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Tammy Greenwood-Stewart

ByGWEnglish October 9, 2007October 7, 2021

We are privileged again this year to have the novelist Tammy Greenwood-Stewart teaching creative writing to our undergraduates. The author of gorgeous works like Breathing Water and Undressing the Moon, Tammy has just been awarded a contract by Kensington Press for her next two novels. Readers can discover more about her work at this website.

Tammy is also a photographer. Her work will be exhibited at the Bernstein Gallery next month. She also maintains a photo bog, The Ephemera Files, from which the image to the left was taken.

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Matt Klam JMM Reading

ByGWEnglish October 22, 2018October 4, 2021

Matt Klam’s first novel, Who is Rich?, explores writing conferences, infidelity, and social class. It’s an excellent follow-up to his short story collection, Sam The Cat. He reads at 5:30 pm, November 1st in Gelman 702. Share on FacebookTweet

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Reassessing the Theater of the Absurd

ByGWEnglish March 25, 2012October 6, 2021

What are you waiting for? Come to Michael Bennett’s talk! Prof. Michael Bennett (BA ’02) will be returning to GW this week to speak about his book Reassessing the Theatre of the Absurd. His talk, on Tuesday, March 27 at 10:30 a.m. in Rome Hall 663, is open to all. Bennett is Assistant Professor of English…

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Monday March 23: A Pulitzer Prize Winning Novelist Introduces a Pulitzer Prize Winning Novelist

ByGWEnglish March 11, 2009October 7, 2021

MICHAEL CHABON MONDAY MARCH 23 7 PM JACK MORTON AUDITORIUM Michael Chabon’s first novel The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (1988) was a New York Times bestseller. His second Wonder Boys (1995), was made into a critically-acclaimed film featuring Michael Douglas and Tobey Maguire. His young adult novel, Summerland, won the 2003 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s…

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What Can I Do with an English Major? A Lot!

ByGWEnglish September 8, 2014December 9, 2021

On Saturday, September 27, GW English is convening an afternoon symposium with six of our illustrious alums to talk about the many career paths available to students majoring in English. Join us for a conversation and reception as we hear from a speechwriter, a journalist, a dancer and choreographer, a filmmaker, an educator, and a…

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Anti-Asian Racism and COVID-19

ByGWEnglish April 10, 2020October 4, 2021

The pandemic has ushered in verbal and physical violence against Asian Americans. On April 15, GW hosted a virtual town hall webinar to address the crisis. Alexa Alice Joubin, one of the speakers, showed how the language of disease has historically been connected to racism. Read the coverage in GW Today. From GW Today, April 20:…

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“Nothing human is alien to the pen of a novelist or to a reader.”-Julia Alvarez

ByGWEnglish September 27, 2009October 7, 2021

It was a cold and wet, absolutely miserable day. This could be the start to a novel, but definitely not a good start to your day. Nevertheless, I and thousands of others crowded the metro to get to the National Mall for the Library of Congress’s National Book Festival yesterday. Yet there was a reason…

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