THIS SPRING, A WEALTH OF WORDS FROM UA WRITERS

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Students and faculty of the University of Arkansas programs in creative writing have produced a wealth of literature this spring, from poetry to short fiction, essays and novels.

"The creative writing program is one of the jewels of the University and one of the best programs in the country," said Robert Brinkmeyer, chair of the English department. "Loaded with top-notch faculty, the program has regularly recruited superb graduate students who have gone on to distinguished writing careers. And the talent keeps on coming."

The success of the program is evident this spring as University writers score dozens of publications. Fans of local talent should keep their eyes open for literary journals and collections that contain writing from the U of A, Brinkmeyer says. Here are some sure places to look:

Faculty Fiction

By Molly Giles, director of the creative writing program:

"Protest" in The Blue Mesa Review (Spring 2002)
"Southern Take Out" in The Santa Monica Review (Spring 2002)
"Two Words" to be featured in The Missouri Review (Summer 2002)
"Sloane's Girl" to be published by the Hip Pocket Press (Summer 2002)
"Bothered" to appear in Microfictions (Fall 2002).
In addition, the French translation of Giles' first novel Iron Shoes has just been released. The book first appeared in the United States in 2000, published by Simon & Schuster.
By Donald Hays, associate professor of creative writing:

"Dying Light" in The Southern Review (Spring 2002)
By Miller Williams, professor of creative writing:

"The Lives of Kelvin Fletcher: Stories Mostly Short," to be published by the University of Georgia Press this summer. The book represents Williams' first collection of fiction.
Williams also will publish several works of poetry this spring, including:

"The More Things Change," "1:30 - Mrs. Simmons," and "Missing Breakfast on Monday / The Young Preacher Talks to Himself at the Corner Café," all appearing in Prairie Schooner (Spring 2002).
"Thinking about Bill, Dead of AIDS," anthologized in the 2002 editions of The Norton Introduction to Literature, published by Norton & Co., and The Compact Introduction to Literature, published by Bedford St. Martins Press.
Graduate students and alumni of the UA creative writing program have followed the examples of their mentors, producing numerous publications of their own. Look for student works in the following journals and collections:

Student Fiction

By Scott Morris, fourth year student:

"A Romance" in The Texas Review (Fall/Winter 2001, released in 2002)
By James Katowich, 2000 graduate of the creative writing program, winner of the Truman Capote Fellowship, and currently teaching as a lecturer in the UA English department:

"Among the Sick" in The Southern Humanities Review (May 2002)
"A Song for Penny Hendrix" in Carolina Quarterly (May 2002)
Student Poetry

By Tony Tost, third-year student:

"Untitled" in Quarter After Eight (Spring 2002)
"The Pitch" in Spinning Jenny (Issue 6, 2002)
"Azaleas and So On" in Field (Spring 2002)
By Adam Clay, first-year student:

"Free Air" in Hayden's Ferry Review (Spring 2002)
"Still Life" in Slipstream (Spring 2002)
By William Notter, fourth-year student and winner of the Walton Fellowship:

"More Space than Anyone Can Stand," a collection of poetry published by the Texas Review Press. This collection won the 2001 Robert Phillips Poetry Chapbook Prize.
By Cherri Randall, second-year student:

"Gephyrophobia: Fear of Bridges" in Hog City Review (August 2002)
Randall also recently published a non-fiction essay entitled "Blue Suede Pumps and Red Hot Candy" in Lake Effect: A Journal of the Literary Arts (Spring 2002).
By Sean Chapman, 1999 graduate of the creative writing program, guitarist and vocalist for the Fayetteville band Nancy, and currently a tutor in the UA Quality Writing Center:

"Driving the Pigtrail with Mother" and "Give Me This" in Louisiana Literature (Spring/Summer 2002)
"The Poet as Rock Star" and "Elegy for the Third Molar" in The Distillery (Volume 8, Number 2)
Translation of "Je Vous Donne Des Oeufs (I Give You Eggs)" and "Sonnet XXII from Les Amors Diverses" by Pierre de Ronsard in the online magazine The Drunken Boat (www.thedrunkenboat.com/ronsard.html).
By Steven Trulock, 2000 graduate of the creative writing program and currently teaching as a lecturer in the UA English department:

"Half Life Burning," a collection of poetry published by Sarasota Poetry Theatre Press.
Selected journals, presses and publications named herein have official Web sites that offer additional information. See below for details:

The Blue Mesa Review: http://www.unm.edu/~bluemesa/

Hip Pocket Press: http://www.hippocketpress.com/

The Missouri Review: http://www.missourireview.org/

Hayden's Ferry Review: http://www.haydensferryreview.org/

Slipstream Press: http://www.slipstreampress.org/

Sarasota Poetry Theatre Press: http://augment.sis.pitt.edu/jms/spt/sptp2000wel.html.

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Allison Hogge, science and research writer, (479)575-5555, alhogge@uark.edu