georgia Poet Laureate Chelsea Rathburn

Event Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Visiting Writer and Georgia Poet Laureate Chelsea Rathburn Reading and Q&A with MFA Students Jonna Smith and Cas McKinney Chelsea Rathburn is associate professor of English and Creative Writing at Mercer University and the Poet Laureate of Georgia. She is the author of three award-winning collections of poetry, most recently "Still Life with Mother and Knife," a New York Times “New & Noteworthy” selection published in 2019 by Louisiana State University Press. Named one of the “Books...

GCSU Creative Writing Program Visiting Writers Series: Novelist and Poet Tiphanie Yanique

Event Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Tiphanie Yanique Reading and Q&A with MFA student readers Rachel Kerger and Aron Liebig Tiphanie Yanique is the author of the novel, "Monster in the Middle," which was published in 2021 and on numerous best of the year lists. "Monster in the Middle" was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards and the Townsend Prize. Tiphanie is also the author of the poetry collection, "Wife," which won the Bocas Prize in Caribbean poetry and the United Kingdom’s Forward/Felix Dennis Prize for a...

Margaret Harvin Wilson Writing Award inspires young writers

News Story Friday, April 7, 2023

Five inspiring writers achieved finalist status for their poetry and/or short story earning the Margaret Harvin Wilson Writing Award from Georgia College & State University. Their creative works were selected out of 70 submissions. The 14th Annual Awards ceremony took place March 30. Winning first place two years in a row in the First Year and Sophomore Category is Charlotte Aexel of Wind Lake, Wisconsin. Her poem, “Miss Flannery,” took first place while her short story, “Indiana’s...

Creative writing students pass their knowledge of the craft to seventh graders

News Story Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Story and photos developed by University Communications. She was trying to teach a group of seventh graders about haikus. Although she was excited about her lesson plan—they were not. “Adaptability is one of the biggest things I’ve learned from this class,” said Aner Gendellman, a junior creative writing major from Alpharetta. Gendellman is one of a dozen graduate and undergraduate students taking the creative writing course, “Teaching Writing in the Schools.” Throughout the academic...

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