Department of Writing, Literature & Publishing

Department of Writing, Literature & Publishing News

The latest faculty, staff, and student news in the Department of Writing, Literature & Publishing. For the latest College news and upcoming events, visit the News & Events section.

Creative Writing Graduate Students Host Poetry Program

Creative Writing graduate students Meredith Jordan and Sarah Ehrich received a Graduate Student Association (GSA) Special Award in May 2011 to use toward POP! (Poets of Place).
Alumnus writes critically acclaimed debut novel

Urban Waite's first novel,The Terror of Living, released earlier this year, has received praise from publications such as the New York Times, and renowned writers, including Stephen King.
Walker to head WLP department

Associate Professor Jerald Walker has been named interim chair of Emerson’s Writing, Literature and Publishing Department.
Alumna awarded Fulbright fellowship to teach in Tunisia

Andrea Calabretta, MFA ’07, has been awarded a Fulbright fellowship to teach at the University of Sousse in Tunisia for the 2011–2012 academic year
Everything you ever wanted to know about Ploughshares...

Ploughshares, Emerson College’s award-winning literary journal, turns 40 this fall and a star-studded fundraiser - hosted by comic and author Denis Leary ’79 - is in the planning stages.
First-year talent displayed at FYWP Showcase

Close to 300 first-year students attended the Third Annual First-Year Writing Program (FYWP) Showcase that took place in the Bill Bordy Theater on May 3.
Graduate students win first annual GSA Awards

The Graduate Student Association (GSA) gave awards to some of the College’s most promising grad students on May 7 in the Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theatre.
Gauge receives Mark of Excellence Award

Gauge, an innovative and compelling publication that challenges readers to “know better,” received a Mark of Excellence Award from the Society of Professional Journalists.