News & Events News & Events Catch up with our latest news, upcoming events, and faculty and student accomplishments. On This Page: Recent News Daniel Philippon: The Literature of Sustainable Meals The professor’s new book explores the impact of food writers and advocates Wendell Berry, Carlo Petrini, and Alice Waters in theory and in practice. V.V. Ganeshananthan explores the complexity of Sri Lanka's civil war in her prize-winning novel Associate Professor V.V. Ganeshananthan speaks with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation podcast Bookends about her novel's characters, historical background, and more. ‘Don’t read just one book about Sri Lanka’: V. V. Ganeshananthan on her civil war novel Associate Professor Ganeshananthan speaks to The Guardian about her novel "Brotherless Night," which won the Women’s Prize for Fiction. Ganeshananthan Wins Major Literary Prizes The professor's second novel Brotherless Night is honored internationally. MFA Alum Spotlight Interview With Emily Strasser Learn about Strasser's book Half-Life of a Secret and the MFA program! Upcoming Events In-Person Event, March 21, 2025 First Books Reading MFA alums Tarik Dobbs and Asha Thanki and MFA student Okwudili Nebeolisa share their debut publications! Online Event, April 02, 2025 Great River Review Reading Hear from the literary magazine's 2025 prize winners Janice Harrington and Askold Melnyczuk. In-Person Event, April 10, 2025 An Evening with R. F. Kuang The Nebula Award-winning novelist shares from her work for the Esther Freier literary author series.
Daniel Philippon: The Literature of Sustainable Meals The professor’s new book explores the impact of food writers and advocates Wendell Berry, Carlo Petrini, and Alice Waters in theory and in practice.
V.V. Ganeshananthan explores the complexity of Sri Lanka's civil war in her prize-winning novel Associate Professor V.V. Ganeshananthan speaks with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation podcast Bookends about her novel's characters, historical background, and more.
‘Don’t read just one book about Sri Lanka’: V. V. Ganeshananthan on her civil war novel Associate Professor Ganeshananthan speaks to The Guardian about her novel "Brotherless Night," which won the Women’s Prize for Fiction.
Ganeshananthan Wins Major Literary Prizes The professor's second novel Brotherless Night is honored internationally.
MFA Alum Spotlight Interview With Emily Strasser Learn about Strasser's book Half-Life of a Secret and the MFA program!
In-Person Event, March 21, 2025 First Books Reading MFA alums Tarik Dobbs and Asha Thanki and MFA student Okwudili Nebeolisa share their debut publications!
Online Event, April 02, 2025 Great River Review Reading Hear from the literary magazine's 2025 prize winners Janice Harrington and Askold Melnyczuk.
In-Person Event, April 10, 2025 An Evening with R. F. Kuang The Nebula Award-winning novelist shares from her work for the Esther Freier literary author series.