Fiction
Michael 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
Learn MoreTin House Interview with Michael Parker
January 14, 2018
Greensboro writer Michael Parker talks about his new collection of flash fiction, Everything, Then and Since, over at Tin House: http://tinhouse.com/truly-brutally-alive-interview-michael-parker/
Learn MoreThe Salt Line: Holly Goddard Jones on Her New Novel
October 1, 2017
Holly Goddard Jones, fiction faculty at the MFA Writing Program at Greensboro, talks about her post-apocalyptic novel The Salt Line over at Fiction Writers Review and Paste: http://fictionwritersreview.com/interview/facing-the-scary-thing-in-the-dark-an-interview-with-holly-goddard-jones/ & https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/09/the-salt-line-holly-goddard-jones.html
Learn MoreNPR Reviews Travis Mulhauser’s “Electrifying” Debut Novel
February 16, 2016
Sweetgirl, MFA alum Travis Mulhauser’s debut novel from Ecco/Harper Collins, is “hilarious, heartbreaking and true,” according to NPR: https://www.npr.org/2016/02/02/463861284/a-blizzard-meth-and-a-missing-mom-make-sweetgirl-a-harrowing-read
Learn MoreSteve Almond Publishes New Flash Fiction with ‘SmokeLong Quarterly’
June 25, 2013
Flash fiction by MFA Writing Program at Greensboro alum Steve Almond over at SmokeLong Quarterly: http://smokelong.com/flash/stevealmond40q.asp
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