Creative Writing Program News

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Christina Wood Receives Writer of Note Grant

UGA Creative Writing Program Ph.D.

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Holly Haworth wins 2023 Robert B. Silvers Foundation grant

Creative Writing Program graduate student, Holly Haworth has won the prestigious 2023 Robert B. Silvers Foundation grant for her upcoming book. The Robert B. Silvers Foundation is a charitable trust established at the bequest of the late Robert B.

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Abhijit Sarmah finalist for coveted national poetry fellowship

The Creative Writing Program is proud to share that graduate student Abhijit Sarmah has been named a finalist for the Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships. 

 

About the Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships:


2023 Virginia Rucker Walter Poetry Prize Winners

The Creative Writing Program is eager to announce this year's Virginia Rucker Walter Poetry Prize winners. This year, 1 winner and 2 runners up were selected out of 70 applicants by judge and alumna Dr. Ginger Ko.

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Undergraduates- Submit poetry for the Virginia Rucker Walter Poetry Prize!

Undergraduate English majors are invited to enter the annual Virginia Rucker Walter Poetry Prize!

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