Tamigi in Hayden's Ferry Review

Hayden's Ferry Review features a commentary by third-year student Chris Tamigi on its website, about the resonances and removes that create tension in literary translation. Chris' translation of "Impure Acts" by author Mauro Covacich appeared in issue 55 of the journal.

Honum Honored by Texas Institute of Letters

Congratulations to alum Chloe Honum (2010), whose collection The Tulip-Flame was awarded Best First Book of Poetry by the Texas Institute of Letters!

"Every Father's Daughter" on Shelves Now

On shelves today: Every Father's Daughter, a collection of essays edited by alum Margaret McMullan (1989) explores the complexity of the father-daughter relationship. With contributions from such heavy hitters as Alice Munro, Jane Smiley, Bobbie Ann Mason, and fellow UA alums Nancy McCabe (1989) and Susan Perabo (1994), this book promises an illuminating look at one of our most fundamental bonds. Click here for a starred review from Publisher's Weekly.

Dearnley in Metonym

The latest issue of Metonym features new work by recent graduate Stu Dearnley (2014). Pick up your copy to read the short story "Out of Doors."

Wright Nominated for Best Translated Book

Congratulations to alum C.D. Wright (1976) who, along with A.S. Zelman-Doring and Forrest Gander, has been nominated for the 2015 Best Translated Book Award for their translation of Rain of the Future, by poet Valerie Mejer. You can see all of the nominated books here.

Giles Story in ZYZZYVA

New fiction by professor emeritus Molly Giles appears in the spring 2015 issue of ZYZZYVA. Pick up your copy of this special 30th anniversary issue today to read Molly's story "Child's Play"!

New Anthology of Stanford Poems

April is National Poetry Month! Treat yourself to What About This, a new anthology of unpublished, out of print, and otherwise hard to find works by legendary Arkansas poet Frank Stanford. Heralded by NPR as "the big event in poetry for 2015," the collection is available from Copper Canyon Press.