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Ocean Vuong and Karen Skolfield (MFA '98) Win 2020 Massachusetts Book Awards
The Massachusetts Book Awards recognize significant works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and children’s/young adult literature published by Commonwealth residents or about Massachusetts subjects.
Kritika Pandey (MFA ‘20) Wins the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Kritika Pandey wins the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Her short story, “The Great Indian Tee and Snakes” is about two young people trying to solve the age-old riddle of human existence: how...
Ocean Vuong Wins Mark Twain American Voice Award
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
UMass MFA faculty member Ocean Vuong is the winner of the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award, which is given annually by the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford. The honor was...
Lisa Olstein ('03) and Susan Steinberg ('00) awarded Guggenheim Fellowships
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Two MFA alumni, Lisa Olstein ('03) and Susan Steinberg ('00), were awarded Guggenheim Fellowships. Appointed on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise, the successful candidates...
SIN BUG: AIDS, Poetry, and Queer Resilience in Philadelphia by CAConrad
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
A new essay by visiting faculty member CAConrad was published in the Poetry Foundation: SIN BUG: AIDS, Poetry, and Queer Resilience in Philadelphia
Sabina Murray Named Spotlight Scholar
Thursday, April 2, 2020
MFA faculty member Sabina Murray has been named a 2019–2020 UMass Amherst Spotlight Scholar. The Spotlight Scholar program publicly acknowledges highly-accomplished faculty and their professional...
