After M.A. alum Luke Carothers graduated in 2018, having specialized in Cultural Studies, he launched into an exciting non-academic career, working first at JJ’s Beer Garden and Brewing Co. as Trivia Host and Creator and now at Civil + Structural Engineer Media as Editor and Content Specialist. In our recent interview with him, below, he…Continue Reading Interview with Luke Carothers (M.A. ’18)

The first two issues of the new undergraduate literary magazine, The Diamond Line, were released in 2020. Developed by students enrolled in the department’s Literary Magazine Production course, The Diamond Line features fiction, poetry, and visual art submitted by undergraduate students at the University of Arkansas. In the interview, below, we talk with Jane Blunschi,…Continue Reading Undergraduate Literary Magazine, _The Diamond Line_, Launched in 2020

M.F.A. alum Brody Parrish Craig’s poetry collection, Boyish, published by the University of Chicago Press, will be released this April. We recently visited with Brody about the process of putting together this award-winning collection, their development of the new literary magazine Twang, Geffrey Davis’s Literary Publishing course (a favorite of Brody’s), another author’s recent collection…Continue Reading Interview with Brody Parrish Craig (M.F.A. ’17)

Casey Kayser is an Assistant Professor of English, specializing in contemporary American and Southern Literature and Drama, Gender Studies, and Medical Humanities. This fall, she successfully completed her third-year review for promotion and tenure. (Way to go!!!) She also was recently named the Director of the Medical Humanities Program. In our interview with her, below,…Continue Reading Faculty Spotlight: Casey Kayser

M.A. Alumni Rachel Hancock (M.A. 2013) was recently hired as the Associate Director of Development Proposals with University Advancement’s Office of Development. In this position, Rachel serves as principal writer, editor, and project manager for various projects (e.g., grant proposals, proposal templates, newsletters, benefactor profiles, stewardship reports, etc.). Rebecca Newth Harrison (M.A. 1988) will have…Continue Reading M.A. and Ph.D. Alumni Updates Spring 2020

Ralph Adamo (M.F.A. 1974) was recently promoted to full professor at Xavier University of Louisiana and also appointed editor of Xavier University Press. (He has been editor of its international literary magazine for several years now.) In January 2020, his eighth book of poems was published – All the Good Hiding Places (Black Widow Press)….Continue Reading M.F.A. Alumni Updates Spring 2020

Jeremy Billingsley (B.A. 2012) is both teaching creative writing for a grad school online and building the creative writing program at Crowder College. He also tutors student athletes at the U of A. He is writing consistently. He is currently working on two novels – one is autofiction – and he’s just had four more short…Continue Reading B.A. Alumni Updates Spring 2020

Nightbird Books, a supporter and favorite haunt of English students, faculty, and staff for fourteen years, closed its doors for the last time on February 29, 2020. Thank you, Lisa Sharp, for all the excellent book recommendations and for providing a place where lovers of literary art could gather and feel at home—we will miss you!  Read the following report by Jesse Greenhill,…Continue Reading Nightbird Books Closes

M.A. alum Joe Sutliff Sanders has enjoyed a successful career researching and teaching children’s and adolescent literature. He is especially passionate about children’s literature’s ability to examine difference and contest marginalization. His most recent passion, as you see here, is “punting” on the river Cam between his scholarly duties in his new job at Cambridge…Continue Reading Update from Joe Sutliff Sanders (M.A. ’97)

Gustavo Nelson (a.k.a. Tav Falco) (BA ’72) made an appearance on BBC2 London, Sunday’s episode of “The Jools Holland Radio Show,” on December 15. Tav was interviewed by Jools, and the two performed a song together, accompanied by Panther Burns’s producer/instrumentalist Mario Monterosso. Tav’s latest LP, Cabaret of Daggers, is out now on ORG Music…Continue Reading Interview with Tav Falco (B.A. ’72)