This year’s $15,000 in funding will support the publication of the latest title in the Mountain/West Poetry Series—I Woke a Lake, by California poet Susan McCabe—and two issues of Colorado Review.
The Department of English and College of Liberal Arts are thrilled to announce Dr. Julia Schleck has been appointed the next English Chair at CSU. Her five-year term will begin July 1, 2025.
The Creative Writing Program recently announced the undergraduate winners of the Creative & Performing Arts Scholarship for the 2024-2025 academic year in creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry.
A new exhibition at the Old Town branch of Poudre Library represents the creative prowess of the hundreds of writers and artists who have participated in SpeakOut! community writing workshops since 2005.
Jesse Venegas is an outstanding graduate from the Educator Preparation Program in the School of Education at Colorado State University. A student-veteran and transfer to CSU, Venegas departs having achieved great things, all while overcoming hardships, and the tough balance between life and academics. He is a candidate to earn Latin Distinction as a cum laude graduate in English education.
Colorado State University graduate students presented their creative work, research and entrepreneurship during the 2024 GradShow on Nov. 20. Out of 241 participants across all eight colleges, five CLA students won top honors.
During Homecoming and Family Weekend, Yusef Komunyakka (M.A., ’81) received the William E. Morgan Distinguished Alumni Award for his work as a Pulitzer prize winning poet. Though he was unable to attend the ceremony, University Distinguished Professor Camille Dungy accepted the award on Komunyakaa’s behalf and described his “rhythm of the work.”
The Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program at CSU is once again inviting faculty to explore how writing can enhance student engagement, understanding and success across all disciplines.