Day: March 19, 2023

The We Read Youth Voices Writing Contest Returns April 3

MADISON, WI – Madison Public Library will once again host the We Read Youth Voices Writing Contest in collaboration with Forward Madison FC and the Wisconsin Book Festival with support from the Madison Public Library Foundation in the spring of 2023. Submissions will be accepted beginning April 3, 2023, online and a kick-off event will […]

Study abroad class broadens students’ travel writing, global perspectives

Each Spring semester, Dr. Allen Gee invites a small group of students on a study abroad service-learning trip to Guatemala—all expenses paid. Students must take a Travel Writing Class, ENGL 3107, along with the trip to further inform their experience. As the university’s Donald L. Jordan Endowed Professor in Creative Writing, Gee can offer students […]

Guest opinion: Writer, beware of chatbots’ impact on our kids

So far, in our discussions of artificial intelligence chatbots for student writing and the teaching of writing, there has been a key piece that needs to be added. It has to do with the role of optimism in teenagers’ lives. Its absence points to our emotional impoverishment as parents and adults and to some reasons […]

Edward Bunker: The Bank-Robbing Felon Who Became a Great Writer and Actor

Great comeback stories, especially when something tragic stops someone from following their dreams and passion, can be a huge source of inspiration. Since last year, actors making comebacks has been a much-discussed topic. The Academy Awards only increased the subject after Ke Huy Quan, and Brandon Fraser won Oscars for the two male actors categories; […]

A ghost in KC: After years of writing for others, author now has a book of his own

If you ever meet Tim Vandehey, resist the urge. “I get this all the time,” he said, “‘What do you do, Tim?’ I’ll be at a party or whatever. ‘Oh, I’m a ghostwriter.’ ‘Really.’ “The same question follows 90% of the time. ‘Who have you written books for?’ The next thing almost always follows, ‘If […]