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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jayne Anne Phillips, a West Virginia University alumna, explores themes of resilience and humanity in her writing, often inspired by her home state. Phillips’ latest novel, Night Watch, set in post-Civil War West Virginia, took nearly eight years to complete and centers on characters protecting loved ones in a time of trauma. Her journey as a writer began at WVU, where mentors like Judith Stitzel supported her growth amid the social and political turbulence of the 1970s. Phillips, reflecting on today’s social climate, believes students should have a voice in addressing complex political challenges.

Book Value: Jayne Anne Phillips (English, ’74) writes about what she knows best

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West Virginia Roots and Literary Resilience: Jayne Anne Phillips Reflects on Her Journey and New Novel Night Watch

Associate Professor of English Glenn Taylor has received the Juniper Prize for Fiction from the University of Massachusetts Press for his upcoming novel, The Songs of Betty Baach.

English professor wins Juniper Prize for Fiction

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 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Associate Professor of English Glenn Taylor has received the Juniper Prize for Fiction from the University of Massachusetts Press for his upcoming novel, The Songs of Betty Baach. glenn taylor

Creative writing MFA students to read selections of their work ahead of graduation

Creative writing MFA students to read selections of their work ahead of graduation

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 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Nine students graduating this spring with an MFA in Creative Writing will read selections of their work in the Milano Room at the downtown library at 7:30 p.m. on April 28.

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WVU English professor receives NEA Creative Writing award

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An assistant professor in the Department of English, she is using the award to write and do research toward her second book of poems.