W&L Adds New Creative Writing Major
Washington and Lee's new creative writing major helps students hone their craft.
Creative Writing Archive (98 Stories)
W&L’s Lesley Wheeler to Host Writing Workshop
The Jan. 29 workshop is open to the public and designed for writers of any genre.
Meet Reagan Reiferson ’26
Reiferson has found her "homes" on campus in her sorority and the Outing Club.
Author Matthew Gavin Frank to Give Glasgow Endowment Reading at W&L
Frank will read from his new book “Submersed: Wonder, Obsession and Murder in the World of Amateur Submarines” at the Oct. 2 event.
Meet Ryan Doty ’26
Doty's many creative pursuits range from research in the chemistry lab to taking photos around campus.
Former Shenandoah Contributors to Give Annual Shannon-Clark Lecture at W&L
The Sept. 25 lecture will feature Ukrainian poet Julia Kolchinsky and poet and essayist Jaswinder Bolina.
In Memoriam: Heather Ross Miller, Thomas H. Broadus Jr. Professor of English Emerita
The famed author worked for Washington and Lee University for 11 years.
W&L’s Abby Moore ’25 Selected for Fulbright to Australia
Moore will conduct biomedical research at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Australia.
Poetry in Motion
Aby Joyner ’28 believes in the power of photography and poetry, publishing two books, with another in progress.
Meet Martha Greer Walker ’27
At W&L, Walker discovered a passion for English and its focus on learning how to think critically, creatively and empathetically.
Authors DW McKinney and Sylvia Jones to Give Glasgow Endowment Reading at W&L
The public reading by the former Shenandoah editorial fellows will take place Feb. 11 in Northen Auditorium.
In Memoriam: Rod Smith, Editor of Shenandoah and Adjunct Professor of English
Smith served as the literary magazine’s editor for 23 years.
Poet Matthew Zapruder to Give Glasgow Endowment Reading at W&L
The public reading will take place Nov. 12 in Northen Auditorium.
University of Chicago’s Professor Kaneesha Parsard to Give Annual Shannon-Clark Lecture at W&L
Parsard’s lecture on Sept. 26, titled “The Friending Plot: Sexual & Economic Freedoms in Early 20th Century Caribbean Fiction,” is free and open to the public.
W&L Outcomes: Lillie Taylor ’24
Taylor is moving to Niigata Prefecture, Japan, to work as an assistant language teacher for the JET Program.
Roots Pilgrimage
Ryan Doty’s summer passion project explored his family lineage through poetry and photography.
Author Shruti Swamy and Poet Kelly Hoffer to Give Glasgow Endowment Reading at W&L
The public reading will take place May 1 at 7 p.m. in Northen Auditorium inside Leyburn Library.
Writer and Poet Camille Dungy to Give Glasgow Endowment Reading at W&L
Dungy’s public reading will take place Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. in Northen Auditorium inside Leyburn Library.
Author Malika Booker to Give Glasgow Endowment Reading at W&L
Booker will give a lecture on Sept. 27 at 5 p.m. in in Leyburn Library’s Northen Auditorium.
Author GennaRose Nethercott to Give Glasgow Endowment Reading
She will read from her widely anticipated new novel, “Thistlefoot.”
Journalist Brittany Hailer to Give Glasgow Endowment Reading at W&L
Hailer will give a public lecture on March 31 at 6 p.m. in Northen Auditorium inside Leyburn Library.
Poet January Gill O’Neil to Give Glasgow Endowment Reading at W&L
O'Neil will give a public lecture on March 14 at 6 p.m. in the Hillel House sanctuary.
Author Valencia Robin to Give Glasgow Endowment Reading
Valencia Robin, an artist and author, will give a public lecture on March 7 at 5 p.m. in the Hillel House Sanctuary.
Poet Sarah Matthes Presents Glasgow Endowment Reading
Poet Sarah Matthes will give a public poetry reading on March 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hillel House Sanctuary.
W&L Presents Public Poetry Reading on Feb. 2
Poets Julie Phillips Brown and Brenna Womer will present a public poetry reading on Feb. 2 at 12:15 p.m. in the Science Center Atrium.
W&L’s Radulescu Publishes Memoir
Lexington's Downtown Books will host W&L Professor Domnica Radulescu for a book launch on Jan. 27 at 4:30 p.m.
W&L’s Deborah Miranda Awarded VFIC Harris Award
Miranda was recently awarded the H. Hiter Harris III Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for 2021.
W&L Presents Public Reading by Visiting Poet
Eric Tran, a Vietnamese poet and author, will give a public lecture on Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. in Northen Auditorium on the W&L campus.
W&L’s Wheeler Gives Public Reading
Professor Lesley Wheeler will give a public author talk on Sept. 22 as part of Randolph College’s Pearl S. Buck Writers in Residence experience.
W&L’s Gavaler Debuts Play
Professor Chris Gavaler’s play “The Zombie Life” will open at Firehouse Theatre in Richmond, Virginia on Aug. 18.
W&L’s Ball to Give Anne and Edgar Basse Jr. Public Reading
Gordon Ball will read from his recent book, "My San Francisco," on May 13.
W&L’s Ramonah Gibson ’20 Awarded Fulbright
Ramonah Gibson '20 has received a Fulbright United Kingdom (U.K.) Partnership Award to complete her master's degree in creative writing scriptwriting at the University of East Anglia.
W&L’s Kathryn Hensler ’21 Earns Fulbright to Spain
Her project, “Age and Growth of Fan Mussel (Pinna nobilis) in Mar Menor,” will take her to Calpe, in Spain this fall.
W&L’s Muensterman Awarded Prestigious Beinecke Scholarship
Kathryn Muensterman ’22 has won a $34,000 Beinecke Scholarship to help fund her graduate studies.
W&L’s Kharputly Publishes Article in Society & Animals
Nadeen Kharputly recently published an article titled "Whose Best Friend? Muslims, Dogs, and the Making of American Humanity."
Museums at W&L Present Gallery Talk
The community is invited to a virtual talk on April 7 titled "Women in the Arts: Out of the Margins, Into the Light."
W&L Hosts 15th National Symposium of Theater and Performance Arts in Academe
Highlights include live performances of works written from artists and scholars nationwide.
W&L’s Deborah Miranda’s Work Highlighted by American Academy of Poets
Miranda's new poem, "Torch," was selected as the American Academy of Poets' "Poem-a-Day."
W&L’s Master Class in Poetry Students Give Public Reading
The university will host an online poetry reading by eight students in Heid Erdrich’s Master Class in Poetry course on March 15 at 6 p.m.
W&L’s Walle Pens Journal Article on Unpublished Manuscript
Taylor Walle, assistant professor of English, recently published an article titled "Boswell's Dictionary and the Status of Scots Dialect in the Eighteenth Century."
W&L’s Leah Naomi Green Receives Lucille Clifton Legacy Award
Green will receive the Lucille Clifton Legacy Award from St. Mary’s College of Maryland on March 1.
W&L Hosts 2021 Glasgow Distinguished Writer-in-Residence
Poet Heid Erdrich will give a public poetry reading on Feb. 8 at 6 p.m.
W&L Professors Beavers and Gavaler Publish Textbook
Professors Leigh Ann Beavers and Chris Gavaler recently published a textbook titled “Creating Comics: A Writer’s and Artist's Guide and Anthology.”
W&L’s Laura Brodie Publishes Article in MoMA Magazine
In the article, Brodie discusses Confederate monuments' complex history and how an American contemporary artist is working to change how others view them.
W&L Celebrates Tu b’Shevat with Poetry Reading Night
In honor of the Jewish "New Year of the Trees," W&L Hillel, the Native American Cohort and other campus community members will share poems about beloved lands on Jan. 27.
W&L’s Lena Hill Interviewed in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
In the interview, Hill discusses her new appointment as W&L provost, effective July 1, 2021.
W&L’s Shenandoah Literary Magazine Hosts Public Launch Party in December
The Shenandoah magazine team will host a virtual launch party on Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. to celebrate the newest edition of the magazine, which will be available to the public on Dec. 11.
W&L’s Domnica Radulescu Publishes Book on Refugees
Domnica Radulescu, the Edwin A. Morris Professor of Comparative Literature at W&L, presents her newest co-edited book, “Voices on the Move: An Anthology by and about Refugees.”
Brodie Op-Ed Addresses Toxic Masculinity in Monuments
The piece appeared in the June 19 edition of The Washington Post.
English Professor Lesley Wheeler Publishes New Books
Wheeler’s first novel, “Unbecoming,” was recently published just two months after the release of her latest poetry collection, “The State She’s In.”
The Creative Type
Working in Italy, starring in theater productions and being involved in Generals' Unity are just a few of the experiences that have made W&L a great fit for Win Gustin '20.
W&L’s Leah Naomi Green Talks to NPR About Debut Book
Green was recently interviewed on NPR’s All Things Considered to discuss “The More Extravagant Feast.”
W&L’s Wheeler Talks Distance Learning with the Chronicle
Wheeler discusses tailoring remote instruction to best serve her students.
‘Crossings’ Brings W&L and Lexington Community Together
A new play by Professor Domnica Radulescu gives voice to local immigrants.
W&L Hosts Memoirist Bob Rosenthal on Poet Allen Ginsberg
The event is free and open to the public, and books will be available to purchase following the reading.
Canceled – Kevin Quashie Presents Shannon-Clark Lecture at W&L
Quashie teaches black cultural and literary studies at Brown University.
Poetry Night Kicks Off Black History Month at W&L
A student-led annual celebration of black literary culture opened the Student Association for Black Unity’s programming for Black History Month at Washington and Lee University.
W&L Hosts Public Reading with Author Zeyn Joukhadar
Joukhadar will read from and discuss his new novel, “The Thirty Names of Night.”
W&L’s Conner Co-Edits ‘The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison’
Provost Marc Conner worked with John Callahan, the literary executor of the Ellison estate, to co-edit and publish the collection.
Quick Hit: Creative Writing at Boxerwood
Students in Leah Green's Intro to Creative Writing course took inspiration from the environment at Boxerwood Nature Center and Woodland Garden.
W&L Hosts Public Book Launch
“A Literary Field Guide to Southern Appalachia” contains poems from three W&L faculty members.
Public Author Talk Scheduled for Poetry Night 2019 at W&L
The public reading is free and open to the public.
W&L’s Miranda to Give Inaugural Lecture
Miranda’s talk, which is free and open to the public, is titled “’Coyote Learns a New Trick’: Beth Brant and Two-Spirit Literatures.”
W&L’s Glasgow Endowment Presents Author Lauren K. Alleyne
She is the assistant director of the Furious Flower Poetry Center
W&L’s Gavaler and Goldberg to Give Public Author Talk in Leyburn Library
The duo will be discussing their new book, “Superhero Thought Experiments.”
Allison Seay to Give Public Poetry Reading at W&L
The reading is free and open to the public, with books for sale following the event.
W&L’s Shenandoah Hosts Public Reading for Novelist and Poet
The talk is free and open to the public.
W&L’s Marc Conner Publishes Op-Ed Remembering Toni Morrison
Conner is provost and the Jo M. and James Ballengee Professor of English at Washington and Lee University.
W&L’s Smith Publishes Latest Poetry Collection
In writing the collection, Smith drew from historical sources and used his imagination and empathy to bring voices of the past to life.
W&L’s Leah Naomi Green Talks Walt Whitman on NPR
Green was recently interviewed on NPR’s Morning Edition for the bicentennial of American poet Walt Whitman’s birth.
W&L Hosts Poet Lauren Camp
Camp’s lecture, which is free and open to the public, is titled “Discovering Baghdad: How Writing My Father’s Story Took Me to the Tigris.”
W&L’s Kitanna Hiromasa Awarded Prestigious JET Program Award
Hiromasa says her time at Washington and Lee and various volunteer opportunities she has participated in have prepared her for this next step in her educational journey.
W&L’s Andrew Agrippina ’19 Awarded Fulbright
Agrippina has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Spain.
W&L Hosts 16th Annual Tom Wolfe Weekend
The weekend’s seminar will feature Delia Owens, author of the critically acclaimed debut novel “Where the Crawdads Sing."
W&L’s Leah Naomi Green Wins Walt Whitman Award for Poetry
Leah Naomi Green, visiting assistant professor of English at W&L, was selected by Li-Young Lee as the winner of the 2019 Walt Whitman Award.
In Their Own Words
MaKayla Lorick '19 is collecting oral histories from African-American alumni, faculty and staff as part of a project that aims to include those missing perspectives in Washington and Lee University's history of desegregation and integration.
Joy Harjo is Fifth Speaker in Mudd Lecture Series
The title of her talk, which is free and open to the public, is "Exile in Memory."
W&L to Host Second Annual Glasgow Distinguished Writer-in-Residence
Aimee Nezhukumatathil will give a public reading from her work on Jan. 14 at 6 p.m. in Northen Auditorium.
Radical Rebirth
Beth Staples reinvents W&L's Shenandoah magazine with a commitment to diverse voices and intensive collaboration.
Poet Oliver de la Paz to Give Public Reading at W&L
The event is free and open to the public, and books will be available for sale following the reading.
Devoney Looser to Give Annual Shannon-Clark Lecture at W&L
The talk, which is free and open to the public, is titled "Fame and Fortune in the Age of Austen."
Rebecca Makkai ’99 Produces Another Page-Turner
Her latest novel, "The Great Believers," was a finalist for the National Book Award in fiction and was one of three finalists for the Pulitzer Prize in fiction.
Studying Medicine in Pakistan
A grant from the Endeavor Foundation allowed Midha Ahmad '21 and Sawera Khan '21 to spend the summer in Pakistan, where they compared alternative medicine to traditional treatment.
A Muse in Nature
Professor Ricardo Wilson's Spring Term class spent 10 days writing short fiction at Skylark Nature Preserve and Lodge in Raphine.
Shenandoah Announces New Leadership and Prize Winners
The spring issue announces the retirement of R.T. Smith and the hiring of new editor Beth Staples.
Straughan Addresses Alumni Opening Assembly, ODK Holds Spring Initiation
ODK inducted four honorary and seven student initiates
Poet Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon ’96 to Give Public Reading
This reading is sponsored by the Glasgow Endowment and is free and open to the public.
W&L’s First Glasgow Distinguished Writer to Give Public Reading
A reception and book sale will follow the reading, which is free and open to the public.
W&L Hosts 15th Annual Tom Wolfe Weekend
Tom Wolfe '51 will be in attendance.
W&L’s Writer in Residence and Editor of Shenandoah Gives Final Reading
Smith has edited Shenandoah since 1995 and received a 2008 Virginia Governor’s Arts Award for publishing excellence.
Glasgow Endowment Presents Poetry Reading by Anna Lena Phillips Bell
Bell is an old-time musician and square dance caller, as well as a poet.
Glasgow Endowment Presents Poetry Reading by Tess Taylor
Taylor is the author of two collections of poetry and a chapbook.
W&L’s Gavaler Discusses ‘The Genre Effect’ with The Guardian
Chris Gavaler discussed the paper he co-authored with professor Dan Johnson, The Genre Effect, with The Guardian.
Washington and Lee Professor Awarded Residency on Wyoming Ranch
This is Brodie’s third writer’s fellowship this year.
W&L Writer in Residence R.T. Smith Honored by Appalachian State
Each year Appalachian State honors distinguished undergraduate or graduate alumni from a department within the college.
It’s All Greek to Her
Hannah Palmatary '18 spent the summer discovering the ancient ruins of Greece, as well as her own talent and passion for creative writing.
Poet Susan Stewart Second Speaker in Questioning Intimacy Series
Stewart’s talk will include readings from her poetry collection “Cinder.”
Shenandoah Editor R.T. Smith Receives 2017 William Peden Fiction Prize
The prize is presented by The Missouri Review for the best short story chosen from their four issues published in the last year.
