The Writers Institute in the News

• Tom Bailey's The Grace That Keeps This World to be made into film starring Glenn Close, James Franco and Britt Marling
• Kim Stoll accepts the Norman Mailer Award for College Poetry Writing at the center's fourth annual Benefit Gala in New York City
• Pen of Fire/Writers on Writing, Q&A with memoirist Glen Retief, author of The Jack Bank
• Creative Writing Alumus, Marcus Burke '10, featured on News Hour  
• Glen Retief and Travel Writing in South Africa on Smart Talk (PBS)
• Gary Fincke was featured on Garrison Keiller's "The Writers Almanac" on NPR.
• 2003 Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction won by Gary Fincke, Director, Writers' Institute, for his Sorry I Worried You
• Sorry I Worried You reviewed in the New York Times
• Tom Bailey interview with Kacey Kowars
• Karla Kelsey Sawtooth Poetry Prize Winner
• Nothing Left to Burn, a memoir by Jay Varner '03, reviewed in Entertainment Weekly

Articles about the Writers Institute appear regularly in The Crusader, Susquehanna's student newspaper, and as "News" on SU's website. These articles are linked below.

2011-12

Susquehanna Professor Wins Lambda Literary Award for Memoir (Glen Retief)

Creative Writing Grad's Story Gains Award Nomination for 'The Atlantic' (Sarah Turcotte '09)

Retief to Sign Books for Bitner Scholarship at Local Credit Union

Award-Winning Author to Read at Susquehanna University

Author Joy Castro to Give Reading at Susquehanna

Susquehanna Salutes 15 Years of Nurturing Creative Writers

Alumna Returns for Writers Series (Jennifer Perrine '00)

Launch Celebrates Student Works

Local Author, Susquehanna Professor to Read from New Book of Poetry (Gary Fincke)

2010-11

Creative Writing Alumna Publishes Story in 'The Atlantic' (Sarah Turcotte '09)

Author Readings to Highlight South African Struggles (Glen Retief)

Susquehanna Senior Wins Bennington Writing Prize (Lauren Bailey)

Alumni Author Finds Beauty in the Unusual (Nick Ripatrazone  '03)

Day to Inform of Arts, Writing

2009–10

• Alumnus, students launch RiverCraft literary magazine
• Senior writing majors to give public reading
• Reading highlights seniors
• Fincke to read his new book
• Cooper revisits campus as Visiting Writer
• Writer shares works with students
• Writers Institute event lets seniors read works
• Fifty authors provide work for 'Susquehanna Review'
• Visiting Writers Series reaches halfway point with reading by poet Fleda Brown
• Visiting author reads, speaks to students
• Acclaimed author to visit as part of series

2008–09

• Student publication release features final visiting writer
• 'Inventing the Abbots' author speaks as part of series
• Writing major hopes to carry lessons into real world
• Students, authors to share works at conference
• Professor set to release South African memoir
• Award-winning poet to read work for Visiting Writers Series
• 'Essay' features work from promising writers
• Students showcase literary achievements
• Writers Institute receives funding for future aid
• Couple to give book readings at Susquehanna
• Award-winning poetry opens Writers Series with reading
• Faculty author gives reading of new book

2007–08

• Writers series to present short story author
• English department to host daylong writing conference
• Praised writer set to visit Susquehanna
• Senior Writing majors to give public reading
• Visiting Writers Series to host poet 
• Annual Visiting Writers Series to begin with Southern author
• Professors give reading, newest professor welcomed
• Magazine is outlet for writers