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Five Must-Read Summer Book Picks by Asian and Asian American Authors

AAPI Literature and Media Club Founder and President Julie Cha ’25 recommends top reads.

May 09, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Carey Cameron ’24 Plans Future in Media and Entertainment

The senior English major and creative writing minor has held multiple arts and culture roles in the D.C. region.

April 22, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Dylan Lewis Named to Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography

The prestigious fellowship is a capstone graduate career achievement for the English doctoral candidate.

April 15, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

English Professor Elizabeth Arnold Dies at 65

Arnold was a poet of national and international acclaim and a beloved teacher and colleague.

March 12, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

Professor Lillian-Yvonne Bertram and Hoa Nguyen ’91 Receive Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists

They’re among four poets internationally to receive the award.

February 29, 2024 American Studies, English, Maryland Language Science Center

Three ARHU Faculty Win Do Good Innovator Awards

Perla M. Guerrero, Peter Mallios and Shevaun Lewis are among 57 staff and faculty from across campus who received the award.

February 13, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English

M Pease ’22 Appointed to Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs

Pease is an alum of the Maryland General Assembly Program in the Department of English.

February 05, 2024 English

Ali Clingan ’25 Awarded 2023–24 Jack Godfrey Memorial Scholarship

Clingan is the fourth English major to win the scholarship since it was established in 2014.

December 01, 2023 English, College of Arts and Humanities

Lillian-Yvonne Bertram to Read From 'Negative Money'

The poet will share some of their computational poetry Dec. 6.

November 29, 2023 African American History, Culture and Digital Humanities, English

$1.4M Mellon Foundation Grant Expands Black Digital Humanities at UMD

Initiative fosters broad range of scholarly, creative and experimental work at all levels–undergrad to faculty.

Poetry Society of America April 26, 2024

"Wave House" by Professor Elizabeth Arnold Wins Poetry Society of America William Carlos Williams Award

Arnold's book of poetry was one of two winners of the award.

The New Yorker March 25, 2024

“Bitter Water Opera" in Briefly Noted Book Reviews

Alum Nicolette Polek MFA '19's new novel is featured in The New Yorker.

Education Week February 07, 2024

‘Why Doesn’t Everybody Want to Do This?': A New Teacher’s Midyear Reflection

Alum Saxon Brown '23 discusses being an English teacher in Education Week.

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Conference to Celebrate Groundbreaking 1989 Collection of Caribbean Women Writers

February 08, 2021 English, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center

UMD’s ‘Her True-True Name’ event will feature readings by writers published in the book.

New Publication by English Alum Anita Sherman

January 25, 2021 English

PhD alum releases a new book, titled "Skepticism in Early Modern English Literature: The Problems and Pleasures of Doubt"

English Alum Norrell Edwards Named Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow for 2021

January 18, 2021 English

Norrell Edwards (English PhD 2019) has been named the Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow at Texas Christian University for 2021.

Orrin Wang Wins 2020 Distinguished Scholar Award

January 07, 2021 Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, English

English professor Orrin Wang is the 2020 recipient of the Keats Shelley Association of America's Distinguished Scholar Award.

UMD English at MLA 2021

January 06, 2021 English

University of Maryland faculty and graduate students will present recent research on a variety of topics at the Modern Language Association’s annual meeting from January 7-9, 2021.

Poetry Magazine

MFA Alum Featured in Poetry Magazine's January 2021 Issue

January 05, 2021 English

Tyler Miller's (MFA, '08) "Occasion" and "Oak" are featured in Poetry Foundation's first issue of 2021..

MFA Alum's Novel Listed Among Forbes' Best YA Books of 2020

January 04, 2021 English

Elizabeth Acevedo's (MFA '15) book Clap When You Land is listed among the best YA books of the year.

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MFA Alum Elizabeth Acevedo's Novel in the Works for a TV Series

December 16, 2020 English

Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories has acquired the rights to bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo’s YA novel 'Clap When You Land.'

Seminary Co-op

GerShun Avilez's Black Queer Freedom on Notable Books List of 2020

December 14, 2020 English

Seminary Co-op Names Black Queer Freedom Among Notable Books for 2020

MFA Program Announces Nominees for the Association of Writers & Writing Program's Intro Journals Project

December 07, 2020 English

Nominations announced for annual literary competition for the discovery and publication of new work by students currently enrolled in AWP member programs.