April 2021 – Widows & Orphans

“How To” Session: Casey Thayer, UWGB Creative Writing alumnus ’06

On May 7^th at 4pm, Casey Thayer (B.A. in English: Creative Writing from UWGB ‘06 and an MFA in Poetry from Northern Michigan University) will be presenting for the third and final “How To” session, organized by the English department Creatives intern team, the series offers students a forum to discuss publishing internships, networking, graduate school, and job search strategies.

Attend this session and learn how to publish your work, discover journal and book contests, and get tips for editing/submitting your poetry. Thayer will be offering advice on how to avoid publishing pitfalls; how to narrow the field when submitting your work; and how to prevent your submissions from landing on the slush pile.

Thayer is the author of Self Portrait with Spurs and Sulfur (University of New Mexico Press, 2015) and Love for the Gun (2021), winner of the Cow Creek Chapbook Contest, and he has published poetry in AGNI, American Poetry Review, Poetry, Prairie Schooner, and elsewhere. He was awarded a Wallace Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University and a Tennessee Williams Scholarship from the Sewanee Writers’ Conference. He has also taught English at UW-Rock County, Stanford University, and the City Colleges of Chicago.

To participate, please RSVP here: “How To” with Casey Thayer

ENGLISH 335: Literary Eras: The Hungry ‘40s

Coming Fall ’21 – ENGLISH 335: Literary Eras: The Hungry ‘40s Fall 2021: Tuesdays & Thursdays 11-12:20 / Green Bay Campus / Prof. Nesvet

This Fall, Dr. Rebecca Nesvet will teach a brand-new course, Literary Eras: The Hungry ‘40s (Eng. 335). Here is a little bit more about the course from Dr. Nesvet:

Henry David Thoreau was surprised that his readers wanted to know what he ate and how he cooked it. I’m not. The 1840’s food crises in Britain and Ireland shifted how people viewed social justice. This “Awakening” sparked a basic human rights movement, a belief that everyone deserves food security, education, agency, and especially, the right to lead meaningful lives!

We’ll look at how authors from this time period connected hunger for food with hungers higher up the hierarchy of needs—creating a new and unprecedentedly activist literary culture that is still emulated today.

This in person class will also include humor, entertaining video clips, and powerful discussions about food sustainability, UWGB’s Eco U legacy, and Paying the Price by Sara Goldrick-Rab .

Check out this class and all the Summer and Fall 2021 courses. They are sure to be great!

“How To Navigate Graduate School Applications” with BA ‘20 Alumna Gloria Galicia

GREEN BAY, WI. March 30, 2021— On Friday, April 9^th from 4-5pm, the UWGB Creatives will present “How to Navigate Graduate School Applications,” featuring alumna Gloria Galicia (BA, ‘20).

This event is the second of a three-part “How To” series during March and April, 2021. Organized by the English department Creatives intern team, the series offers students a forum to discuss publishing internships, networking, graduate school, and job search strategies.

Galicia graduated from UWGB in Spring 2020 with a BA in Creative Writing and English Literature and a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. She is now in her second semester of the Library Science and Information Graduate School program at UW Madison. She will share her experiences in applying and getting accepted into a top-tier graduate program.

To attend this session, please RSVP here: How to Navigate Grad School Applications with Gloria Galicia

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About the University of Wisconsin Green Bay:

The University of Wisconsin Green Bay is located on the outskirts of Green Bay, Wisconsin. The campus was founded in 1965 and currently offers 48 different majors and minors for students.

The English Department and Writing and Applied Arts program offer various literature and writing based courses, from World and American Literature to the hands-on Sheepshead Review practicum and Teaching Press. For more information contact Rebecca Meacham, Co-Chair of English and Director, Writing and Applied Arts.