Seay forthcoming in storySouth

Erika Seay's poem "Spring Brides" has been accepted for the next issue of storySouth. Erika is a second-year student in the program.

McHugh Wins New Criterion Poetry Prize

Ashley Anna McHugh, a third-year student in the program, has won the 10th Annual New Criterion Poetry Prize for Into These Knots, her first book-length manuscript. The award brings a cash prize of $3,000, and publication by Ivan R. Dee in Chicago. At 24 years of age, McHugh is the youngest writer to win the prize. Previous winners of the prize include our very own Geoffrey Brock.

Kotnik in the Summerset Review

Keely Kotnik's story "Your Freedom and Your Rescue" has been published in the winter issue of the Summerset Review. Keely is a recent graduate of the program.

Peterson finalist for Third Coast Contest

Josh Peterson's story "A Cold Man" has been named as a finalist for the 2010 Third Coast Fiction Contest. The winner will be announced in February. Peterson is a first-year student in the program.