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Gretchen Gerzina

Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina Awarded Samuel F. Conti Faculty Fellowship

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina, Paul Murray Kendall Chair in Biography and Professor of English, recently recieved the Samuel F. Conti Faculty Fellowhip award....
Charles Kay Smith

In Memoriam: Charles Kay Smith

Monday, March 27, 2023

We are profoundly sad to announce the death of our colleague Professor Charles Kay Smith, familiarly known as Kay. As a distinguished professor in the UMass Amherst English Department for 40 years,...
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Edie Meidav Chosen as Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Center Fellow

Friday, March 24, 2023

Edie Meidav has been selected as a fellow by the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center to further her work by writing a book this summer. As part of the fellowship, she will spend one month on...
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Sabina Murray Publishes Collection: Muckross Abbey and Other Stories

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Sabina Murray recently published Muckross Abbey and Other Stories, a story collection by by BlackCat/Grove....
Betsy Wheeler

Betsy Wheeler Awarded Chancellor’s Citation Award

Thursday, March 16, 2023

Betsy Wheeler, Director of the Juniper Summer Writing Institute & the Juniper Institute for Young Writers, has been selected for the 2023 Chancellor’s Citation Award. This prestigious staff...
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Paperbark Featured in HFA News

Friday, March 10, 2023

Paperbark, the interdisciplinary print & digital magazine, steered largely by the English MFA program, was recently featured in HFA News. The piece includes an interview with Paperbark’s...