Biddy Mason Speaks Up will be released in February 2019 by Heyday Books as part of the "Fighting for Justice" series by Arisa White and Laura Atkins.  The books are recommended for children ages 8...

The Women in Arts Leadership Symposium will connect UMass and Five College students and alumnae with emerging and professional arts leaders through workshops and network building. By sharing their...

Lines from OCEAN VUONG's poem “After Rapture” were sampled and included in the recording of the song “Brutal | False Skull 5” by the artist “How to Dress Well” on the album The Anteroom (Domino...

Ocean Vuong wrote poems which are featured in the new Maggie Gyllenhaal film The Kindergarten Teacher, which was released via Netflix on October 12, 2018 (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...

RED CLOCKS was chosen by TIME as a Best Novel of 2018 So Far and by Vulture as one of the 100 Most Important Books of the 21st Century.   Additional comments about the book include:...

Andrea Lawlor's (MFA'12) novel, PAUL TAKES THE FORM OF A MORTAL GIRL, will be published in 2019 by PIcador Publishing in the UK .  Read the announcement here.