Category: Awards

Lisa Hiton nominated for Pushcart Prize

February 24, 2015 at 2:17 PM

We’re pleased to announce that Lisa Hiton (Poetry 2011) has been nominated for a 2015 Pushcart Prize!  Visit Lisa’s website here, where you can take a look at her poetry and essay publications. Congratulations, Lisa! Lisa Hiton holds an M.F.A. in poetry from Boston University and an M.Ed. in Arts in Education from Harvard University. […]

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Dariel Suarez finalist for New American Press Fiction Prize

February 6, 2015 at 12:36 PM

Terrific news for Dariel Suarez (Fiction 2012), whose book of short stories, A Kind of Solitude, has been selected as a finalist for the New American Press Fiction Prize! The official announcement can be found here.  The book includes several short stories that Dariel worked on while in the MFA program. In addition, a story from the collection, “Otto’s […]

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Emma Duffy-Comparone’s debut story leads Pushcart Prize

December 1, 2014 at 1:45 PM

We’re thrilled to announce that Emma Duffy-Comparone’s story, “The Zen Thing,” is the lead story of 2015’s Pushcart Prize anthology!  According to the introduction by Bill Henderson, it’s the first time in the history of the prize that an author’s first-published story has been chosen to lead the collection. Hearty congratulations, Emma! You can read […]

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Tracey Knapp wins 42 Miles Press Poetry Award

September 26, 2014 at 3:24 PM

Hearty congratulations to Tracey Knapp (poetry ’04), whose first book of poems, Mouth, has won the 42 Miles Press Poetry Award!  Mouth will be published by 42 Miles Press (Indiana University) in September 2015.  You can read a poem from it here. On writing the book, Tracey says, It took a couple years after finishing my […]

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The Latest on Kimberly Elkins’ What Is Visible

September 4, 2014 at 5:59 PM

Kimberly Elkins’ (fiction ’10) debut novel, What Is Visible (Grand Central/Twelve, 6/14) continues to garner critical acclaim! It received a wonderful review by Barbara Kingsolver on the cover of the New York Times Book Review and was picked as a NYTBR Editors’ Choice, in addition to being chosen as The Most Inspirational Book of 2014 […]

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Kelly Morse’s chapbook and recent publications

August 12, 2014 at 10:31 AM

Exciting news for poetry alum Kelly Morse (poetry ’12), whose piece of flash creative nonfiction, “Ritual”, recently came out on River Teeth Journal’s Beautiful Things Blog.  In addition, another piece called “Open the Door and Here” will appear in Quarter After Eight’s upcoming issue. And if that weren’t enough, we are so pleased to hear […]

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Sarah Huener a finalist in Pocataligo Poetry Contest

June 11, 2014 at 12:02 PM

More great news from Creative Writing program alumni!  Sarah Huener’s poem, “Zagreb, October,” was named a finalist in the Pocataligo Poetry Contest, which is held annually by Yemassee.  Sarah says she wrote the poem while on her Global Fellowship travels in Croatia. Hurrah!  Way to go, Sarah! Sarah Huener is a poet and musician from […]

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Mai Wang Receives Emerging Artists Award

June 9, 2014 at 3:07 PM

Hearty congratulations to Mai Wang! A current MFA candidate in fiction, Mai recently received an Emerging Artists Award from the St. Botolph Club Foundation.  The St. Botolph club gives grants to exceptional writers, visual artists, and musicians who are beginning their careers. We’re so proud of you, Mai! Mai Wang graduated from Yale University, where […]

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Daphne Kalotay to read at Newtonville Books tomorrow!

May 28, 2014 at 11:06 AM

Daphne Kalotay’s newest novel, Sight Reading, has won the 2014 New England Society Book Award for Fiction and has been selected as a Highly Recommended book by the Boston Authors Club.  Congratulations, Daphne! Daphne will be reading from Sight Reading at Newtonville Books on Thursday, May 29, at 7 and at the Brookline Booksmith on Thursday […]

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Emma Duffy-Comparone wins Pushcart Prize

May 9, 2014 at 9:28 AM

Fantastic news for Emma Duffy-Comparone!  Emma recently won a Pushcart Prize for her story, “The Zen Thing,” From the story: Each year, like a shifty circus in a truck, the family unpacks itself for a weekend on a beach and pretends to have a good time. This summer they are in Rhode Island, on Scarborough […]

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