The University of Arkansas Humanities Center invites proposals from humanities faculty for the Whiting Foundation Public Engagement Fellowship and Seed Grant competition. Apply by May 15.

Brandon Hobson, thes 2020-21 Walton Visiting Writer in Fiction, will give a virtual reading at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25, in collaboration with the program and the Fayetteville Public Library.

Kristen Figgins, a doctoral candidate in English, was recently named a 2021 Humanities Without Walls Pre-Doctoral Workshop Fellow after nomination by the U of A Humanities Center.

Samantha Campbell, a first-year M.F.A. student in fiction writing in the Program in Creative Writing and Translation has co-founded Black Moon Magazine, an online literary arts journal featuring fiction and poetry.

The Diamond Line undergraduate literary magazine is seeking submissions of poetry, visual art, prose, creative nonfiction and drama for Issue 3. The deadline for submissions has been extended to March 5.

Pritchard plans to focus upon encouraging literacy language and practice throughout the state of Arkansas and beyond as well as develop programs such as an Arkansas Literacy Lab.

Alys Dutton, a third-year M.F.A. student in fiction writing, has been awarded a prestigious research and writing grant from the Elizabeth George Foundation.

Geoffrey Brock, Kristofor Brye, Michael Daugherty, Jennifer Greenhill, Kevin Hall, Manuel D. Rossetti and Ranil Wickramasinghe are being honored as outstanding faculty. 

David Jolliffe, U of A professor emeritus of English, and Eli Goldblatt, professor emeritus of Temple University, co-wrote a book, Literacy as Conversation: Learning Networks in Urban and Rural Communities.

In January, English M.A. student Christopher Farris will publish a new horror novel, The Fountain, which is set in the Ozarks.