Heard on Campus: Gabeba Baderoon at Penn State Altoona
2/12/18
Gabeba Baderoon, keynote speaker for the 2018 African American Read-In Chain, presented “Writing the World: The Poetry of African Women in the Diaspora” at Penn State Altoona.
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Lake Effect National High School Poetry Contest receives nearly 2,000 entries
2/8/18
Students from Massachusetts, New York and Wisconsin earned the top three prizes in the 2017 Lake Effect National High School Poetry Contest. In total, the contest received nearly 2,000 entries.
Penn State Libraries, Short Edition partner for first university collaboration
5/18/17
Penn State has become the first educational institution in the world, and the second location in North or South America, to partner with Short Edition of Grenoble, France. The innovative agreement developed by the Penn State University Libraries will deliver short, original pieces of Penn State creative writing into the public’s hands, encouraging direct community engagement with and conversation about writing by Penn State faculty, staff and students.
Professional writing minor now available at Penn State Altoona
4/19/17
The professional writing minor is now available to students at Penn State Altoona. Designed to complement all bachelor’s degree programs, the new 18-credit minor helps prepare students to write effectively in academia and the workplace.
Writing is something we all do, let's celebrate it Oct. 20
10/17/16
The National Day on Writing is Oct. 20, and Penn State York will celebrate with a panel discussion focusing on the topic "Celebrating the Writing in our Lives Professionally and Personally.” The program will be held at 12:15 p.m. in the Lee R. Glatfelter Library and is free and open to the public.
Writing, photography students offer creative glimpse into life in Renovo, Pa.
9/23/16
“Let’s throw them together and see what happens." That statement may sound blasé, but it’s how photographer Steven Rubin and writer Julia Spicher Kasdorf felt when they embarked on a collaborative 400-level, special topics course in documentary writing and photography last spring. The result was the student creation of three books and three websites representing elements of Renovo, a small town in northern Pennsylvania that, like many in the area, has declined since the heyday of the lumber, coal and railroad industries in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Wednesday is open mic night at Brodhead Bistro
4/7/16
Penn State Beaver English Lecturer Athena Pangikas-Miller and about a dozen of her creative writing students are hosting an open mic night at the Brodhead Bistro on April 13.
Award-winning poet to give public reading March 24
3/10/16
Award-winning poet and professor Kate Daniels will visit Penn State as the Fisher Family Writer-in-Residence March 21-25, offering a free public reading at 7:30 p.m. March 24 in Paterno Library’s Foster Auditorium.
Author Elizabeth Kadetsky to read at Penn State Behrend
10/6/15
Elizabeth Kadetsky will read excerpts from her latest novella, “On the Island at the Center of the Center of the World,” on Oct. 22 when the 2015-16 edition of the Creative Writers Reading Series resumes at Penn State Behrend. Her 6 p.m. reading and the reception that will precede it are free and open to the public. Both events will be held in the Larry and Kathryn Smith Chapel.
Behrend alumna Heather Slomski reaches milestone with release of first book
7/21/14
Penn State Behrend alumna Heather A. Slomski will have her first book, "The Lovers Set Down Their Spoons," released this October from the University of Iowa Press. The book is a collection of 15 stories and deals with the theme of loss.
Novelist Chuck Wendig to visit Penn State Behrend
2/11/14
Novelist Chuck Wendig will discuss gender diversity and how it ties into storytelling during his visit to Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on Monday, March 3.
Humanities mini-courses for doctors sharpen thinking and creativity
8/17/12
Mini-courses designed to increase creative stimulation and variety in physicians' daily routines can sharpen critical thinking skills, improve job satisfaction and encourage innovative thinking, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers who piloted a series of such courses.
Register now for writing festival at Penn State Behrend, Presque Isle
7/25/12
Writers, naturalists, birders, journal keepers, teachers and students are invited to learn how to turn observation into word at "Earth's Eye: A Festival of Writing in and on the Natural World," a day-long event to be held at Presque Isle State Park and Penn State Erie, The Behrend College.
Writer Tom Noyes honored with a Sustainable Arts Foundation grant
5/3/12
Thomas Noyes, an associate professor of creative writing at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, was one of five artists honored with a $6,000 grant from the Sustainable Arts Foundation, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that offers financial support to writers and visual artists who also are parents of young children.
Environmental journalist Erik Reece reading at Penn State Behrend
9/13/11
Environmental journalist Erik Reece, author of "Lost Mountain: A Year in the Vanishing Wilderness" and "An American Gospel: On Family, History and the Kingdom of God," will read from his works a5 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept, 29, at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College.