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MISSOULA – “Maid,” written by University of Montana alumna Stephanie Land, has become a worldwide hit. Before Netflix created a series inspired by the

MISSOULA – “Maid,” written by University of Montana alumna Stephanie Land, has become a worldwide hit. Before Netflix created a series inspired by the

American Book Award-winning Navajo poet Sherwin Bitsui and multiple award-winning novelist/essayist Maaza Mengiste read from their work as part of the Althea Ward Clark W'21 Reading Series presented by the Program in Creative Writing. FREE and open to public; registration required. Per University policy, all audiences attending indoor events are required to be fully vaccinated and to wear a mask.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — For the Journal For the second time in as many years, Joy Harjo, the current Poet Laur ...

The Ucross Foundation, the renowned artist residency program, today announced its Ucross Spotlight spring calendar, featuring virtual events with acclaimed artists, authors, and journalists, including visual artist Karen Kitchel; art writer Leah Ollman(The Los Angeles Times, Art in America); acclaimed authors Joshua Ferrisand Ottessa Moshfegh. Aura Estrada Prize Founder, Co-Director, and New Yorker contributing writer Francisco Goldman; writer and Aura Estrada Co-Director Gabriela Jauregui; and...

Diné College to become a hub for Native writing by offering a new degree in creative writing New BFA degree begins Fall 2021 Author: News Release Diné College  Diné College will be offering a new BFA degree emphasis in creative writing beginning in fall 2021. The program was approved last month by the Board of Regents. “Based on our research, there is a demand for this degree program,” said Diné College President Charles “Monty” Roessel. “We are an indigenous-centered institu...

From these finalists for the PEN America Literary Awards, winners will be announced on April 8 and receive a total of more than US$380,000. Dining tents in New York City’s Bryant Park, February 4. Image – iStockphoto: Massimo Giachetti From 1,850 Submissions, 55 Finalists A total of 55 titles in 11 categories have been named today (February 10) as finalists in the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards. They now are in contention for an aggregate purse of more than US$380,000. PEN America, of cou...

This morning, PEN America released the 2021 Literary Awards Finalists. More than forty-five imprints and presses are featured on the list, with half of the titles coming from university and indie presses. Twenty books are from writers making their literary debuts, and half the titles among the open-genre awards are poetry collections. Chosen by a cohort of judges representing a wide range of disciplines, backgrounds, identities, and aesthetic lineages, these fifty-five Finalist books represent...

This week on  The Write Question, poet and scholar Heather Cahoon talks about the ways her poetry and tribal policy intersect and how her new book of poetry,  Horsefly Dress, addresses issues of suffering, danger, and — ultimately — transformation. About Heather Cahoon: Heather Cahoon, PhD, earned her MFA in poetry from the University of Montana, where she was the Richard Hugo Scholar. She has received a Potlatch Fund Native Arts Grant and Montana Arts Council Artist Innovation Award. Her...