Tag: MFA in Creative Writing

New scholarship benefits English Department students

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Two different photos of Alberto and Luis. On the left, he has a short beard, a flannel shirt, and is standing in front of a brick wall. On the right, he has a goatee, side part, blue hoodie, and is standing outside with trees behind him.

With $2,905 in initial gifts from 39 students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community friends — most of those coming during Fresno State’s annual Day of Giving campaign — the English Department successfully established the new English Department Scholarship fund in 2022.

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Creative Writing Program hosts trio of October author readings

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Three headshots of Meg Day, with their head turned to the left; Lars Horn and Brian Turner in black and white..

Fresno State’s Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing will host three author readings in the month of October — one featuring the program’s faculty authors, one a celebration of contemporary queer literature, and one welcoming back to campus an alumni author with three new poetry collections being published this fall. 

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Kudos to Fresno Writers – Summer 2023

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Alumna Roda Avelar, left, won a prestigious Ruth Lilly poetry fellowship. Alumnus Brian Turner published his first of three new poetry collections this year.

Celebrating the professional accomplishments of students, alumni, and faculty in Fresno State’s Department of English and Creative Writing Program.

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Graduate Dean’s Medalist: Mialise Carney

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Student of Distinction: Mialise Carney

“I grew up silenced and sheltered from society, but through education, community and art, I’ve discovered a place in a world I didn’t believe had space for me.”

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