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.

In Memoriam: Professor Emerita Toni Wein, Ph.D.

December 19, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

Dr. Toni Wein is shown on the right wearing red and black. On the left is a yellow background with white text "In Memoriam" in dark green text "Toni Wein, Ph.D., Professor Emerita.

Toni Wein, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, English Department (2002-2018) was born on April 20, 1952, in Detroit, MI and, after a bout with brain cancer, passed away on December 17, 2022, in Portland, OR.

New Faces: Sean A. Gordon

August 24, 2022.Reading time 11 minutes.

The College of Arts and Humanities welcomes new faculty Dr. Sean A. Gordon to the Department of English. He earned a Ph.D. in English and American Studies from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he recently defended his dissertation, “On Being Dispersed: The Poetics of Dehiscence from ‘We the People’ to Abolition.”

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

May 11, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

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

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.”

Young Writers’ Conference welcomes graphic memoirist to campus

April 12, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

Kristen Radtke, author of the graphic memoirs “Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness” (2021) and “Imagine Wanting Only This” (2017) sits in a chair in her office in front of a computer, but she is looking down. A bookshelf is behind her.

The conference will feature an awards ceremony, keynote speaker Kristen Radtke, and writing workshops led by Master of Fine Arts graduate students. It will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27, inside the Satellite Student Union.

Kudos to Fresno Writers — Fall 2021

January 26, 2022.Reading time 29 minutes.

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.

In memoriam: Dr. Robert O’Neil

December 10, 2021.Reading time 8 minutes.

Dr. Robert O’Neil, a Fresno State professor emeritus of English, passed away Oct. 22. He was 93.

Creative writers find inspiration at Stonewall exhibit

October 5, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

English student Rachel Cruz tours the exhibition “Nobody Promised You Tomorrow: Art 50 Years After Stonewall," inside the Phebe Conley Art Gallery at Fresno State.

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…

New Faces: René M. Rodríguez-Astacio

August 20, 2021.Reading time 10 minutes.

The College of Arts and Humanities welcomes new faculty Dr. René M. Rodríguez-Astacio to the Department of English.

MFA Creative Writing Program Celebrates 25th Anniversary

May 4, 2021.Reading time 10 minutes.

Jeffery Gleaves, Sasha Pimentel and Navdeep Singh Dhillon

Not even a global pandemic can keep the Department of English’s highest degree program from celebrating 25 years of alumni accomplishments