LitHop festival includes MFA students and features tribute to Kamilah Okafor
At least half of the writers performing at LitHop have connections to Fresno State as students, faculty, or alumni.
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Professor Mai Der Vang wins American Book Award
Author Mai Der Vang, an assistant professor of English at Fresno State, won an American Book Award for her documentary poetry collection, “Yellow Rain.”
Read MoreFrances Levine, longtime Fresno State supporter, dies at 94
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.
Read MoreKudos to Fresno Writers – Spring 2022
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.
Read MoreEnglish professor Mai Der Vang named finalist for Pulitzer Prize in Poetry
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.”
Read MorePennsylvania author Maya Pindyck wins 2021 Philip Levine Prize for Poetry
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.”
Read MoreCreative writers find inspiration at Stonewall exhibit
Nine of Prof. Brynn Saito’s creative writing students enjoyed an impromptu afternoon of awe, history, and inspiration last week when they visited the acclaimed Stonewall Uprising art exhibit. Here is their reaction…
Read MoreFrom muppets to puffers: Sydney Hinton turns random facts into inquisitive writing
What she didn’t know was that her graduate work as an editor with The Normal School literary magazine would not only give her a taste of the publishing world but would also help her build a vast and strange arsenal of random facts.
Read MoreKudos to Fresno Writers — Summer 2021
Kudos to #FresnoWriters is an ongoing series republished from 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.
Read MoreKudos to Fresno Writers — Spring 2021
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.
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The College of Arts and Humanities at Fresno State 