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MFA in Creative Writing Program

MFA program helped cultivate alumnus Dan Musgrave’s sprouting literary career

The 2016 graduate spent two-plus years in the Tulsa Artist Fellowship and is working on a memoir in consultation with his father, John, a Vietnam War veteran....

MFA alumnus Jason Vasser-Elong explores his family’s origins and own experiences in debut book, ‘shrimp’

The 174-page collection of poems, published by 2Leaf Press, brings together his passion for writing and interest in culture, heightened by his experiences majoring in anthropology....

Cultivating the next writers of the literary world

The MFA in Creative Writing program is celebrating 20 years of giving rise to new voices and more than 50 books....

Meet Shane Seely: UMSL poet, Hollis Summers Prize winner

Despite the challenges of the literary industry, Seely won the 2014 Hollis Summer Poetry Prize, an annual contest sponsored by the Ohio University Press. ...

UMSL English professor awarded President’s Award for Leadership

Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Ron Yasbin, on behalf of the UM System, surprised Mary Troy with the award during a faculty meeting. ...

Eye on UMSL: Bellerive encore

Nancy Gleason discusses her 10-year affiliation with the honors college-produced publication as guest speaker at the launch party for the latest edition....

After two decades at UMSL, historian Adell Patton recounts his own past

He likes to say he came up from the ashes as a native of the Arkansas Delta. Intrigued, UMSL Daily caught up with Patton to discuss his history....

Marisol Ramirez reflects on her year as UMSL poet laureate

UMSL Daily recently caught up with Ramirez (right) to reflect on her year, her writing process and what happens when three poet laureates get together for brunch....

A message from Chancellor Tom George on Ferguson

"For many, Ferguson is no longer a place. It’s now a symbol that elicits a broad spectrum of issues of global proportion."...

UMSL poet earns Gerald and Deanne Gitner Excellence in Teaching Award

Shane Seely, assistant professor of English at UMSL, will receive the award Sept. 17 at the State of the University Address....