MFA in Writing Faculty Member Robert Vivian’s Newest Poetry Collection Coming In April
Vivian’s collection, entitled Mystery My Country, will be released next month by Anchor & Plume Press.
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MFA in Writing Faculty Member Lawrence Sutin Publishes Erasure Book
See Double Press has recently published The Seeming Unreality of Entomology, an erasure book by MFA in Writing faculty member Lawrence Sutin.
MFA in Writing Faculty Member Abby Frucht’s Book Tour to Include VCFA Alumnx Readings
Abby and co-author Laurie Alberts will tour the country in support of their new book, A Well-Made Bed, with some events to include VCFA alumnx…
Richard Michelson (W ’81) Awarded Fellowship from Massachusetts Cultural Council
Richard has been awarded the $12,000 fellowship for new work and poems included in his collection More Money Than God.
Christian Barter (W ’97) Named Poet Laureate for Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park and Friends of Acadia have appointed VCFA MFA in Writing alumnx Christian Barter as the park’s first poet laureate.
Toronto Premieres Elle, a Play Adaptation of Novel by MFA in Writing Faculty Douglas Glover
Elle, winner of the Governor General’s Award for Fiction in 2003, and a finalist for the IMPAC Dublin International Literary Award among others, has been…
Patty Crane’s (W’04) Translation of Tomas Tranströmer Poems, “Bright Scythe”, Earns Rave Reviews
Crane spent years translating the Swedish poet’s works for the new volume.
The Story Behind VCFA’s Resident Ghost
When Michelle Singer, former program assistant for the MFA in Writing program, was hired and found out her office was known as "Anna's Hangout," she…
MFA in Writing Alumna Mahtem Shiferraw Wins Sillerman First Book Prize
Mahtem Shiferraw (7/12) is the recipient of the Africa Poetry Book Fund’s 2015 Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets for her manuscript, Fuchsia.
MFA in Writing Poetry Faculty Member Betsy Sholl Wins the 2015 Maine Literary Award in Poetry
Betsy Sholl, currently Poet Laureate of Maine, wins the award for her book of poetry Otherwise Unseeable.