Julia Story (MFA 04 ) and Margaret Ronda (MFA 03) win poetry prizes and book publication
Congratulations to Julia and Margaret for their achievements!
From Poets & Writers (Nov. 2009):
Julia Story of Somerville, Massachusetts, won the 15th annual Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry for her collection Post Moxie. Dan Chiasson judged. David Philip Mullins of Omaha won the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction for his collection True Love Versus the Cigar Store Indian. David Means judged. Each received $2,000, and their collections will be published by Sarabande Books. The awards are given for collections of poetry and stories or short novels. The next deadline is February 15, 2010.
Sarabande Books, Morton and McCarthy Prizes, P.O. Box 4456, Louisville, KY 40204. (502) 458-4028.
www.sarabandebooks.org
Saturnalia Books
Poetry Prize
Margaret Ronda of Portland, Oregon, won the 2009 Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize for her collection Personification. She received $1,500, and her collection will be published by Saturnalia Books. Carl Phillips judged. The annual prize is given for a book-length poetry collection. The next deadline is March 31, 2010.
Saturnalia Books, Poetry Prize, 105 Woodside Road, Ardmore, PA 19003. Henry Israeli, Publisher.
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ALUMNI NEWS
Alumni of our graduate creative writing program live and work in five continents (North America, Europe, Africa, Australia, and Asia), and perform many of the activities associated with the writer's life. First and foremost, they write and publish their own creative work, which we are proud to celebrate. They also edit literary magazines and affiliated university press publications; teach on the graduate, undergraduate, and secondary levels; administer writing programs, summer writing conferences, literary festivals, and related programs in the arts and humanities; serve on a variety of local and national literary organizations; and carry out a broad range of additional literary and cultural activities.
Alumni who are not mentioned on the following pages are encouraged to contact the program director so that, if they wish, their accomplishments may also be added to these pages.
News about 2002-06 graduates can be found at Recent Graduates.
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