Creative Writing Program News


Current UGA student and alumni help bring Sequoyah documentary to PBS

A 56-minute documentary co-written and co-produced by the University of Georgia Eidson Distinguished Professor in American Literature, LeAnne Howe, (Choctaw Nation) premiered nationally Nov. 1 on PBS.

In-Na-Po, Indigenous Nations Poets

Professor LeAnne Howe, Other Native writers, launch In-Na-Po

Eidson Chair in American Literature has helped launch the website for In-Na-Po, Indigenous Nations Poets.  She is also a board member of the organization.

Dr. Andrew Zawacki

Distinguished Research Professor Dr. Andrew Zawacki talks about the importance for poetry

Dr. Andrew Zawacki was named a Distinguished Research Professor in 2021.  He has gained distinction as a poet, translator, editor and critic.

Searching for Sequoyah

Professor LeAnne Howe’s PBS documentary to air nationwide November 1st

Eidson Chair in American Literature LeAnne Howe’s documentary SEARCHING FOR SEQUOYAH will start airing nationwide on PBS stations on November 1st.

CONVERSATIONS WITH LEANNE HOWE

University Press of Mississippi publishes CONVERSATIONS WITH LEANNE HOWE

The University Press of Mississippi will publish CONVERSATIONS WITH LEANNE HOWE, a collection of interviews with Edison Chair in American Literature LeAnne Howe.  Howe is known as an innovative and critically acclaimed Choctaw writer who has published books, plays, and poetry depicting the…