Department of Writing, Literature & Publishing News

Interview With the Curators of the Graduate Reading Series

The Graduate Reading Series, one of the Graduate Student Organizations in the Writing, Literature, and Publishing department, held an event on September 23.

Junot Diaz visits Emerson

Junot Diaz, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, visited Emerson as part of Hispanic Latin American Heritage Month.

Ploughshares begins 40th anniversary celebration

Ploughshares, published at Emerson, kicked off its 40th-year celebrations with a Sept. 20 reading at the Harvard Book Store.

Writer Junot Diaz visits campus

Junot Díaz delivered a guest lecture, read two of his short stories, held a Q & A with students, and then did a book signing of his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao while he was on Emerson College's campus during Latin American Heritage Month. More than 100 students attended the event.

Creative Writing Student Attends Translation Workshop in Greece

Creative Writing graduate student Nicole Miller talks about her time at Princeton's 2011 Summer Translation Workshop in Greece and how she was selected to join this workshop.

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.