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“Overcoming Uncertainty in Writing” and other coverage of George Saunders.
George Saunders, professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, authored the Lit Hub story “Overcoming Uncertainty in Writing.” The piece first appeared in Lit Hub’s The Craft of Writing newsletter after originating in Story Club with George…
Creative Writing Scholarship Honors Memory of Tom Walsh, Former EVP of Advancement and External Affairs
Passion and creativity are at the heart of great storytelling. Those who knew Tom Walsh G’84 would say he wove each of those qualities into his work both in theater, and fundraising and alumni engagement at Syracuse University. Walsh, who…
“What It Means to be Kind in a Cruel World.”
George Saunders, professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed on The Ezra Klein podcast “What It Means to be Kind in a Cruel World.” Saunders, noted as one of “America’s greatest living authors,” was interviewed…
A&S Welcomes Distinguished Visiting Poet Nicole Sealey
The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) welcomes renowned poet Nicole Sealey as the 2020-21 Distinguished Visiting Poet in the Department of English’s M.F.A. program in creative writing. This fall Sealey is teaching a graduate-level poetry forms class where students…
“Syracuse University Fellowship Helps Refugees Transition to College”
Brice Nordquist, associate professor and Dean’s professor of community engagement writing studies, rhetoric, and composition in the College of Arts and Sciences, and two Narratio Fellowship students were interviewed by Spectrum News for the story “Syracuse University Fellowship Helps Refugees…
Cruel April Presents Creative Writing MFA Reading Night
Point of Contact will host Syracuse University M.F.A. in creative writing poets James Abele, Bridget O’ Bernstein, Ross Farrar and Allyson Young on April 25 at 6 p.m, as part of its Cruel April poetry program. The annual series, held…
George Saunders Wins Man Booker Prize for ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’
Saunders’ win was announced by Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey, at a dinner Tuesday evening at London’s Guildhall. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall presented a trophy to Saunders.
Creative Writing Program Achieves New Peak of Success
Members of the top-ranked program, based in the Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, are celebrating a raft of honors, awards and new publications.
‘A Little More Human’ Author Maazel Wraps Up 2016-17 Carver Series
The 2016-17 Raymond Carver Reading Series concludes on Wednesday, April 26, with author Fiona Maazel, a Visiting Writer teaching in the M.F.A. program in creative writing this semester. She will read from her work at 5:30 p.m. in Huntington Beard…