Creative Writing at OBU

04/22/2023

Here’s a great opportunity to work for a really awesome organization.

At its heart, the Rabbit Room aims to cultivate a joyful working environment in which each member of the team is empowered to think creatively, to strive for excellence, and to faithfully, generously, and humbly pour out their unique gifts in order to reveal the beauty of Christ to the…

11/04/2022

On Saturday morning, we'll be at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee for our next Creative Writing audition workshop! Dr. Benjamin Myers, professor of English and literature at OBU, will be leading the workshop and offering portfolio reviews. Click the link below for details and to RSVP! ✏️

https://oaiquartz.org/content/osai-audition-workshops

11/18/2021

Today in Ekstasis Magazine you can read a poem by OBU Creative Writing graduate Casie Dodd

Casie Dodd

08/24/2021

Big News!

OBU will welcome renowned author Kirstin Valdez Quade to campus for the annual Visiting Writer Seminars Oct. 6-8, 2021. Visiting Writer Seminars to Welcome Author Kirstin Valdez Quade Oct. 6-8 August 24, 2021 OBU will welcome renowned author Kirstin Valdez Quade to campus for the annual Visiting Wri...

05/10/2021

A great job for graduates.

We're hiring — hop on! 🚲♥️ If you're looking to join a fun and passionate team dedicated to changing lives through multidisciplinary arts experiences, our Public Relations and Outreach Coordinator position could be the perfect fit.

We're looking for someone to support our PR and marketing efforts by creating content for written and digital materials, managing social media and otherwise assisting with all aspect of OAI’s communications. Sound like you? Read the full job description at the link in the comments and apply today!

03/23/2021

Here's a panel conversation at OBU's Lamppost Conference on the role of the Imagination in Christian life.

03/16/2021

Diane Glancy was our 2021 Visiting Writer at OBU. You can watch her wonderful reading here:

03/03/2021

Visiting Writer Diane Glancy reads tonight at 7:00 P.M. in Yarborough Auditorium! There will be plenty of room for distanced seating, and masks will be worn. Please join us. We are so grateful to be able to welcome Professor Glancy to campus.

Visiting Writer Seminars The opportunity to hear from and talk with important contemporary writers has been a vital part of an OBU education for many years. Beginning in 2010, the English Department Reading Series brought writers to campus, focusing on writers living in the area. The Visiting Writer...

03/02/2021

OBU professor Benjamin Myers recently appeared on the Habit podcast to discuss his new book, A Poetics of Orthodoxy.

This week, Jonathan Rogers talks with Benjamin Myers, author of A Poetics of Orthodoxy: Christian Truth as Aesthetic Foundation. In A Poetics of Orthodoxy, poet Ben Myers makes the case that Christian orthodoxy provides a “reality-based way of knowing what kinds of poetry, what poetic characterist...

03/01/2021

Don't miss Jessica Hooten Wilson at the Lamppost Literary Conference this Friday!

02/28/2021

The Lamppost Literary Festival is this week at OBU (and virtually wherever you are). Here's a brief chat with our keynote speaker, Jessica Hooten Wilson.

https://fb.watch/3XhybNIVr_/