Each semester, New Letters, UMKC’s literary journal, offers internships to students that provide hands-on publishing experience, including publication management, copy editing, manuscript evaluation, grant development, writing and market research, and creative writing. MFA student Colleen Boyd recently wrote about her experience completing the internship this spring: One of the best experiences I’ve had in grad school…
Michelle Boisseau, UMKC Alums to Read at Writers Place
On Friday, May 13 at the Writers Place (3607 Pennsylvania), UMKC English professor Michelle Boisseau is reading with UMKC alum Chun Ye at 8 p.m. Boisseau is celebrating the release of her fifth book, Among the Gorgons, which won the Tampa Review Prize. The Riverfront Series reading will be preceded by the UMKC MFA Class…
English Undergrads Gain Recognition at Research Symposium
At the 16th Annual Symposium of Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship, UMKC English undergraduate Rachel Hoffman was awarded the Arts & Humanities Presentation of Distinction for her poster, “Getting Mouthy: The Displayed Authority of Dr. Katherine Berry Richardson.” Additionally, Alex Peuser, a student in Nicole Higgins’ discourse class, took third place in the competition for the Social Justice Award,…
English HCSP Writing Contest Winners Announced
Congratulations to the English High School/ College Partnership (HCSP) Essay Contest winners for 2016! The winners and their teachers’ names are listed below. Special thanks also goes to our screeners of the 46 submissions (Ben Moats, Desiree Long, Craig Workman), and our final judges (Dan Mahala, Maridella Carter, Jim Heiman, and Shawn Schmelzle). English HSCP…
UMKC English Professor Celebrates New Publications
UMKC English professor Dr. Norma Cantú has published two books in 2016: Entre Malinche y Guadalupe: Tejanas in Literature and Art. Co-edited with Inés Hernández Ávila, University of Texas Press The Plays of Silviana Wood. Co-edited with Rita Urquíjo Ruiz, University of Arizona Press Congratulations, Dr. Cantú!
UMKC MFA Student Receives Financial Award for Research in Ozarks
UMKC MFA student Rhonda Cooksey received a financial award from the Women’s Council Immediate Aid Assistance fund to do ethnographic research on Ozark folklore narratives for a research paper titled “The Narrative of Folk Medicine Communities in the Ozarks.” Cooksey recently traveled to Eureka Springs, Arkansas, to interview modern grannywoman and Shamanic Buddhist Elle D’Coda, who founded the…
UMKC IPhD Student Honored with Superior Teaching Award
UMKC IPhD student Ande Davis (English/Humanities Consortium) has been awarded the 2015-2016 Graduate Teaching Assistant Superior Teaching Award. This is a tremendous honor and speaks to the hard work he has done in his own courses, as well as his mentorship of new GTAs. Congratulations, Ande! — via Dr. Virginia Blanton, UMKC English professor and…
UMKC English Professor Receives Research Award
UMKC English professor Dr. Joan Dean has been awarded the 2016 N.T. Veatch Award for Distinguished Research and Creative Activity. This is a prestigious campus award that celebrates the most significant research achievements of faculty at UMKC. Congratulations, Dr. Dean!Watch Full Movie Online Streaming Online and Download Dr. Joan Dean receives the Veatch Award at the Celebration of…
Cine Shakespeare Series to Feature Richard III
Hollywood has adapted, sampled, and stolen from William Shakespeare for more than a century — seeing his works as a source of prestige as soon as the commercial possibilities of narrative movies were apparent. The Cine Shakespeare series features four of the best films featuring the Bard or his works in the past 20 years.…
Photos: UMKC MFA Students Read at Kick Comedy Theater
Last Sunday, Feb. 28, UMKC MFA students Sabrina Veroczi, Jermaine Thompson, Ian Swalwell, Anders Carlson, Andrew Reeves, and Mariah Marsden read their fiction and poetry at the Kick Comedy Theater in Westport. Their work was then interpreted by improv comedians, who created memorable and hilarious scenes about sloth fights, bad first dates, and stoner Buddhas.…