the uncw department of creative writing presents writers’ week nov. 16-20 the uncw department of creative writing is a community of passionate, dedicated writers who believe that the creation of art is a pursuit valuable to self and culture. Our faculty fosters a rigorous yet supportive environment in which writers can grow as artists and individuals. Te department is devoted to the pursuit of excellence in writing through an informed application of craft. We value versatility, and we encourage writers to explore aesthetics and methods across genre lines.

Te department ofers degree programs leading to the Master of Fine Arts and the Bachelor of Fine Arts, in addition to an undergraduate Certifcate in Publishing. Our primary genres are fction, poetry, and creative nonfction; classes in screenwriting are also available, as is the study of editing and publishing through Te Publishing Laboratory.

Each fall the department hosts the Writers’ Week symposium, a festival of workshops, panels, readings, and manuscript conferences. Writers’ Week brings together graduate students, undergraduate students, and the community interested in the art of writing to promote the discussion of craft.

We invite our students, faculty, and guests to join together for our fall 2015 Writers’ Week. Prepare to be delighted, challenged, and inspired as we welcome a distinguished group of poets, writers, and editors into our midst once more. writers’ week: nov. 16-20 2015 monday 10 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. nov. 16 Fiction Craft Talk Faculty Reading Conversation Reading Matthew Neill Null Nina de Gramont & Tayari Jones & Jill McCorkle Tayari Jones Azalea Coast, Room A & B Beth Staples Azalea Coast, Room A & B Morton Hall, 100 Azalea Coast, Room A & B

tuesday 10 a.m. 12:30 p.m 2 p.m. 7 p.m. nov. 17 Poetry Craft Talk MFA Reading Agent Talk Reading & Book Launch Sarah Messer Azalea Coast, Room A & B Peter Steinberg Matthew Neill Null & Azalea Coast, Room A & B Azalea Coast, Room A & B Edward P. Jones Morton Hall, 100

wednesday 10 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. nov. 18 Poetry Craft Talk BFA Reading Book to TV talk Reading Ilya Kaminsky Warwick, Ballroom 1 James Campbell & David Gessner Sarah Messer & Warwick, Ballroom 1 Warwick, Ballroom 1 Ilya Kaminsky CIS Building, 1008 thursday 10 a.m. 12:30 2 p.m. 7 p.m. nov. 19 Nonfction Craft Talk Book Arts Craft Talk Screens vs.Wild Panel Buckner Reading James Campbell Rory Sparks James Campbell, David Gessner Jill McCorkle Azalea Room, Room A & B Azalea Coast, Room A & B Jill McCorkle, & Anna Lena Phillips King Hall, 101 Bell Azalea Coast, Room A & B friday 10 a.m. 2–3 p.m. 5–6 p.m. nov. 20 Workshop Career Panel PubPub Rory Sparks with MFA Alumni Happy Hour registration full Azalea Coast, Room A & B Kenan Hall Courtyard visiting writers, JILL MCCORKLE is the author of six novels and four story collec- tions. Her work appears in numerous periodicals, and four of her editors, & agents short stories have been selected for the Best American Short Stories series. She has taught at Harvard, Brandeis, and North Carolina State University, and currently teaches in the Bennington College Writing JAMES CAMPBELL received his BA from Yale University and MA Seminars. from the University of Colorado. He has written stories for Outside, National Geographic, Backpacker, and Audubon. His frst book, Te Fi- nal Frontiersman was chosen by the Midwest Booksellers Associa- tion, Outdoor Writers of America, Amazon’s editors, and the Book of the Month Club as one of 2004’s top titles. His second book, Te Ghost Mountain Boys won the 2008 RR Donnelley Award. He is also SARAH MESSER has received grants and awards from the National the co-Executive Producer of the Animal Planet docu-series, Te Last Endowment for the Arts, the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writ- Alaskans, which was inspired by Te Final Frontiersman. ing, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, and the Michigan Council for the Arts. She is the author of two poetry collections, Bandit Letters, Dress Made of Mice; a history/memoir, Red House; and a book of translations, Having Once Paused, Poems of Zen Master Ik- kyu. In 2008, she was a Poetry Fellow at the Radclife Institute for Advanced Studies. For many years, she taught in the MFA program EDWARD P. JONES was born and raised in Washington, DC. He is the at UNCW. Currently, she runs One Pause Poetry in Ann Arbor and author of three books, Lost in the City, Te Known World, and All Aunt works at White Lotus Farms. Hagar’s Children. He is the recipient of the PEN/Hemingway Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and the Pulitzer Prize. He has been pub- lished in Ploughshares, Callaloo, , and the Paris Review. He teaches at George Washington University. MATTHEW NEILL NULL is a recipient of the Mary McCarthy Prize and the Michener–Copernicus Society of America Award. His fction appears in American Short Fiction, Ecotone, the Oxford American, the PEN/O.Henry Prize Stories, and Te Best American Mystery Stories. A native of West Virginia, he holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and was a fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Prov- TAYARI JONES is the author of three novels, including Silver Sparrow. incetown, where he is currently writing coordinator. Honey From the She holds degrees from Spelman College, Arizona State University, Lion, Lookout’s debut novel, is his frst book. and the University of Iowa. She serves on the MFA faculty at Rut- gers and blogs on writing at tayarijones.com/blog.

JENNIFER SAHN is the Executive Editor of Pacifc Standard. She previously served as Editor of Orion, during which time the maga- zine was twice a winner of the Utne Independent Press Award for ILYA KAMINSKY was born in , and now lives General Excellence and twice a fnalist for a National Magazine in San Diego where he teaches at San Diego State University. Award. She has been a judge for several literary awards and fel- He is the author of Dancing in Odessa, and co-editor of Ecco lowships and has taught or lectured at a number of writing work- Anthology of International Poetry. His work has been honored shops. Stories she has edited have been awarded the Pushcart Prize, with the American Academy of Arts and Letters Metcalf Award, the O. Henry Prize, the John Burroughs Essay Award, and have the Whiting Writers Award, the Lannan Fellowship and other been reprinted in the Best American Series, the Norton Reader, and distinctions. Longreads. visiting writers, LAUREN FRYE has been working in marketing and public relations in Wilmington for more than a decade. After graduating from UNCW in 2004 with an MFA in creative writing, she joined a marketing frm. She has worked as Publicist for Bald Head Island, Managing editors, & agents Editor for their lifestyle magazine, Haven, and is currently part of the team at Gillies and Zaiser, a travel PR frm. In this position, she works with journalists to craft and sell stories. In the past year she’s PETER STEINBERG has represented numerous New York Times traveled to Norway, Germany, and the Netherlands on behalf of her bestsellers and his clients have been nominated for and awarded clients. Edgars, the Pulitzer Prize, the Story Prize, the Paris Review Discovery Prize, PEN/Faulkner and National Book Awards. His list includes: narrative nonfction, commercial and literary fction, memoir, health, history, lifestyle, humor, sports and young adult. He began his agenting career as an assistant at Donadio & Ashworth RYANNE PROBST is originally from Winston–Salem, North Caro- in 1996, where he was fortunate enough to assist many great writers lina. She graduated from UNCW in 2014 with her BFA in creative including: Mario Puzo, Peter Matthiessen, Edward Gorey, Cathleen writing and a certifcate in publishing. Currently she resides in New Schine, Robert Stone and Chuck Palahniuk. He currently works York City where she works as a publicist for Berkley/NAL, an im- with Foundry. print of Penguin Random House. She loves bingeing on the next great book and cheap tacos.

RORY SPARKS is a printmaker and book artist living and working in Portland, Oregon. She learned these crafts through self-study, residency, apprenticeship and at various institutions. She is the founding director of Em Space Book Arts Center where artists have access to space and rare equipment for their book art practice. MEG REID Currently, she collaborates with artists and writers to create limited is an editor and nonfction writer. Her essays have edition works in addition to her studio practice. appeared in Chautauqua, Matter Journal, DIAGRAM, the Oxford American, Fringe, and the Rumpus. She is the editor of Carolina Writers at Home, a photo and essay collection focused on writers’ houses. She is the Deputy Director of Hub City Press in Spartanburg, SC. alumni

CARSON VAUGHN is a freelance writer based in Lincoln, Nebraska. JASON FRYE is a travel, culinary and culture writer with an MFA in His work appears in , Chicago Tribune, Nation- creative writing from UNCW. His stories and photography appear al Geographic, Smithsonian, Travel + Leisure, Slate, Salon, Audubon, in Our State, Southern Living, Salt, StarNews, Charlotte Observer, Ra- American Cowboy, Grist, Guernica, Variety, and High Country News. leigh News & Observer, AAA Go!, Trillist, Virgin Atlantic Airlines, He is the founding editor of the Dailyer Nebraskan, the University Our State Eats, VisitNC.com, Forbes, Moon.com, Te Ofcial North of Nebraska-Lincoln’s frst and only satirical news source, and the Carolina Visitors Guide, and Discover South Carolina Vacation Guide. former nonfction editor of Ecotone. He and his girlfriend, Melissa, He’s the author of Moon North Carolina, Moon North Carolina Coast recently renovated a 1968 travel trailer and will soon embark on a Including the Outer Banks and Moon Blue Ridge Parkway Roadtrip. He year-long tour of the United States. Follow their progress at Local- also has fve forthcoming titles with Moon. ColorXC.com All events are free and open to the public. For more information on Writers’ Week, or to learn more about the UNCW creative writing program, contact the participating faculty ofce at (910) 962-3070 or visit uncw.edu/writers.

ANNA LENA PHILLIPS BELL’s recent work includes Forces of Tanks to David Gessner of the UNCW Department of Creative Writing for Attention, a series of printed objects designed to help people use screened devices as they wish, and A Pocket Book of Forms, a organizing the fall 2015 Writers’ Week, with assistance of the faculty and staf: letterpress-printed guide to poetic forms. She is editor of Ecotone Lavonne Adams, Tim Bass, Karen Bender, Lisa Bertini, Wendy Brenner, May- and Lookout Books, and teaches in the creative writing department lee Chai, Mark Cox, Nina de Gramont, Clyde Edgerton, Philip Furia, Philip at UNCW. Her writing appears or is forthcoming in the Southern Gerard, Virginia Holman, Rebecca Lee, Megan Hubbard, Malena MÖrling, Anna Review, 32 Poems, Colorado Review, Southern Poetry Review, and Te Southern Poetry Anthology, and she is the recipient of a 2015 North Lena Phillips, Robert Siegel, Emily Smith, Beth Staples, and Michael White. Carolina Arts Council Fellowship in literature. Tanks are also due to the many students of CRW course 540 / 320 who are helping NINA DE GRAMONT’s frst book, the short story collection Of Cats to host these events. and Men, won a Discovery Award from the New England Booksell- ers Association and was a Booksense selection. Her novel Gossip of the Starlings was also a Booksense pick. Her second novel, Te Last Special thanks to Mr. Charles F. Green, III, for his continuing generosity and September, was released this year. She has written three novels for support. teens—Te Boy I Love, Meet Me at the River, and Every Little Ting in the World, which was an ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults. Te Distance From Me to You was released this year under the pseudonym Keepsake broadsides are available at each visiting writer’s reading. Broadsides, Marina Gessner, and is a Junior Library Guild selection. posters, and programs were designed and produced in Te Publishing Laboratory by Morgan Davis, Katy-Whitten Davidson, Megan Ellis, Liz Granger, Renée DAVID GESSNER is the author of nine books, including the forth- Labonte, and Jane Molinary,. coming All the Wild Tat Remains: Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner and the American West, Sick of Nature, My Green Manifesto, and Te Tarball Chronicles, which won the 2012 Reed Award for Best Book on the Southern Environment and the Association for Study of Lit- erature and the Environment’s award for best book of creative writ- ing in 2011 and 2012. His book Return of the Osprey was chosen by the Boston Globe as one of the top ten nonfction books of the year and the Book-of-the-Month club as one of its top books of the year.

EMILY SMITH is director of the Publishing Laboratory and co-founder and publisher of Lookout Books and its sister magazine, Ecotone. She teaches Introduction to Book Publishing, Bookbuilding, Publishing Practicum, the Business of Being a Writer, and various special topics courses in publishing.

BETH STAPLES is the associate editor for Ecotone and Lookout Books, University of North Carolina Wilmington and is the assistant director of the Publishing Laboratory. She teach- 601 South College Road, Wilmington NC 28403 es Books & Publishing, Publishing Practicum, and Special Topics in Publishing. She joined the UNCW faculty from Te Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at Arizona State University. Her writing has appeared in Phoebe, the Portland Review, and Bat City Review. UNCW is an EEO/AA institution. Accommodations for disabilities may be requested by calling 910-962-3500.