Creative Writing Program News

Our newly minted PhDs with their major advisors

Congratulations to our Graduating MA and PhD Students!

The University of Georgia English Department is thrilled to announce that twelve students have graduated with an MA or a PhD in English in Spring 2017.  The graduates are listed below, with conferred degree, dissertation or thesis title, and the members of their committees.

LeAnne Howe

Professor LeAnne Howe Publishes Article on the History of the Native American Literature Symposium

Professor LeAnne Howe published an article in Wasafiri Magazine - International Contemporary Writing.

Johnny Damm's The Science of Things Familiar

English Graduate Student Accomplishments Spring 2017

The University of Georgia English Department is home to more than 85 M.A. and Ph.D. students, studying a range of creative and critical work—from creative writing to literary to language studies.

Professor LeAnne Howe

Professor LeAnne Howe Interviewed by Wasafiri

Professor LeAnne Howe was interviewed by Wasafiri: International Contemporary Writing, following the Native American Literature Symposium (NALS) in Mystic Lake, Minnesota.

"Float" by Reginald McKnight

Professor Reginald McKnight Wins Pushcart

Professor Reginald McKnight has won a Pushcart Prize for his short story "Float," which first appeared in The Georgia Review's Spring 2016 issue.