The CWW At UNO

The Creative Writing Workshop.

[Carolyn Hembree (she/her) @CarolynHembree]

Hear CWW alum and La Poet Laureate Gina Ferrara and @burnsidesoleil whose debut just dropped! (W) 3/11, 8pm, Liberal Arts 197. The bldg will close soon, so come take a last ride on the scariest elevator in the city, play our find a functional toilet game, and pet a rat.

[M.O. Walsh @m_o_walsh]

This just in: Never give up on something you love.

[M.O. Walsh @m_o_walsh]

Hi all. My beloved @CWWMFA program is hiring! We are looking for a Fiction writer, with secondary expertise in CNF preferred. Tenure track Assistant Professor position. Let’s do great things! Apply here: https://t.co/HAh4QR94Fw

[The CWW At UNO @CWWMFA]

Hi all! The CWW is now hiring! Assistant Professor in Fiction. Secondary expertise in CNF preferred. Come work with one the best and most productive MFA programs in the country! Apply here: https://t.co/ix5wdwhyQw

[The CWW At UNO @CWWMFA]

That’s @CWWMFA alum @AnnellLopez2 in @TIME speaking truth!

[TIME @TIME]

Anell López says that Delaney Hall, a new federal immigration detention center in Newark, "stands in opposition to the values of the very community where it is located" https://t.co/l4pPBrNuph

[AWP @awpwriter]

The Trio House Press Aurora Polaris Award in Creative Nonfiction will grant $1,000 for a book-length work of CNF! The deadline is May 15. AWP members can learn more on the Contests & Calls directory. https://t.co/q0HCBpApec

[M.O. Walsh @m_o_walsh]

Looking for a great weekend writers workshop? Check out https://t.co/cmGFRhGMON in Oxford, MS May 30-June 1st! Work with me, @o_clarefriedman, @KentWascom, @SnowdenWright and more. Workshops, craft talks, readings and fried catfish!

[Carolyn Hembree (she/her) @CarolynHembree]

Wednesday! We hope to see you there! Snacks, drinks, poets, books! @CWWMFA

[The CWW At UNO @CWWMFA]

Huge congrats to @CWWMFA alum @AnnellLopez2 whose collection #I’llGiveYouAReason is a finalist for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Award for a Debut Story Collection!! Amazing!!!🤩 💙🎉

[Carolyn Hembree (she/her) @CarolynHembree]

@CWWMFA Poetry Month event featuring Skye Jackson, Ariel Francisco, and @BradRichard4! W, 4/16, 8pm, Liberal Arts 197.

[Carolyn Hembree (she/her) @CarolynHembree]

Creepy wondrous "Teal Baby" from @CWWMFA poet @RyanMayer1 in the new Carmen et Error!!!

[Carolyn Hembree (she/her) @CarolynHembree]

Thanks to all of our editors - Barb Johnson, Stef Russell, Sheena Holt, Gus A. Berg, Derek Dirckx. Very special thank you to my associate poetry editors, Karen Chio and Julie Elise Landry! And to @CWWMFA readers doing that quiet work behind the scenes. See everyone there!

[Carolyn Hembree (she/her) @CarolynHembree]

Happy publication day to @CWWMFA alum @skyeinthecity whose gorgeous debut poetry collection LIBRE came out today. We are so proud of you! https://t.co/8kYPLp5giP

[AWP @awpwriter]

“This January...the Modern Language Association (MLA) recognized an aspect of New Orleans that has been consistently stellar: its poetry,” writes M. O. Walsh of the Creative Writing Workshop at UNO. Read AWP’s latest Creative Writing Currently post today! @CWWMFA https://t.co/k1lq6OEgKw

[Carolyn Hembree (she/her) @CarolynHembree]

Check out @CWWMFA candidate and @BayouMag associate poetry ed Karen Chio's book review in @Colorado_Review: "Ghost Man on Second, Reid’s brilliant debut poetry collection which plays skillfully with themes of grief, home, and family." @AutumnHousePrs
https://t.co/dmMthjIIAw

[The CWW At UNO @CWWMFA]

@CWWMFA alum @ajcomjr with new work in @BarcelonaReview!

[The Barcelona Review @BarcelonaReview]

It's a pleasure to feature this story by US author @ajcomjr in which a man at work researching the background of an old colonial home comes to confront a painful part of his past.
link: https://t.co/eqvL08493M
#TheBarcelonaReview #AndrewCominelli #AmericanShortFiction2025

[The CWW At UNO @CWWMFA]

💙💙💙@skyeinthecity💙💙💙

[Carolyn Hembree (she/her) @CarolynHembree]

Happy publication day to @CWWMFA alum @skyeinthecity whose gorgeous debut poetry collection LIBRE came out today. We are so proud of you! https://t.co/8kYPLp5giP

[The CWW At UNO @CWWMFA]

Tonight! @CWWMFA

[Carolyn Hembree (she/her) @CarolynHembree]

Kicking off the 2025 MLA convention Th, 1/ 9, at 7PM, Hilton New Orleans Riverside St. James Ballroom (3rd Floor). I'll be reading w/ UNO poets @petargery, Jericho Brown, Stacey Balkun, Kay Murphy, @sp4cecat, @skyeinthecity, plus. The event is FREE! https://t.co/qgZsFvz4Ld

[Carolyn Hembree (she/her) @CarolynHembree]

Kicking off the 2025 MLA convention Th, 1/ 9, at 7PM, Hilton New Orleans Riverside St. James Ballroom (3rd Floor). I'll be reading w/ UNO poets @petargery, Jericho Brown, Stacey Balkun, Kay Murphy, @sp4cecat, @skyeinthecity, plus. The event is FREE! https://t.co/qgZsFvz4Ld

[Annell López @AnnellLopez2]

Thrilled to see my debut, I’LL GIVE YOU A REASON, included here. I’m in great company.