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This week on our faculty blog, Nancy McCabe ditches the traditional book launch and creates stage plays to dramatize scenes from her most recent novels. Read it now at Good River Review: https://buff.ly/9LinQLh

Congrats to Spalding playwriting alum Brett Neveu! His smash hit play ERIC LARUE is now a “a gut-punching indie drama” on the big screen! Read an excerpt of ERIC LARUE in the Fall 2022 issue of our online journal, Good River Review: https://buff.ly/n9iCC8X

BIG, exciting news! HUGE congrats to our Spalding School of Writing chair, Kathleen Driskell, on being named Kentucky's next Poet Laureate! Learn more about the Poet Laureate Induction Ceremony and Kentucky Writer's Day on April 24 by clicking here: https://buff.ly/ln3cpas

Congrats to Spalding faculty Douglas Manuel! Doug's "The Fact My Father Has Died" will be published in the Spring 2025 issue of Ploughshares , guest-edited by Peggy Shumaker.

Join us in welcoming three new faculty members! Whitney Collins, Nathan Gower, and Rigoberto González will be joining us this spring to mentor students! Read more here: https://www.goodriverreview.com/post/welcoming-new-faculty-members-to-naslund-mann-at-spalding-university

MONDAY in Louisville! Spalding faculty Lee Martin will be in conversation with Katy Yocom about his new novel, THE EVENING SHADES, the highly anticipated follow-up to his Pulitzer Prize finalist THE BRIGHT FOREVER. Hope to see you at Carmichael's Bookstore.

Come celebrate National Poetry Month THIS THURSDAY in Louisville! Join poets Lynnell Edwards and Cecilia Woloch for a reading at Carmichael's Bookstore on Thursday at 7:30.

Congratulations to Spalding MFA Alum Michael Wayne Hampton on his forthcoming book of poetry!

Congrats to Spalding MFA alum Precious McKenzie and on the just-published 12 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT GLOBAL IMMIGRATION. This book focuses on immigrant stories of resilience, hope, and the pursuit of a better life.

On this first day of National Poetry Month, Lynnell Edwards encourages poets to take their work into unexpected places and spaces, as she has done with her latest book, The Bearable Slant of Light. Read her full post on our faculty blog: https://buff.ly/GJLlRyM

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Current student Mike Fitzer was recently featured in the Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby. Check out ep. 227, "From Dentistry to Emmy Gold: The Cinematic Journey of Michael Fitzer" here: https://buff.ly/pzURzJF

Naslund-Mann faculty Silas House and alumni Frank X Walker and Katerina Stoykova are among the readers who will be featured at this celebration of Kentucky's Literary Legacy. Tuesday, April 8, 6:30pm. Kentucky Theater.

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What professional opportunities open up when you earn an MFA degree? At this virtual info session, you'll gain insights into career options beyond "writer" and "professor." Meet with Kathleen Driskell, Chair of the Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing, and Karen Mann, co-founder and Administrative Director, on Zoom, Wednesday, April 9, at 4 p.m. Eastern / 1 p.m. Pacific. Reserve your spot now! https://buff.ly/80yfSn4

Master of Fine Arts - MFA in Writing - Spalding University Search for: Master of Fine Arts – MFA in Writing Virtual Info Session What professional opportunities open up when you earn an MFA degree? Register now for a free, hour-long info session with Kathleen Driskell, Chair of the Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing, on Zoom, Wednesday, April 9, at 4...

Hey alums! JUNE 21-28 VIRTUAL SPALDINGCON SESSIONS OPEN TO OUR Spalding Alumni! During our VIRTUAL Summer Residency, June 21–28, the Naslund-Mann School presents a SpaldingCon menu of full & mini-workshops for alumni, with Naslund-Mann faculty as workshop facilitators. You're also welcome to attend residency lectures, readings, and more! Full info here: https://buff.ly/78nxrL3

THIS SUNDAY! Our own Lynnell Edwards joins Joy Priest on Cecilia Woloch & Friends Poetry on Zoom! Sign up here: https://buff.ly/WVJ6KdT

Attention Spalding family in the Pacific Northwest! Our own Lynnell Edwards will be in conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Lahti of the Northwest Narrative Medicine Collaborative at Broadway Books in Portland, OR , 6 pm, Mar. 19! They'll discuss Lynnell's collection, The Bearable Slant of Light, and all the ways that the expansive language of poetry can help tell the stories of mental illness. More info here: https://buff.ly/Ir1Z0je

Congrats to MFA alum Barbara Sabol, whose new collection of poetry, MAPPING THE BORDERLANDS: HAIBUN AND TANKA PROSE, is available at a discount for pre-order from : https://buff.ly/8luOi8c

Writing with empathy allows us to create multi-dimensional characters. This week on our blog, faculty Lee Martin offers some strategies for how to go about connecting ourselves to our characters. Read it now:https://buff.ly/FJa6uqt