Next Friday, Sept. 7th (7 p.m.), we will be showcasing outstanding student writers in the areas of fiction and poetry as part of the downtown First Friday Artwalk. The reading will be located at the Park Central Library on the square (attached to The Coffee Ethic). Last year's Artwalk reading was an enormous success, and we anticipate this one will be too! Please make a point … [Read more...] about First Friday Artwalk Creative Writing Showcase
Dr. Keri Franklin’s research is in the field of writing, literacy, and teacher development. Currently, she is in the second year of a grant-funded quasi-experimental study of the impact of writing professional development on high school writing. She is the founding director of the Ozarks Writing Project, a site of the National Writing Project, and director of the English … [Read more...] about Dr. Franklin looks forward to Faculty Writing Retreat
In April 2012, one of our MA in Writing students, Katie Wertz, presented a poster at the Graduate Interdisciplinary Forum held in Plaster Student Union. The Graduate College describes the Interdisciplinary Forum (IDF) as “a venue allowing graduate students to share the research and creative work they have completed in their graduate programs.” Out of 62 students who … [Read more...] about Katie Wertz presents poster at this year’s IDF
We want to congratulate Regina Sirois on winning the 2012 Young Adult Fiction Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. As we discussed in an earlier blog post, Sirois, a past Creative Writing minor from our department, was getting national recognition through the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA) competition. Her book, On Little Wings, was one of three finalists selected out of … [Read more...] about UPDATE: Missouri State English alumni is in national spotlight
Author Regina Sirois, a past Creative Writing minor from our department, is excited about publishing her book and wants to share the glory with her alma mater (and she needs our votes!). Sirois is getting national recognition through the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA) competition. Her book, On Little Wings, is one of three finalists selected out of the original 5,000 … [Read more...] about Missouri State English alumni is in national spotlight