Our very own Erin Hamer-Beck has published a number of articles in Ink Magazine recently. Be sure to check them out: – http://www.inkkc.com/content/documentary-filmmaker-traces-grandfathers-legacy/ – http://www.inkkc.com/content/in-the-club-young-professionals-groups-in-kansas-city/ – http://www.inkkc.com/content/city-guide-west-side/ – http://www.inkkc.com/content/a-beginners-guide-to-kc-theater/ – http://www.inkkc.com/content/a-look-ahead-in-kcs-theater-scene/ – http://www.inkkc.com/content/office-space-magician-conjures-up-stories/
Photos from AWP 2015 Conference
UMKC had a presence at this year’s Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference. Here are some photos:
Good News and Recent Publications From MFA Students
We’ve had a spate of good news and publications from our MFA students. Maureen Hirthler’s story was the lead piece on the national blog, KevinMD: http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2015/04/i-inwardly-watch-my-lifes-blood-flow-away-and-no-one-notices.html Emily Geminder’s story, Your Village Has Been Bombed, is in the spring issue of the literary journal, Witness: http://witness.blackmountaininstitute.org/issues/volume-28-no-1-spring-2015 Anders Carlson was hired as a summer intern at the…
Angela Lutz’s Recent Publications
Angela Lutz, current student in UMKC English’s graduate program, has been a publishing machine as of late. You’ll find links to multiple pieces for The Kansas City Star and The Pitch below. Book Reviews for The Kansas City Star: –“Church of Marvels” by Leslie Parry: http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/books/article15343889.html –“It Was Me All Along” by Andie Mitchell: http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/books/article11208485.html –“Sweet Nothing” by Richard Lange: http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/books/article13799576.html –“Dreamland”…
Christine Pivovar Recent Publication
Christine Pivovar (MFA 2013)’s short story “Love in the Time of Communists” appeared in The Southeast Review 33.1 (2015): 64. You can read the story here: http://english.fsu.edu/ser_wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Christine-Pivovar_Love.pdf
Bridgette Henry’s First Novel Recently Published
UMKC alum Bridgette M. Henry’s first novel, Keeper of the Quilt, has been published as an ebook through Amazon. It is available here.
Whitney Terrell to be Featured on KCUR this Sunday
KCUR (89.3 FM) will be reading a clip of Whitney Terrell reading from his new novel, The Good Lieutenant, at 7:35 and 9:35 a.m. this Sunday. Update: Listen to the reading here.
Jennifer Phegley Recent Presentation
Jennifer Phegley presented a paper based on an essay co-written with John Barton, Kristin Huston, and Jarrod Roark entitled “Teaching Transatlantic Sensations” at the Modern Language Association Conference in Vancouver, Canada on January 9, 2015.
Catherine Browder’s Recent Publications
Alumna and former adjunct instructor, Catherine Browder’s novella, CAFE DEUX MONDES, is now available as an E-Book from Ploughshares Solos (as a Kindle Single) and also an audio book from audible.com.watch movie Regression 2015 now Her new collection, NOW WE CAN ALL GO HOME: 3 NOVELLAS IN HOMAGE TO CHEKHOV, is now available from BkMk…
Robert Farnsworth’s Biography of Leon M. Jordan Retitled and Revised
Dr. Robert Farnsworth recently retitled and revised his biography of Leon M. Jordan. New title: “Police Chief, No, Chief Politician, Yes; The Life of Leon Mercer Jordan and the Shaping Memories of His Father and Grandfather.” The work can now be viewed online at: http://library.umkc.edu/spec-col-collections/jordan/farnsworth-manuscript The Kansas City Council has voted 12-0 to name the campus on which…