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Winter 2023 - Celebrating Recent Publications & AchievementsÂ
Marilyn Abildskov (photo by Matt Felix) Marilyn Abildskov (RJFWA ’98) received a 2024 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. She is...
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Feb 21, 20243 min read
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2023 Fall Debuts from RJFWA Winners Alma GarcÃa (’07) & Elisa Gonzalez (’20)
(l-r): Alma GarcÃa (photo by Meryl Schenker Photography) and Elisa Gonzalez (photo by Simon Bahçeli) Alma GarcÃa (RJFWA ’07), All That...
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Oct 25, 20232 min read
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New Poetry from RJFWA Winner Laura Mullen (’96)
Laura Mullen Laura Mullen (RJFWA ’96) EtC (Solid Objects, November 2023) “EtC is a piercing and playful interrogation of Americanness,...
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Oct 25, 20231 min read
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RJFWA Women Writers Aamina Ahmad, Ama Codjoe & Alison C. Rollins Receive Honors
(l-r) Aamina Ahmad (’17), Ama Codjoe (’17) & Alison C. Rollins (’18) Receive Honors
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May 17, 20231 min read
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Magogodi oaMphela Makhene's (RJFWA ’19) debut collection to be published in June from W. W. Norton
Magogodi oaMphela Makhene (photo by Brett Shere) Magogodi oaMphela Makhene's (RJFWA ’19) Innards: Stories will be released in June from...
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May 17, 20231 min read
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2023 Spring Poetry Books from RJFWA Women Writers Vievee Francis, Jennifer Grotz & Airea D. Matthews
(l-r): Vievee Francis, Jennifer Grotz (photo by Beowulf Sheehan), and Airea D. Matthews (photo by A. H. Jerriod Avant) Vievee Francis...
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May 17, 20232 min read
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Ama Codjoe (’17) receives 2023 Whiting Writer's Award
Ama Codjoe Photograph by David Heald © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York. Ama Codjoe is the author of Bluest Nude (Milkweed...
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Apr 2, 20231 min read
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Rona Jaffe’s The Best of Everything is in a new Penguin Classics 65th Anniversary Edition!
In honor of Rona Jaffe’s memorable and groundbreaking work The Best of Everything, Penguin has released the original 1958 novel as part...
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Mar 14, 20231 min read
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Lisa Hsiao Chen, Lydia Conklin & Solmaz Sharif recognized by 2023 PEN America Literary Awards
RJFWA Winners Lisa Hsiao Chen (’18), Lydia Conklin (’18) & Solmaz Sharif (’14) recognized by 2023 PEN America Literary Awards
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Feb 22, 20232 min read
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Charleen McClure (RJFWA ’20) debuts in film, All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
Charleen McClure (photo by Raven Jackson) Poet Charleen McClure (RJFWA ’20) made her acting debut in All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, one of...
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Feb 22, 20231 min read
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