Congratulations to MFA student Erin Bond, winner of the AWP Intro Journals award in creative nonfiction for her essay “The Strong Force.” Erin's essay will be published in a future issue of Quarterly West. MFA student Miriam Parker's novel excerpt “Rosenvasser’s Ghost” earned an honorable mention in fiction.
	Two May releases from The Publishing Laboratory The Bottle Chapel at Airlie Gardens: A Tribute to Minnie Evans by Fred Wharton and Susan Taylor Block and The Hatterasman Fiftieth Anniversary Edition Illustrated by Claude Howell edited by John Loonam with a new introduction by Philip Gerard
	MFA alumna Kirsten Holmstedt makes cover of American Heritage with her book Band of Sisters: American Women at War in Iraq. American Heritage Winter 2008
	The Atlantic Monthly names the UNCW MFA Program in Creative Writing one of the top "Five Innovative/Unique Programs" in the country.                                                                                  Atlantic Monthly special Fiction Issue 2007

• UNCW's Creative Writing program a "rising star" among MFA programs

Newsletter, Spring 2007

UNCW's Department of Creative Writing is a community of passionate, dedicated writers who believe that the creation of art is a pursuit valuable to self and culture. Our faculty fosters a rigorous yet supportive environment in which writers can grow as artists and individuals. The department is devoted to the pursuit of excellence in writing through an informed application of craft. We value versatility, and we encourage writers to explore aesthetics and methods across genre lines.

The Creative Writing Department at UNC Wilmington offers degree programs leading
to the Master of Fine Arts and the Bachelor of Fine Arts, in addition to a minor in creative writing. Our primary genres are fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction;
classes in screenwriting and playwriting are also available, as is the study of editing and publishing through our Publishing Laboratory.

Department of Creative Writing
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
601 South College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403-5938
910.962.3070

CRW Department Organizational Chart