2023 Undergraduate Conference on Multiethnic Literatures of the Americas features two keynote speakers

February 27, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

Shadab Zeest Hashmi and Dr. LeiLani Nishime headshots

The 14th annual Undergraduate Conference on Multiethnic Literatures of the Americas (UCMLA) features keynote addresses from authors and scholars Shadab Zeest Hashmi and Dr. LeiLani Nishime.

Fresno State Creative Writing students perform at 2023 Rogue Festival

February 17, 2023.Reading time 3 minutes.

Gray background with red text that reads, "# Fresno Writers" and blue text, "Live."

Creative writing and literature students from Fresno State’s Department of English will headline the “Fresno Writers Live” performances at the 2023 Rogue Festival, scheduled for March 3 through 11 in Fresno’s Tower District.

Kudos to Fresno Writers — Fall 2022

February 3, 2023.Reading time 23 minutes.

Alumni Gabriel Ibarra (left) and Pilar Christiana Graham have joined the list of more than 50 Fresno State MFA alumni to publish a debut book.

Kudos to #FresnoWriters is an ongoing series on the Fresno State MFA blog, celebrating the professional accomplishments of students, alumni, and faculty in Fresno State’s Department of English and Creative Writing Program.

Three creative writing alumni publish debut books in 2022

January 13, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

Aaliyah Green, Pilar Christiana Graham and Navdeep Singh Dhillon

Three alumni authors from Fresno State’s Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing published their debut books in 2022.

LitHop festival includes MFA students and features tribute to Kamilah Okafor

October 10, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

At least half of the writers performing at LitHop have connections to Fresno State as students, faculty, or alumni.

Professor Mai Der Vang wins American Book Award

September 9, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry Mai Der Vang stands in front of a green field and a setting sun.

Author Mai Der Vang, an assistant professor of English at Fresno State, won an American Book Award for her documentary poetry collection, “Yellow Rain.”

Frances Levine, longtime Fresno State supporter, dies at 94

June 23, 2022.Reading time 10 minutes.

Philip Levine with his arm around Fran as they look at each other in a black and white photo.

Frances Levine, whose gift to Fresno State of her U.S. poet laureate husband’s extensive personal book collection sparked the creation of the Philip Levine Reading Room inside the University library, passed away in Fresno on June 13. She was 94.

Kudos to Fresno Writers – Spring 2022

June 23, 2022.Reading time 28 minutes.

A woman's hand with rings on her fingers grasps a pen tightly as she writes in a notebook.

Kudos to #FresnoWriters is an ongoing series on the Fresno State MFA blog, celebrating the professional accomplishments of students, alumni, and faculty in Fresno State’s Creative Writing Program and the Department of English.

English professor Mai Der Vang named finalist for Pulitzer Prize in Poetry

May 11, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

Author and Fresno State professor Mai Der Vang was honored May 9 as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, for her groundbreaking book of documentary poetry, “Yellow Rain.”

Pennsylvania author Maya Pindyck wins 2021 Philip Levine Prize for Poetry

February 24, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

Maya Pindyck has won the 2021 Philip Levine Prize for Poetry book contest, which includes a $2,000 award and publication of her book, “But the Orange Tree.”