Professor Silvia Giagnoni Publishes New Novel, Alabama Hunt
November 22, 2024
Communications professor Silvia Giagnoni just published her latest Italian-language novel Alabama Hunt (Alter Ego, 2024).
November 22, 2024
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Creative Writing News
Professor Will Schutt Wins Prestigious Poetry Translation Prize
October 10, 2024
JCU Creative Writing professor Will Schutt has won the Joseph Tusiani Italian Translation Prize for his translation of Brief Homage to Pluto and Other Poems by Fabio Pusterla.
October 10, 2024
Summer Creative Writing Institute Wraps Up with Showcase of Faculty and Student Talent
July 2, 2024
The Institute for Creative Writing and Literary Translation wrapped up for the summer on June 20th, with its wildly popular Creative Writing Showcase.
July 2, 2024
John Cabot University Welcomes Acclaimed Author Ocean Vuong
July 1, 2024
On Tuesday, June 11, 2024, the Institute of Creative Writing and Literary Translation hosted acclaimed poet and fiction writer, Ocean Vuong, in his first reading in Rome.
July 1, 2024
Translation as Activism: JCU Welcomes Marzia D’Amico
June 6, 2024
On June 3, JCU hosted “Translation as Activism,” a conversation between writers and translators Allison Grimaldi Donahue and Marzia D’Amico.
June 6, 2024
Writing Fact/Writing Fiction: A Conversation with Authors Matthew Kneale and Silvia Giagnoni
May 31, 2024
The Institute for Creative Writing hosted a conversation on “Writing Fact/Writing Fiction” with authors Matthew Kneale and Silvia Giagnoni.
May 31, 2024
JCU to Welcome Rachel Cantor as Summer 2024 Writer in Residence
March 19, 2024
John Cabot University is pleased to announce that author Rachel Cantor will be the Summer 2024 Writer in Residence for the JCU Institute for Creative Writing and Literary Translation.
March 19, 2024
JCU Students and Professors Showcase Creative Writing Talent
December 11, 2023
On December 5, the Fall 2023 Creative Writing Showcase took place in the Aula Magna, where students and professors read their work.
December 11, 2023
Professor Moira Egan Wins Prestigious Poetry Translation Prize
October 13, 2023
JCU Creative Writing Professor Moira Egan has won the 2023 Raiziss/De Palchi Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets for her translation of Letters of Black Fire by Italian poet Giorgiomaria Cornelio.
October 13, 2023
Department of Modern Languages Presents Stiletto Killer by Alexis Rhone Fancher
June 16, 2023
On June 15, 2023, the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and the Institute for Creative Writing and Literary Translation at John Cabot University presented Stiletto Killer, an anthology of poetry by Alexis Rhone Fancher, translated into Italian and published by Ensemble (2022)
June 16, 2023
Italy Writes 2023 Announces Winners of Creative Writing Contest
June 7, 2023
On May 31, at the online award ceremony, Writer in Residence Susan Bradley Smith joined finalists, their teachers, family and friends as Professor Tara Keenan-Thomson announced the winners of the Italy Writes 2023 Creative Writing Competition.
June 7, 2023
Institute for Creative Writing and Literary Translation Welcomes Susan Bradley Smith
May 26, 2023
On May 24, the Institute for Creative Writing and Literary Translation kicked off its Summer 2023 events with a reading by this year’s Writer in Residence, Australian author and feminist scholar Susan Bradley Smith.
May 26, 2023
Meet Class of 2023 Valedictorian Irene Palermo
May 15, 2023
John Cabot University’s Dean of Academic Affairs Stefano Arnone is pleased to announce the Valedictorian for the Class of 2023, Irene Palermo. Irene has earned a B.A. in English Literature summa cum laude, with minors in Communications and Creative Writing.
May 15, 2023
Confronting Adversity Head On: Queer Alliance President Temashengu Litchfield-Tshabalala
March 10, 2023
Meet JCU student Temashengu Litchfield-Tshabalala, a Student Ambassador and President of the Queer Alliance.
March 10, 2023
JCU to Welcome Susan Bradley Smith as Summer 2023 Writer in Residence
February 6, 2023
John Cabot University is pleased to announce that Australian Poet Susan Bradley Smith will be the Summer 2023 Writer in Residence for the JCU Institute for Creative Writing and Literary Translation.
February 6, 2023
Meet Political Science Student Elizabeth Santina Paresi
January 17, 2023
Elizabeth Santina Paresi was raised in Seattle and now lives in Portland. Santina is pursuing a B.A. in Political Science with minors in Communications and Creative Writing. She is part of JCU’s Student Government and is also a Student Ambassador.
January 17, 2023
The Power of Writing: Visiting Student Reagan Davison
October 7, 2022
Reagan Davison, a senior at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, studied abroad at JCU in Summer 2022. Her book, If a Thousand Lovers Spoke at Once (2022), contains various poems about her journey to achieve self-love despite her tribulations.
October 7, 2022
Communications Alumnus Alessandro Ceschi Wins Writing Prize in China
September 14, 2022
Alumnus Alessandro Ceschi won the Sixth Tone China Writing Contest with his Almost Family piece. Ceschi has lived in China since graduating in 2016.
September 14, 2022
Where Are They Now? Meet Seven JCU Valedictorians
August 26, 2022
In preparation for JCU’s 50th-anniversary celebrations, the Web Communications Office reached out to some past valedictorians to see what path their lives have taken.
August 26, 2022
John Cabot University Welcomes Moira Egan for a Poetry Reading
June 20, 2022
The John Cabot University Institute for Creative Writing and Literary Translation hosted the fourth event of its Summer Session Reading Series, a poetry reading of Amore e Morte (Tlon, 2022) by American poet Moira Egan. Egan is currently teaching a creative writing workshop on poetry at JCU.
June 20, 2022
