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Martin, Zurawski, Sarmiento and DePuy are among more than 800 U.S. citizens who will conduct research and/or teach abroad for the 2022-2023 academic year through the Fulbright Scholar Program.
University of New Orleans instructor Chioma Urama is the winner of the competitive national Georgia Poetry Prize for 2019. Urama, who teaches creative writing and English composition, earned the prize for her debut collection of poetry, “A Body of Water.”
The University of Georgia Press established the national poetry prize in partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Georgia to celebrate excellence in poetry. The annual contest is opened to residents of North America.
The prize includes a $1,000 award and a publication contract with the University of Georgia Press. Urama’s book published on Feb. 15, 2021.
“This award is a great achievement that highlights the great artistic work that is coming out of UNO s English and foreign languages department,” Urama said.