Kennesaw State MAPW

M.A. in Professional Writing (MAPW) (Official Account)
Kennesaw State University
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at the MomoCon 2026 Academic Symposium. Congratulations! #getyourwriteon

Panel: "Demystifying Teaching and Classroom Rapport... Using the Sole Exception of Satoru Gojo"

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💫 MAPW is getting their collaboration on! 💫

(L to R) Olivia Subero ('24 Creative Writing), Heather Voraphongphibul ('25 Creative Writing), Emily Crocker ('25 Composition and Rhetoric), and Sarah Subero (Applied Writing (not pictured)) recently presented...

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📚 Read the poem: https://t.co/8kTwMrDeEP⁣
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💫 MAPW Alum Spotlight 💫 ⁣
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Dr. Valerie Smith ('18 Creative Writing) published a poem, "With Mom," in "The Hamilton Stone Review" (Issue 53, Fall 2025). Dr. Smith is a Lecturer of English at KSU. Congratulations, Dr. Smith! 🦉 #getyourwriteon ⁣

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Winners and finalists will be announced on June 26. Congratulations! #getyourwriteon

🏆 Go to @gawriters for more details!

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(2/2) 💫 MAPW is getting their write on! 💫

The MAPW community is nominated for this year's Georgia Author of the Year Awards!

Science Fiction/Fantasy: Sara Omer (Creative Writing)
Young Adult: Carrigan Richards ('22 Applied Writing)

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Winners and finalists will be announced on June 26. Congratulations! #getyourwriteon

🏆 Go to @gawriters for more details!

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(1/2)💫 MAPW is getting their write on! 💫

The MAPW community is nominated for this year's Georgia Author of the Year Awards!

Literary Novel: Dr. Andrew Plattner
Memoir: Tulasi Acharya ('10 Creative Writing)
Horror: Kristi DeMeester ('11 Creative Writing)

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💫 MAPW Alum Spotlight 💫

Shannon Jones Omisore ('05 Creative Writing) is currently a health communication specialist at CDC and has worked in communications for the agency for the past 17 years. Congratulations, Shannon!

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(1/4) 🎉 It was a full house at "The Writers Thread: Weaving Research & Creativity in the MAPW Program" yesterday!

On the last day of the Maymester, the PRWR 6800 Careers in Professional Writing class organized and presented a showcase attended by the MAPW community.

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(3/4) 🎉 It was a full house at "The Writers Thread: Weaving Research & Creativity in the MAPW Program" yesterday!

On the last day of the Maymester, the PRWR 6800 Careers in Professional Writing class organized and presented a showcase attended by the MAPW community.

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(2/4) 🎉 It was a full house at "The Writers Thread: Weaving Research & Creativity in the MAPW Program" yesterday!

On the last day of the Maymester, the PRWR 6800 Careers in Professional Writing class organized and presented a showcase attended by the MAPW community.

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(1/4) 🎉 It was a full house at "The Writers Thread: Weaving Research & Creativity in the MAPW Program" yesterday!

On the last day of the Maymester, the PRWR 6800 Careers in Professional Writing class organized and presented a showcase attended by the MAPW community.

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✨ Congratulations to the 2025-2026 MAPW Award Recipients! ✨

🏆 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗧𝗔 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 🏆
Dr. Don Gammill, Jr.

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✨ Congratulations to the 2025-2026 MAPW Award Recipients! ✨

🏆 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 🏆
Melinda Grant

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✨ Congratulations to the 2025-2026 MAPW Award Recipients! ✨

🏆 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 🏆
Matt McGee

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✨ Congratulations to the 2025-2026 MAPW Award Recipients! ✨

🏆 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 🏆
Marianna Gibson

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✨ Congratulations to the 2025-2026 MAPW Award Recipients! ✨

🏆 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰 🏆
Allison Rayburn

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✨ Congratulations to the 2025-2026 MAPW Award Recipients! ✨

🏆 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 🏆
Jenny Rissen

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✨ Capstone Showcase Spotlight ✨

Sydnee Newsome (Creative Writing), "In Too Deep" (feature-length screenplay)

🔗 Link in bio for more details!

📸 Photo credit: Noelle Lashley

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