A Conversation with Martha Park (MFA ’15)
In our conversation with alumna, Martha Park, we discuss the intersection of faith and climate urgency that appears in her forthcoming essay collection, World Without End, her identity as a Southern writer, and how her time at Hollins continues to shape her writing. Learn more.
A Conversation with Pauline Kaldas
We sat down with Susan Gager Jackson Professor of Creative Writing, Pauline Kaldas, to talk about her journey becoming a writer, teaching philosophy, and her new book, The Measure of Distance. Learn more.
Nickole Brown: 2024 Writer in Residence
The Jackson Center for Creative Writing at Hollins University is excited to announce award-winning poet Nickole Brown as Hollins University’s Louis D. Rubin Jr. Writer-in-Residence for 2024. Learn More.
Hollins Mourns the Loss of Celebrated Professor, Author, and Scholar R.H.W. Dillard
R.H.W. Dillard, renowned author and figure in the creative writing world, and a devoted member of the Department of English and Creative Writing at Hollins University for 59 years, died Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Roanoke. Read more here.
Anne Boyer: 2023 Writer in Residence
Poet and essayist Anne Boyer, winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction, is Hollins University’s Louis D. Rubin Jr. Writer-in-Residence for 2023. Learn more.
Akhil Sharma: 2022 Writer in Residence
The Jackson Center for Creative Writing at Hollins University is excited to announce that fiction writer Akhil Sharma will serve as the Spring 2022 Louis D. Rubin Jr. Writer-in-Residence. Learn more.
Marilyn Chin: 2021 Writer in Residence
The Jackson Center for Creative Writing at Hollins University is thrilled to announce that poet Marilyn Chin will serve as the spring 2021 Louis D. Rubin Jr. Writer-in- Residence. Learn more.
Patricia Spears Jones: 2020 Writer in Residence
The Jackson Center for Creative Writing at Hollins University is excited to announce that Patricia Spears Jones will serve as the Spring 2020 Louis D. Rubin Jr. Writer-in-Residence. Learn more.
Pam Durban: 2019 Writer in Residence
The Jackson Center for Creative Writing at Hollins University is excited to announce that Pam Durban will serve as the Spring 2019 Louis D. Rubin Jr. Writer-in-Residence. Learn more.
Janisse Ray: 2018 Writer in Residence
The Jackson Center for Creative Writing at Hollins University is excited to announce that Janisse Ray will serve as the Spring 2018 Louis D. Rubin Jr. Writer-in-Residence. Learn more.
Li-Young Lee: 2017 Writer in Residence
The Jackson Center for Creative Writing at Hollins University is excited to announce that Li-Young Lee will serve as the Spring 2017 Louis D. Rubin Jr. Writer-in-Residence. Learn more.
Elizabeth Poliner’s new novel
Read about Elizabeth Poliner’s most recent novel, As Close to Us as Breathing, here.
Tom Drury: 2016 Writer in Residence
The Jackson Center for Creative Writing at Hollins University is excited to announce that Tom Drury will serve as the Spring 2016 Louis D. Rubin Jr. Writer-in-Residence. Learn more.
Up for the National Book Award!
Sally Mann (MA ’75) and Karen Bender, a Distinguished Visiting Professor in Creative Writing, are both up for the prize. Learn more.
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