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The Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars is an academic program offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts & Sciences at Johns Hopkins University .
Founded in 1947, notable faculty of the program included Edward Albee , John Barth , Madison Smartt Bell , JM Coetzee , Mary Jo Salter , Stephen Dixon , Mark Hertsgaard , Brad Leithauser , John Irwin , JD McClatchy , Alice McDermott , Mark Crispin Miller , Andrew Motion , Wyatt Prunty , David St. John , Mark Strand , Robert Stone , and David Yezzi . [1]
Writers Jean McGarry and Mary Jo Salter currently co-chairing the program, the reputation of which has risen and fallen over the years. [2] [3] In 1997, US News and World Report ranked the program second in the United States out of sixty-five eligible full-residency MFA programs, though the Baltimore City Paper reported, “What is interesting about the US News is That they are rankings are based reputation –not test scores, job-placement rates, or student satisfaction. ” [2] [4] [5] In 2011, Poets & Writers ranked Hopkins seventeenth nationally out of 157 eligible full-residency MFA programs.[6] The long respected Science Writing program [7] was closed down in 2013 as an on-campus program, but was soon re-established. [8]
Degree programs
- Writing Seminars BA Degree
- MA in Science Writing
- MA in Writing
- MA in Teaching Writing
- MFA in Fiction and Poetry
Notable graduates
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- John Astin
- Beth Bachmann
- Russell Baker
- Frederick Barthelme
- Jeffrey Blitz
- Paul Harris Boardman
- Jennifer Finney Boylan
- Lucie Brock-Broido
- John Gregory Brown
- Vikram Chandra (novelist)
- Iris Chang
- Julie Checkoway [9]
- Wes Craven
- Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn
- Louise Erdrich
- Mark Friedman [10]
- Nell Greenfieldboyce
- Martha Grimes
- Rachel Hadas
- Gil Scott-Heron
- Lawrence Hill
- Pagan Kennedy
- Tim Kreider
- David Lipsky
- Rosemary Mahoney
- Emma Marris [11]
- Gardner McFall, [12]
- Tomás Q. Morín, [13]
- ZZ Packer
- Molly Peacock
- Hollis Robbins
- Deborah Rudacille
- Tom Sleigh
- Elizabeth Spiers
- Susan Stewart
- Rosanna Warren
- Rachel Wetzsteon
Turnbull Lectures
The Writing Seminars hosts the Turnbull Readings, a yearly reading series on the topic of poetry. [14] The series was established in 1891 and has run continuously between the years 1891-1984 and 2000-present. [15] Recent lecturers include Richard Wilbur , Paul Muldoon , Stanley Plumly , Edward Mendelson and Edna Longley . [15] [16] [17]
See also
- The Hopkins Review
External links
- Writing Seminars homepage at the JHU website
References
- ^ Jump up to:a b “About the Writing Seminars” . The Johns Hopkins University. nd . Retrieved 11 November 2011 .
- ^ Jump up to:a b Eileen Murphy (March 18, 1998). “Writers’ Cramp, Days of Whine and Prose at the JHU Writing Seminars” . City Paper . Retrieved June 27, 2014 .
- ^ Jump up to:a b “The Writing Seminars” . The Johns Hopkins University. nd . Retrieved 11 November 2011 .
- ^ Jump up to:a b Seth Abramson (24 August 2010). “Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing [Program Rankings]” . Google. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011 . Retrieved 11 November 2011 .
- Jump up^ Mike Bowler (February 10, 1998). “Strand writes off JHU Literature” . The Baltimore Sun .
- ^ Jump up to:a b “The 2012 MFA Rankings: The Top Fifty” . Poets & Writers . Retrieved 15 November 2011 .
- Jump up^ Zivkovic, Bora. “Science Writing at Johns Hopkins | The SA Incubator, Scientific American Blog Network” . Blogs.scientificamerican.com . Retrieved 2015-03-10 .
- Jump up^ Straumsheim, Carl (2013-03-25). “Johns Hopkins cuts science writing program for master’s degree students @insidehighered” . Insidehighered.com . Retrieved 2015-03-10 .
- Jump up^ “Julie Checkoway Biography – – Cinedigm Entertainment” . Newvideo.com. 2011-04-11 . Retrieved 2015-03-10 .
- Jump up^ “Student Announcement” . Web.jhu.edu. 2012-03-01 . Retrieved 2015-03-10 .
- Jump up^ “The Breakthrough Institute – Emma Marris” . Thebreakthrough.org . Retrieved 2015-03-10 .
- Jump up^ “Being Time Books Gardner McFall” . Timebeing.com . Retrieved 2015-03-10 .
- Jump up^ “VCU MFA Program Hosts Reading by Tomas Morin Poets and James Arthur | VCU College of Humanities and Sciences” . Wp.vcu.edu. 2013-10-28 . Retrieved 2015-03-10 . [ permanent dead link ]
- ^ Jump up to:a b “Turnbull Lectures – The History” . The Johns Hopkins University. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012 . Retrieved 11 November 2011 .
- ^ Jump up to:a b c “Turnbull Read-Past Readings” . The Johns Hopkins University. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012 . Retrieved 11 November 2011 .
- ^ Jump up to:a b Gabrielle Dean (15 Feb 2011). “The Sheridan Libraries Blog” . Retrieved 11 November 2011 .
- ^ Jump up to:a b “Faculty and Staff Announcements” . The Johns Hopkins University. November 3, 2011.