Senior Lecturer Shanan Ballam was recently interviewed by both The Herald Journal and KSL, discussing her experiences recovering from a stroke and returning to language and writing. Her forthcoming book, First Poems After the Stroke, delves into these.
On Thursday April 25th at 7 pm in Logan Library Community Room A, there will be a reading, presented by Helicon West, by the USU Creative Writing and Art Contest Winners
On Wednesday, April 3 at 11:30 am in the Merrill-Cazier Library room 101 Patrick Milian will be reading from his book Unquiet Country. Patrick Milian is the author of The Unquiet Country (Entre Ríos Books) and the chapbook Pornographies (Greying Ghost).
Open to all USU undergraduate students from all departments and disciplines, the contest awards top writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, as well as visual artists in drawing, painting, and photography.
From February 12th to 16th, English Department undergraduate Basil Payne exhibited their artistic and poetic work titled “Creating Sensory Poetry: An Accessible Exhibit and Workshop” in USU’s Project Gallery.
Creative Writing major Greg Dille has been awarded a CHaSS summer mentorship grant to examine how fiction responds to controversial land use policies associated with natural resource removal.
Freshman Ella Stott has been awarded a summer undergraduate research fellowship. Ella is currently focused on creative writing and will spend her summer working with Professor Jennifer Sinor.
Jennifer Sinor Reading on Thursday February 29 at 1:30pm in the Merrill-Cazier Library room 101
Helicon West Presents Chadd Vanzanten and Tim Keller: A Valentine's Day Themed Reading and Open Mic on February 8th at 7pm
Submit poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and art to the Creative Writing Contest by February 5, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.
Join us on campus for a reading by Charles Waugh on Wednesday, January 31 at 12:30 p.m. in the Merrill-Cazier Library room 101.
Helicon West presents a reading from Charles Waugh and open mic night on Tuesday, January 11th at 7pm.
Assistant Professor C.R. Grimmer is a poet, public scholar, and teacher, They have several published articles, poems, sound pieces, and books -- including a forthcoming work.
Join us on Thursday, December 17th @ 7:00pm as Helicon West celebrates 18 years!
Senior Lecturer Shanan Ballam has recently published several poems and an interview, which meditate upon or dovetail with her experiences following a ischemic stroke in January 2022.
Join Helicon West for Poetry in Technicolor on Thursday, November 16, at 7pm!
USU alumna Stacie Denetsosie has published a new book The Missing Morningstar and Other Stories with Torrey House Press.
On Sept. 21, Utah State University’s Department of English held its annual Brewer Festival of Writing. The 2023 event featured readings from visiting writer Bojan Louis and English alum Stacie Denetsosie.
English Department Senior Lecturer Shanan Ballam and Lecturer Ashley Wells have both won Utah Original Writing Competition Awards.
USU student Clarissa Casper has published a nature writing piece about shorebirds and the shifting environment around Utah’s Great Salt Lake in the September/October issue of Salt Lake Magazine.
Join Us October 26th for the Utah Humanities Book Festival with Kimberly Johnson!
Thursday, October 12th at 7:00 pm in Cachearts Thatcher-Young Mansion
The USU English Department has named Mya Bethers the Creative Writing Student of the Year for 2022-23.
Join Us Wednesday, October 4th at 1:30 pm in Merrill-Cazier Library - Room 101! Light refreshments will be served.
Associate Professor Jason Olsen has recently published his new book, Intersecting Genre: A Skills Based Approach to Creative Writing, through Bloomsbury Publishing.
