Creative Writing News

JCU to Welcome Rachel Cantor as Summer 2024 Writer in Residence

JCU to Welcome Rachel Cantor as Summer 2024 Writer in Residence

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. 

JCU Students and Professors Showcase Creative Writing Talent

JCU Students and Professors Showcase Creative Writing Talent

On December 5, the Fall 2023 Creative Writing Showcase took place in the Aula Magna, where students and professors read their work.

Professor Moira Egan Wins Prestigious Poetry Translation Prize

Professor Moira Egan Wins Prestigious Poetry Translation Prize

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.

Department of Modern Languages Presents Stiletto Killer by Alexis Rhone Fancher

Department of Modern Languages Presents Stiletto Killer by Alexis Rhone Fancher

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)

Italy Writes 2023 Announces Winners of Creative Writing Contest

Italy Writes 2023 Announces Winners of Creative Writing Contest

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.

Institute for Creative Writing and Literary Translation Welcomes Susan Bradley Smith 

Institute for Creative Writing and Literary Translation Welcomes Susan Bradley Smith 

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.

Meet Class of 2023 Valedictorian Irene Palermo

Meet Class of 2023 Valedictorian Irene Palermo

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.

Confronting Adversity Head On: Queer Alliance President Temashengu Litchfield-Tshabalala

Confronting Adversity Head On: Queer Alliance President Temashengu Litchfield-Tshabalala

Meet JCU student Temashengu Litchfield-Tshabalala, a Student Ambassador and President of the Queer Alliance.

JCU to Welcome Susan Bradley Smith as Summer 2023 Writer in Residence

JCU to Welcome Susan Bradley Smith as Summer 2023 Writer in Residence

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.

Meet Political Science Student Elizabeth Santina Paresi

Meet Political Science Student Elizabeth Santina Paresi

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.

The Power of Writing: Visiting Student Reagan Davison

The Power of Writing: Visiting Student Reagan Davison

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. 

Communications Alumnus Alessandro Ceschi Wins Writing Prize in China

Communications Alumnus Alessandro Ceschi Wins Writing Prize in China

Alumnus Alessandro Ceschi won the Sixth Tone China Writing Contest with his Almost Family piece. Ceschi has lived in China since graduating in 2016.

Where Are They Now? Meet Seven JCU Valedictorians

Where Are They Now? Meet Seven JCU Valedictorians

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.

John Cabot University Welcomes Moira Egan for a Poetry Reading

John Cabot University Welcomes Moira Egan for a Poetry Reading

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.

The Incontinent of Royy: A Reading by Professor Daniel Roy Connelly

The Incontinent of Royy: A Reading by Professor Daniel Roy Connelly

The JCU Institute for Creative Writing and Literary Translation organized the third event of its Summer Session Reading Series, called “Daniel Roy Connelly: A Reading from His Novel The Incontinent of Royy” on June 8, 2022.

John Cabot University Welcomes Author Charmaine Wilkerson

John Cabot University Welcomes Author Charmaine Wilkerson

On May 26, the JCU Institute for Creative Writing and Literary Translation welcomed New York Times best-selling author, Charmaine Wilkerson, for a reading of her first novel, Black Cake (Ballantine Books, 2022).

Institute for Creative Writing and Literary Translation Welcomes Poet James Arthur

Institute for Creative Writing and Literary Translation Welcomes Poet James Arthur

On May 24, the JCU Institute for Creative Writing and Literary Translation welcomed renowned poet and Summer 2022 Writer in Residence, James Arthur, for a reading of his poetry.

JCU Creative Writing Institute to Welcome James Arthur as Summer 2022 Writer in Residence

JCU Creative Writing Institute to Welcome James Arthur as Summer 2022 Writer in Residence

Canadian-American poet James Arthur will be Writer in Residence in JCU's Creative Writing Institute in Summer 2022. Arthur is the author of The Suicide’s Son (Véhicule Press 2019) and Charms Against Lightning (Copper Canyon Press, 2012).

Meet Professor Carlos Dews, JCU’s New Dean of Academic Affairs

Meet Professor Carlos Dews, JCU’s New Dean of Academic Affairs

A leading authority on the life and work of American author Carson McCullers, Professor Carlos Dews has recently been appointed Dean of Academic Affairs. 

Combining Filmmaking and Literature: Alumna Mariolina Castellaneta

Combining Filmmaking and Literature: Alumna Mariolina Castellaneta

Alumna Mariolina Castellaneta has recently been accepted for an M.A. in Directing at MetFilm School in Berlin, Germany. Mariolina graduated in 2020 with a degree in English Literature and a minor in Creative Writing.