Fiction
Greensboro welcomes Xhenet Aliu!
August 22, 2019
The MFA Writing Program at UNCG is delighted to welcome Xhenet Aliu as the newest member of our creative writing faculty. Aliu will give a reading on Thursday, August 29 at 7 p.m. in the UNCG Faculty Center. Xhenet Aliu’s …
Learn MoreSummer Reading: Books by UNCG Faculty and Alumni
June 21, 2019
It’s the first day of summer! This has been a great year so far for Greensboro faculty and alums, so be sure to check out the University Communications reading recommendations among books published in 2019: https://newsandfeatures.uncg.edu/summer-reading-books-faculty-alumni/
Learn MoreInterview with MFA Alumna Kelly Link
June 17, 2019
Kelly Link (UNC Greensboro MFA ’95 and recent MacArthur ‘genius’ grant recipient) talks about nighttime logic, her novel-in-progress, and wild goose chases: https://newsandfeatures.uncg.edu/an-interview-with-alumna-kelly-link-macarthur-genius/
Learn MoreDoua Thao wins 100th Annual O. Henry Prize
May 22, 2019
Doua Thao, a graduate of the Greensboro MFA and former editor of The Greensboro Review, has received the 2019 O. Henry prize for short fiction in recognition of “Flowers for America” (published in Fiction). Congratulations to Doua for this great …
Learn MoreMichael Parker’s latest novel receives Booklist starred review
March 5, 2019
Joan Curbow’s Booklist starred review of Prairie Fever, coming May 2019 from Algonquin Books, applauds Parker’s new work as a “chimerical slipstream of a novel.” https://www.workman.com/products/prairie-fever
Learn MoreHolly Goddard Jones to speak at Beverly Pritchard Lecture Series NC Writers Showcase
August 14, 2018
UNC Greensboro’s Holly Goddard Jones will take part in a conversation and reading, along with poet Lavinia Jackson, at Salem College on September 28: https://www.salem.edu/events/2018/9/join-us-engaging-conversation-and-reading-two-north-carolina-writers-holly-goddard
Learn MorePremiere of Wetware motion picture, based on Craig Nova’s novel
August 6, 2018
Wetware, the motion picture based on Craig Nova’s novel of the same name, will be making its theatrical debut on Sunday, August 19th at 6PM at Nantucket Dreamland. Watch the trailer at https://vimeo.com/178329080
Learn MoreMichael Parker wins third O. Henry Award for “Stop ‘n’ Go”
May 16, 2018
Congratulations to Greensboro fiction faculty Michael Parker, whose story “Stop ‘n’ Go” has been selected for inclusion in the 2018 O. Henry Prize Stories. https://lithub.com/announcing-the-2018-o-henry-prize-stories/
Learn MoreAlumna Jamey Bradbury on her new novel and UNCG experience
April 25, 2018
Author Jamey Bradbury, whose debut novel The Wild Inside was released last month by William Morrow, talks about her experience in Greensboro: “UNCG was absolutely essential to my development as a writer.” http://www.greensboro.com/go_triad/arts/books/new-author-uncg-was-absolutely-essential-to-my-development-as/article_a1679f39-ab8f-5276-9f83-bfe803b378a1.html
Learn MoreParker’s Stories Selected for “Best Small Fictions 2018″ Anthology
April 4, 2018
Michael Parker, Greensboro MFA Writing Program fiction faculty, had two stories from his recent collection, “Everything, Then and Since” selected by Aimee Bender for “Best Small Fictions 2018.” The anthology will be released by Braddock Avenue Books this fall. http://www.braddockavenuebooks.com/bookmark/announcing-best-small-fictions-2018-anthology
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