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Mary Gilliland, a former professor of the Ithaca College Department of Writing, released a new poetry collection in December 2022, “The Devil’s Fools.” The book touches on environmentalism.

Q&A: Retired professor publishes book of poems

By Rowan Keller Smith, Contributing Writer February 22, 2023
Mary Gilliland, a former professor of the Ithaca College Department of Writing, released a new poetry collection in December 2022, “The Devil’s Fools.”
Hannah Reynolds ’10 released her second novel Eight Nights of Flirting on Oct. 25. Reynolds is a Jewish author who seeks to diversify the holiday romance genre with Jewish voices.

Q&A: Author brings diverse voice to holiday romance genre

By Elizabeth Kharabadze, Co Life and Culture Editor November 2, 2022
Hannah Reynolds ’10 released her new novel, “Eight Nights of Flirting,” a Hanukkah romantic comedy Oct. 25 to diversify the holiday romance genre.
From left, John D. Scott, associate professor in the Department of Media Arts, Sciences and Studies and Documentary Studies program director, poses with the subject of his new documentary, Susannah Berryman, emeritus professor of Theatre Arts.

“Elizabeth Bishop” film screens at Cinemapolis

By Matt Minton, Co Life and Culture Editor August 30, 2022
From Aug. 19 to 25, Cinemapolis screened "Elizabeth Bishop and the Art of Losing," a documentary directed and written by an Ithaca College professor.
From left, professor Eleanor Henderson, student assistant director Abigail McGuire, student director Amulya Ravitej Bachala and professor Chris Holmes will hold the New Voices Seminar in April.

IC seminar helps connect students with authors

By Matt Minton February 5, 2022
The New Voices Seminar provides an opportunity for students to connect with professional authors.
Kathryn Howd Machan, professor in the Department of Writing, is publishing a new poetry book titled “A Slow Bottle of Wine.” She has already published 38 collections.

Q&A: Writing professor publishes her 39th poetry collection

By Julia DiGeronimo February 12, 2020

Katharyn Howd Machan, professor in the Ithaca College Department of Writing, has been writing poems about her relationship with her daughter since 1987, and she recently published her collection, titled...

Troye Platt picks a writing prompt during a National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) writing session at Alley Cat Cafe. NaNoWriMo is an annual writing event where people from all over the world write a novel of 50,000 words in the month of November.

Annual National Novel Writing Month fosters creativity

By Hannah Fitzpatrick November 14, 2019

On a cold, dark Friday night, the Alley Cat Cafe in downtown Ithaca is a warm safe haven from the harsh weather. The scent of freshly brewed coffee hits soon after the first step inside. Smooth jazz music...

Novelist Yewande Omotoso reads an excerpt of her second novel “The Woman Next Door,” at the kickoff event of the New Voices Festival April 5 at Buffalo Street Books.

New Voices Literary Festival spotlights rising writers

By Kate Nalepinski, Life & Culture Editor April 5, 2017
Henderson described “The Short Short” as a marathon: The two-hour event kept flowing until all the readers finished sharing their stories.
Still in College: Katie Marks shares her love for students

Still in College: Katie Marks shares her love for students

By Luke Harbur, Multimedia Editor October 25, 2016
Multimedia Editor Luke Harbur interviews Katie Marks, an Ithaca College faculty members about what she was like in her college years.
Ada Limon (pictured), award-winning author of ‘“Bright Dead Things,” will speak at the Dinguished Visiting Writer Workshop and review the writing of Ithaca College students.

IC’s Visiting Writers Series Workshop welcomes poet Ada Limon

By Silas White, Staff Writer September 14, 2016
The Distinguished Visiting Writer Workshop is a one-credit course at the college that allows students to attend readings by three distinguished authors: one poet, one nonfiction writer, which will be Kiese Laymon and one fiction writer, which will be Dana Spiotta. Students also get the opportunity to study under and conference individually with one writer in the area of their choosing. For example, students interested in poetry will submit poem samples and conference with Limón. Each author also teaches two 90-minute classes throughout the semester that all students attend regardless of their concentration. Limón is the author of four books of poetry, including “Bright Dead Things,” which was a finalist for the 2015 National Book Award in Poetry, a finalist for the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and one of the Top Ten Poetry Books of the Year, according to The New York Times. Her work explores issues of identity, relationships and language from both personal and worldly perspectives.

The Benefit of Being Bored

By Christina Tudor May 3, 2016

I am currently sitting on my bed starting and restarting this blog post. Blogging, writing, putting words and my feelings down on a page is something I’m good at, something I love. So, why is this...

The four words that inspire the universe.

Why I Write (On Writing)

By Angel L. Zayas, Angel L. Zayas February 10, 2015
I told myself and members of my writing class that I would never write anything with this title. I mean, how can one write a remake of one of the greatest essays of all time? George Orwell, one of my biggest role models, as a writer. I wouldn’t be the first to say that remakes are never better than the original, and I am definitely no Orwell. Don’t compare me to him, though I know you may. I would rather not have that burden of a comparison. However, there are some things on my mind that need to be expressed, that I feel can only be expressed through what one may call “mind to paper” writing. So, let’s try this out. I have a lot to say.
Members of Explore Magazine gather at Six Mile Creek on Sept. 14. Explore Magazine is a new publication on campus which aims to publish articles about outdoor activities in Ithaca.

Ithaca College students create online magazine focused on outdoors

By Clara O'Connor, Contributing Writer September 17, 2014
Students at Ithaca College have created an online magazine about outdoor activities called Explore Magazine.
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