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.”
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English 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 MoreKudos to Fresno Writers – October/November 2020
Kudos to #FresnoWriters is a regular series on the Fresno State MFA blog, celebrating the professional accomplishments of students, alumni, and faculty in the Creative Writing Program and the Department of English at Fresno State.
Read MoreFresno State alumnus Anthony Cody finishes as finalist for National Book Award for Poetry, shares influential books
Dressed up in black, with a bowtie, burgundy jacket and matching burgundy Pumas, author and Fresno State alumnus Anthony Cody waited with anticipation in the virtual green room for the 71st National Book Awards to be announced.
Read MoreIn conversation: Mai Der Vang
As part of the College of Arts and Humanities blog series on new faces in the college, we introduce you to an accomplished professor and author who is joining the Department of English and the Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing for academic year 2019-20.
Read MoreReading Series Features Past, Present, and Emeriti Faculty
The fall 2019 Fresno Poets’ Association reading series lineup will celebrate past and present Fresno State faculty, including an opening reading with an accomplished novelist and a retiring poet professor from the Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing.
Read MoreAuthors and scholars to visit English Department conferences
Six distinguished authors will headline three scholarly and creative conferences presented by Fresno State’s Department of English this spring.
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