English, Department of

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...

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...