Writing Program
Faculty Distinction 2023/24
Anelise Chen
Assistant Professor, Writing; Director of Undergraduate Studies
Art OMI Residency in Ghent, NY
Anelise Chen
Assistant Professor, Writing; Director of Undergraduate Studies
Art OMI Residency in Ghent, NY
Anelise Chen
Assistant Professor, Writing; Director of Undergraduate Studies
Art OMI Residency in Ghent, NY
Jaquira Diaz
Assistant Professor, Writing
2023, Jean Cardova Prize for Lesbian/Queer Nonfiction, Lambda Literary, New York, NY
2023, Shearing Fellowship, The Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute,
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Jaquira Diaz
Assistant Professor, Writing
2023, Jean Cardova Prize for Lesbian/Queer Nonfiction, Lambda Literary, New York, NY
2023, Shearing Fellowship, The Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute,
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Jaquira Diaz
Assistant Professor, Writing
2023, Jean Cardova Prize for Lesbian/Queer Nonfiction, Lambda Literary, New York, NY
2023, Shearing Fellowship, The Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute,
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Timothy Donnelly
Professor, Writing
Three Pushcart Prize Nominations (Bennington Review, Southern Humanities Review, www.Poets.org)
“The Bard of Armagh” (poem) selected for Best American Poetry 2024
Timothy Donnelly
Professor, Writing
Three Pushcart Prize Nominations (Bennington Review, Southern Humanities Review, www.Poets.org)
“The Bard of Armagh” (poem) selected for Best American Poetry 2024
Timothy Donnelly
Professor, Writing
Three Pushcart Prize Nominations (Bennington Review, Southern Humanities Review, www.Poets.org)
“The Bard of Armagh” (poem) selected for Best American Poetry 2024
Leslie Jamison
Associate Professor, Writing
Cullman Fellowship at the New York Public Library for the 2024-2025 year
Leslie Jamison
Associate Professor, Writing
Cullman Fellowship at the New York Public Library for the 2024-2025 year
Leslie Jamison
Associate Professor, Writing
Cullman Fellowship at the New York Public Library for the 2024-2025 year
Margo Jefferson
Professor of Professional Practice, Writing, Undergraduate Creative Writing
The Rathbones Folio Prize for Nonfiction and for Literature, 2023
Finalist, The National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography, The Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, and The Gordon Burn Prize
Margo Jefferson
Professor of Professional Practice, Writing, Undergraduate Creative Writing
The Rathbones Folio Prize for Nonfiction and for Literature, 2023
Finalist, The National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography, The Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, and The Gordon Burn Prize
Margo Jefferson
Professor of Professional Practice, Writing, Undergraduate Creative Writing
The Rathbones Folio Prize for Nonfiction and for Literature, 2023
Finalist, The National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography, The Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, and The Gordon Burn Prize
Heidi Julavits
Professor, Writing, Undergraduate Creative Writing
American Academy in Berlin, Fellow, Spring 2024
Heidi Julavits
Professor, Writing, Undergraduate Creative Writing
American Academy in Berlin, Fellow, Spring 2024
Heidi Julavits
Professor, Writing, Undergraduate Creative Writing
American Academy in Berlin, Fellow, Spring 2024
Shane McCrae
Associate Professor, Writing; Director of Undergraduate Studies
Arthur Rense Poetry Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Shane McCrae
Associate Professor, Writing; Director of Undergraduate Studies
Arthur Rense Poetry Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Shane McCrae
Associate Professor, Writing; Director of Undergraduate Studies
Arthur Rense Poetry Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Deborah Paredez
Associate Professor, Writing, Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race; Chair, Writing
Michael I. Sovern/Columbia Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome (Spring 2023)
Deborah Paredez
Associate Professor, Writing, Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race; Chair, Writing
Michael I. Sovern/Columbia Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome (Spring 2023)
Deborah Paredez
Associate Professor, Writing, Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race; Chair, Writing
Michael I. Sovern/Columbia Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome (Spring 2023)
The Faculty Distinction awards are compiled annually by the offices of the Executive Vice President for Arts and Sciences in coordination with the Arts and Sciences Departments. The information displayed is archival in nature and reflects distinctions of the previous academic year - 2020 is a collection of awards an honors from the 2019-2020 academic year.
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