Angelino in Shenandoah, Bellingham Review

"Homework," a new poem by recent graduate Mary Angelino (2012), appears online now at Shenandoah. Mary also has two poems in the Spring 2014 issue of Bellingham Review and several more forthcoming in great journals. Nice work, Mary!

Viswanathan on Progressing Plot

Open Book Ontario shares a great article on driving plot forward. The piece offers advice from ten writers, including our own assistant professor of fiction Padma Viswanathan. Padma's second novel, The Ever After of Ashwin Rao, is newly out through Random House Canada. 

New Henriksen Poems in Timber

Timber Journal features three new poems by graduate Matthew Henriksen (2005). You can read "Wall Chart," "Fjord," and "Draft" here.

Matt is the author of Ordinary Sun, a collection published by Black Ocean Press. He runs the Burning Chair Reading Series in Fayetteville and is a strong local advocate for the arts.

Askew a Finalist for Best Western Contemporary Novel

More great news for visiting associate professor Rilla Askew: her novel, Kind of Kin, was named a finalist for the 2014 Best Western Contemporary Novel by the Western Writers of America. Kind of Kin is also a finalist for the 2014 Oklahoma Book Award in fiction. Congratulations, Rilla!

Giles Wins Spokane Prize

Professor emeritus Molly Giles has won the 2013 Spokane Prize for Short Fiction for her collection All the Wrong Places. Molly's book will be published this year by Willow Springs Editions. 

Actress Reads Perabo Story

Actress Hope Davis reads "Indulgence" by alum Susan Perabo (1994) in the "Family Matters" episode of Selected Shorts. You can access the clip here. Perabo's story originally appeared in issue 178 of One Story.

Brock wins 2014 Anthony Hecht Prize

Geoffrey Brock, professor of poetry and translation, has won the 2014 Anthony Hecht Prize for Poetry for his collection, Voices Bright Flags. The book will be published in November by Waywiser Press. Congratulations, Geoff!

Askew a Finalist for Oklahoma Book Award

Congratulations to visiting associate professor Rilla Askew, whose novel Kind of Kin has been named a finalist for the 2014 Oklahoma Book Award in Fiction! 

American Life in Poetry Features Rathburn

Issue 467 of American Life in Poetry features a sonnet by alum Chelsea Rathburn (2001), "After Filing for Divorce": proof that sonnets are not just for love but also for the ripples left in its wake.

Boston in Bird's Thumb Review

The inaugural issue of Bird's Thumb Review features a poem by second-year student Melissa Boston. You can read "The Western Property of Sunset Hill Cemetery," with its mute stone and garnet leaves, here.

Two Graduates in NYT Blog

Check out the March 3 New York Times blog profile of poetry press Black Ocean, which pays homage to two of our graduates: Adam Clay and Matthew Henriksen (both 2005). Matt's poem “The Only Angel Is the Angle of Deliverance,” from his collection Ordinary Sun, closes the piece.