Converse MFA Program Leads Bassoonist To Major Book Deal
Only a few minutes with Converse College MFA graduate Sonja Coppenbarger will make you wonder whether you’ve stepped back a few centuries. She’s a bassoonist – raise your hands if …
Only a few minutes with Converse College MFA graduate Sonja Coppenbarger will make you wonder whether you’ve stepped back a few centuries. She’s a bassoonist – raise your hands if …
The Converse College Visiting Writers Series welcomes Poet Peter Schmitt, the 2012 Julia Peterkin Award winner, for a reading on Thursday, Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. in the Bain Room …
Olmstead’s most recent book, The Coldest Night, was published in April. Publishers Weekly called it “(An) elegiac, gritty coming-of-age novel, powerful, desolate and well crafted.” It was chosen as an …
Washington Monthly has released its annual ranking of colleges based on “their contribution to the public good,” with Converse as the #3 Master’s University in the nation. The magazine, which …
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, April 27. National Book Award …
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, author of five volumes of …
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 on Tuesday, September 27 at …
Word Press has recently released Rick Mulkey’s latest book of poetry, “Toward Any Darkness.” The 80-page tome is his fourth book of poetry, and is available through bookstores or at …
SPARTANBURG, S.C.– The editors of The Literary Review, an international journal of contemporary writing, have selected a poem penned by a Converse College professor for the prestigious Charles Angoff Award. …