News http://english.la.psu.edu daily 1 2011-02-16T20:35:32Z Hester Blum has been made a member of the American Antiquarian Society. http://english.la.psu.edu/news/hester-blum-has-been-made-a-member-of-the-american-antiquarian-society No publisher Daniel Tripp 2013-04-25T19:37:03Z News Item Rebecca Rasmussen, PSU MFA alumni, recently sold her second novel, "Evergreen," to Knopf. http://english.la.psu.edu/news/rebecca-rasmussen-psu-mfa-alumni-recently-sold-her-second-novel-evergreen-to-knopf No publisher Daniel Tripp 2013-03-26T16:59:44Z News Item Stuart Selber was named a 2013 Fellow of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing. http://english.la.psu.edu/news/stuart-selber-was-named-a-2013-fellow-of-the-association-of-teachers-of-technical-writing No publisher Daniel Tripp 2013-03-19T21:28:01Z News Item Jack Selzer has been named the Paterno Family Professor of Literature. http://english.la.psu.edu/news/jack-selzer-has-been-named-the-paterno-family-professor-of-literature No publisher Daniel Tripp 2013-03-13T16:08:17Z News Item Robin Becker's new book of poems, "Tiger Heron," will be published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in Spring 2014. http://english.la.psu.edu/news/robin-beckers-new-book-of-poems-tiger-heron-will-be-published-by-the-university-of-pittsburgh-press-in-spring-2014 No publisher Daniel Tripp 2013-03-13T16:06:32Z News Item Charlotte Holmes is the Third Prize Winner in Narrative’s Fall 2012 story competition for her short story, “The Grass Labyrinth.” http://english.la.psu.edu/news/charlotte-holmes-is-the-third-prize-winner-in-narrative2019s-fall-2012-story-competition-for-her-short-story-201cthe-grass-labyrinth.201d No publisher Daniel Tripp 2013-03-12T17:45:12Z News Item Janet Lyon has won the College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Faculty Adviser Award. http://english.la.psu.edu/news/janet-lyon-has-won-the-college-of-liberal-arts-outstanding-faculty-adviser-award No publisher Daniel Tripp 2013-03-12T17:42:45Z News Item John Moore has won the Emeritus Distinction Award from the College of the Liberal Arts. http://english.la.psu.edu/news/john-moore-has-won-the-emeritus-distinction-award-from-the-college-of-the-liberal-arts No publisher Daniel Tripp 2013-03-12T17:41:31Z News Item Geffrey Davis has won the 2013 A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize http://english.la.psu.edu/news/geffrey-davis-has-won-the-2013-a.-poulin-jr.-poetry-prize Geffrey Davis (MFA 2012, current PhD candidate) won the 2013 A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize for his first collection, Revising the Storm.  BOA Editions, Ltd. will publish his book in April 2014.

]]> No publisher Daniel Tripp 2013-02-25T14:34:07Z News Item Department alumni, Sarah Blake Schoenholtz (MFA, 2011) and Ryan Teitman (BA, 2005), have won NEA grants in poetry http://english.la.psu.edu/news/department-alumni-sarah-blake-schoenholtz-mfa-2010-and-ryan-teitman-ba-2005-have-won-nea-grants-in-poetry Department alumni, Sarah Blake Schoenholtz (MFA, 2011) and Ryan Teitman (BA, 2005), have won NEA grants in poetry.

]]> No publisher Daniel Tripp 2012-12-10T17:20:00Z News Item The Program in Writing & Rhetoric has won the CCCC Writing Program Certificate of Excellence http://english.la.psu.edu/news/the-program-in-writing-rhetoric-has-won-the-cccc-writing-program-certificate-of-excellence The Program in Writing & Rhetoric has won the CCCC Writing Program Certificate of Excellence!

]]> No publisher Daniel Tripp 2012-12-04T18:46:26Z News Item Department alumna, Julia Elliott (MFA, 1996), will receive a 2012 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer's Award http://english.la.psu.edu/news/department-alumna-mfa-1996-julia-elliott-will-receive-a-2012-rona-jaffe-foundation-writers-award We are pleased to announce that fiction writer and Penn State alumna, Julia Elliott (MFA, 1996), will receive a 2012 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award, which is given annually to six women writers who demonstrate excellence and promise in the early stages of their careers. Celebrating its 18th year, the Rona Jaffe Awards have helped many women build successful writing careers by offering encouragement and financial support at a critical time. The Awards have been increased this year to $30,000 each and will be presented to the six recipients on September 20th in New York City.

]]> No publisher Daniel Tripp 2012-09-05T19:15:10Z News Item Jeffrey T. Nealon's new book, "Post-Postmodernism," has been published http://english.la.psu.edu/news/jeffrey-t.-nealons-new-book-post-postmodernism-has-been-published Jeffrey T. Nealon's new book, Post-Postmodernism; or, The Cultural Logic of Just-in-Time Capitalism, has been published by the Stanford University Press.

From the publisher's site:

"Post-Postmodernism begins with a simple premise: we no longer live in the world of "postmodernism," famously dubbed "the cultural logic of late capitalism" by Fredric Jameson in 1984. Far from charting any simple move "beyond" postmodernism since the 1980s, though, this book argues that we've experienced an intensification of postmodern capitalism over the past decades, an increasing saturation of the economic sphere into formerly independent segments of everyday cultural life. If "fragmentation" was the preferred watchword of postmodern America, "intensification" is the dominant cultural logic of our contemporary era."

http://www.sup.org/book.cgi?id=21791


]]> No publisher Daniel Tripp 2012-08-01T13:43:43Z News Item Hester Blum has shared some "Application Advice" on "Inside Higher Education" http://english.la.psu.edu/news/hester-blum-has-shared-some-application-advice-on-insider-higher-education Read the article here:

http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2012/04/30/essay-how-write-good-applications-jobs-or-grants

]]> No publisher Daniel Tripp 2012-05-02T15:35:00Z News Item Awards announced for 2012 Penn State Essay Contest http://english.la.psu.edu/news/awards-announced-for-2012-penn-state-essay-contest The Pennsylvania State University is happy to announce the following winners in the 2012 Penn State High School Essay Contest.

First Place: Dallas Hamlin, Altoona Area High School

Second Place: Suyash Fulay, North Allegheny High School

Third Place: Priya Kikani, North Penn High School

Finalists:
Caleb Acker, Huntingdon Area High School

Hillary Auker, Altoona Area High School

Daniel Bein, North Allegheny High School

Samuel Bollinger, State College Area High School

Emily Densmore, Laurel Highlands Sr. High School

Laura Erle, Emmaus High School

Elizabeth Faeth, Upper St. Clair High School

Rheanne Gatmaitan, Great Valley High School

Daniel Gift, Council Rock High School North

Brett Mace, Upper St. Clair High School

Richard McCoy, North Allegheny High School

Michelle Reagle, Neshannock Jr./Sr. High School

Rachel Reineke, Blue Mountain High School

Jenna Spoont, Conestoga High School

Tori Staley, State College Area High School

Jacqueline Tawney, Downingtown East High School

Eleanor Tsai, State College High School


These awards are given in recognition of excellent student writing.  Three winners and seventeen finalists were chosen from nominees already identified by their high schools as outstanding student writers.  Judges from Penn State were enthusiastic about the quality of the entries, and many commented on the fine writing and careful thinking that characterized the essays – fine writing and careful thinking that attest to excellent English instruction in Pennsylvania’s high schools.

We congratulate all the nominees on their achievement, thank all participating high schools for their support, and encourage you to participate next year in recognizing our outstanding high school writers.  Again, congratulations to all of the winners.

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