Professor Gina Barreca, editor of the soon-to-be released Fast Funny Women: 75 Essays of Flash Fiction, was highlighted in UConn Magazine for the collection, its origins in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the contributors with connections to the University of Connecticut. Details on how to get a copy of the new book are […]
Media Coverage
Marilyn Nelson, Professor Emerita of English, Featured by USA Today in Black YA Author List
Marilyn (Waniek) Nelson, Professor Emerita of English and Connecticut Poet Laureate from 2001 to 2006, was featured by USA Today in their list of 50 Black YA authors you should read according to database editor Mary Cadden. She was also featured in an article by UConn Magazine writer Peter Nelson with a biography of her career […]
Pam Bedore’s Picks for Apocalyptic Literature
Pam Bedore, Professor of Literature at the Avery Point campus, was featured in UConn Magazine for her expertise in apocalyptic literature, as well as her recommendations for those interested in getting into the genre. Congratulations Pam!
UCONN TODAY: Conference Tackles Racism in Teaching Writing
Racism in the Margins, the virtual conference organized by Associate Professor Kathleen Tonry and graduate student Gabe Morrison, was featured in UConn Today last week in an article by Christine Buckley. Congratulations to Kathleen, Gabe, and all of the other collaborators for a successful conference!
Crystal Maldonado, ‘10 (CLAS) Featured on NBC News for Debut YA Novel
UConn English and Journalism alumni Crystal Maldonado ’10 (CLAS), was featured by Lakshmi Gandhi of NBC News for their Culture Matters series. The article, published on February 2nd of this year, focuses on Maldonado’s debut novel released on that date, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega. It includes inspiration for the novel through her experiences and the […]
Feature for Margaret Gibson (Prof. Emerita)
Margaret Gibson, Professor Emerita and current Poet Laureate for the State of Connecticut, was featured in the Westerly Sun for her work featuring poetry related to nature and the climate crisis statewide. The article can be found on the Westerly Sun website.
Poem Featured For Kerry Carnahan (PHD ’21)
Kerry Carnahan (PhD ’21) has been featured in the Academy of American Poets’ website in their poem-a-day section. Kerry’s poem, [My ancestors are empty words], was featured as the poem of the day for 18 October, 2020. The feature can be found here.
Anna Ziering’s English 2003 Activist Writing
Kudos to all for this thoughtful, well written collaboration!
New Book for Anna Mae Duane
Congratulations for this fine book and an excellent review.
Lingli Zhang: Love from 7,000 Miles Away
Published in the Hartford Courant on May 13, 2020.