Category: Research & Creative Scholarship
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Nina McConigley’s novel selected for National Book Festival
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Read More: Nina McConigley’s novel selected for National Book Festival‘How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder’ will represent Wyoming at the 2026 National Book Festival this August in Washington D.C. as the state’s adult selection for the “Great Reads from Great Places” program.
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CSU’s Joe Blake Center for Engaged Humanities Announces 2026-2027 Faculty Fellows
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Read More: CSU’s Joe Blake Center for Engaged Humanities Announces 2026-2027 Faculty FellowsThe Joe Blake Center for Engaged Humanities at Colorado State University has named four faculty members as Faculty Fellows for 2026-2027: Maura Velazquez Castillo, Johnny Plastini, Nabile Galván Garcia, and Sarah Cooper.
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Sociology Professor Tara Opsal named William E. Morgan Endowed Chair in the College of Liberal Arts
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Read More: Sociology Professor Tara Opsal named William E. Morgan Endowed Chair in the College of Liberal ArtsTara Opsal, a professor and current chair of the Department of Sociology in the College of Liberal Arts, has been named the William E. Morgan Endowed Chair in the College. A nationally respected public sociologist, Opsal advances community-engaged reform in the criminal legal system, examining how it produces harm and…
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CSU’s Creative Writing MFA program: poetry, prose and the art of mentorship
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Read More: CSU’s Creative Writing MFA program: poetry, prose and the art of mentorshipWith a small cohort size and opportunities for mentorship, the program has produced award-winning alumni who are thriving in their literary careers.
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Writer’s block? Ramona Ausubel’s new craft book helps writers get ‘Unstuck’
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Read More: Writer’s block? Ramona Ausubel’s new craft book helps writers get ‘Unstuck’CSU professor Ramona Ausubel’s new nonfiction book offers practical guidance for writers moving through creative blocks and reconnecting with their art. Published by Tin House, ‘Unstuck’ presents exercises and reflections drawn from Ausubel’s experience as a seasoned writer and teacher.
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Faculty and staff earn “Words for the Earth” awards for diverse environmental projects
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Read More: Faculty and staff earn “Words for the Earth” awards for diverse environmental projectsThe Department of English is proud to name Doug Cloud, Joanna Doxey, Ashley Davies, and Cindy O’Donnell-Allen as the 2026–2027 “Words for the Earth” award recipients, honoring projects that span research, creative practice, and community collaboration.
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Camille Dungy’s new poetry centers love
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Read More: Camille Dungy’s new poetry centers lovePublished by Wesleyan University Press, ‘America, A Love Story,’ explores motherhood, history, art and the natural world while considering what it means to keep choosing love amidst grief.
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McConigley’s debut novel portrays sisterhood, healing in the American West
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Read More: McConigley’s debut novel portrays sisterhood, healing in the American WestPublished by Pantheon on Jan. 20, ‘How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder’ centers on two sisters growing up in rural Wyoming and explores girlhood in the 1980s, identity, trauma and cultural memory. The novel is already earning praise from critics and readers.
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Beachy-Quick’s new poetry explores thinking and thanking
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Read More: Beachy-Quick’s new poetry explores thinking and thankingPublished by LSU Press, ‘Elements & Offerings’ is Beachy-Quick’s ninth full-length book of poetry. In it, he examines the interplay between thinking and thanking through reflections on language, philosophy, and meaningful human connections.
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Hutchins pens narrative of Joseph Smith’s early history
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Read More: Hutchins pens narrative of Joseph Smith’s early historyPublished by the University of Illinois Press, ‘Joseph: An Epic’ recounts the early life and career of religious leader Joseph Smith and explores religion’s role in American politics and culture through a poetic lens.