Congratulations to all of our graduates! While we have some photos of our IPhD, MA, and MFA grads that attended the commencement ceremony, please send us any that you’d like to share.
Ande Davis wins UMKC Community of Scholars contest
On April 23, Ande Davis (IPhD, English/Humanities Consortium) won the UMKC Community of Scholars paper/multimedia presentation contest, which is a university-wide competition. Congratulations!
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”…
The World of Self-Publishing
For almost five years, I have been self-publishing my poetry, short fiction, and fantasy novels through Lulu.com. This website has provided a means through which I can create print as well as electronic versions of the stories I’ve been developing for as long as I can remember, after many years of doubting if I could…
Hirthler Presents at Medicine/Writing Conference
Second-year MFA candidate Maureen Hirthler has been selected to host a discussion at the eighth annual Examined Life Conference, April 10-12, sponsored by The University of Iowa, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. The three-day conference will focus on the links between the science of medicine and the art of writing. Keynote…