The New York Times ran a moving article by current Brown IWP fellow, Nihad Sirees, reminding us of the fragile situation in Syria.   See "A Song of Lament for Syria" - April 26, 2013.

At the monthly faculty meeting Tuesday, April 2, President Christina Paxson announced the Brown University Presidential Faculty Award inaugural recipients: Poet C.D. Wright (fall 2013) and Charles Larmore, professor of philosophy (spring 2014). Recipients will receive a research stipend and will present their work to faculty colleagues in other disciplines.

with link to: http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2013/04/presidential

The Department of Literary Arts is pleased to announce the selected writings for the 2013 Prizes in Literary Arts.  Thank you to all who entered their work, and congratulations to the selected writers.  

To view the list of selected writing, click Literary Arts Prizes.

This year's International Writers Project fellow, Nihad Sirees, whose new book, The Silence and the Roar, bears witness to a fictionalized version of his native country, Syria. While in London for the launch of the book, Nihad Sirees was interviewed by CNN -- see an edited version of that interview at CNN.com  Exiled Syrian Writer:  Why I Fled

Syrian novelist Nihad Sirees, Brown University’s 2012-13 International Writers Project Fellow, has been named as the recipient of an English PEN Award for outstanding writing in translation for his novel, The Silence and the Roar.

Applications are being accepted online through 20th September at 11:59 p.m.

To access online application - see Honors Application.

Decisions will be made within 3-4 weeks.

Literary Arts Prizes will be announced Monday, April 9th.  

See Literary Arts Prizes for award details.

See Spring 2012 Literary Arts Prizes Announced for selected writings.

Writing samples for LITR 210, 1010 & 1110 classes are due in Literary Arts by 4:00 p.m. on 25 January 2012.  Bins will be placed in the front entrance.