Converse Student Studies Scottish Independence Debate
A Converse College student majoring in professional writing and political science will get experience in her chosen fields during her summer travels in Scotland. Brandy …
Creative and Professional Writing
Mom Brings Coveted Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship to Converse
Graduation days are all about success stories, and when Blue Ridge Community College graduates walked across the stage Friday night, one among them received, in …
Author Joyce Carol Oates, Artist Jane Creech Combine Talents at Converse
One of America’s most distinguished authors will combine talents with Converse alumna for a reading, book signing and art exhibition in Twichell Auditorium on Friday, …
Writer Aims to Inspire, Be Inspired During Month-long Residency
Each January, Converse welcomes a distinguished guest writer to serve on the faculty for a month-long residency. This year, Anita Skeen of Michigan State University, …
Peterkin Award Winner to Give Reading, Book Signing
Author and 2011 Julia Peterkin Award Winner Jennifer S. Davis will give a free public reading of her recent works of fiction at Converse College …
Creative and Professional Writing Program Continues to Produce Award Winners
Another year, another bounty of impressive awards for graduates of Converse’s Creative and Professional Writing Program. A poem by Converse II graduate Martha Miller ’08 …
Award-Winning Poet to Give Public Reading at Converse
Poet Claire Bateman will give a free public reading Tuesday, March 6 at 8 p.m. in the Barnet Room of the Montgomery Student Center at …
English Department Announces 2003-’04 Visiting Writers Series
Through the Elizabeth Boatwright Coker Visiting Writers Series, award-winning writers and scholars from a variety of genres visit the Converse College campus each year to …
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers to Give Guest Reading Nov. 12
Award-winning author Honorée Fanonne Jeffers will give a guest reading in the Cleveland Hall Alumnae House on Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. A reception and …