Creative Writing Program News

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Abhijit Sarmah finalist for coveted national poetry fellowship

The Creative Writing Program is proud to share that graduate student Abhijit Sarmah has been named a finalist for the Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships. 

 

About the Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships:


2023 Virginia Rucker Walter Poetry Prize Winners

The Creative Writing Program is eager to announce this year's Virginia Rucker Walter Poetry Prize winners. This year, 1 winner and 2 runners up were selected out of 70 applicants by judge and alumna Dr. Ginger Ko.

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Undergraduates- Submit poetry for the Virginia Rucker Walter Poetry Prize!

Undergraduate English majors are invited to enter the annual Virginia Rucker Walter Poetry Prize!

Stillpoint Literary Magazine

Submit to Stillpoint Volume 54!

Stillpoint Literary Magazine is accepting submissions for Volume 54.  Submissions are due by January 13th.  Read submission guidelines here.

SUBMIT HERE.

FGCU Speaker Aruni Kashyap

Professor Aruni Kashyap is a FGCU Eminent Speaker

Creative Writing Program Professor Aruni Kashyap will serve as one of Florida Gulf Coast University's Eminent Speakers.  The event will take place on Tuesday, October 18th.  Professor Kashyap will discuss his latest book, There Is No Good Time For Bad News, which was taugh