Wilkes alumnus and Man Booker Prize winning author Marlon James continues to achieve incredible success, this time with series order from HBO and the UK’S Channel 4 for the crime drama, Get Millie Black. According…
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ArtsFaculty Spotlight
Meet Nancy McKinley, Ph.D., Faculty Member in the Maslow Family Graduate Creative Writing Program
by Vicki MaykNancy McKinley, Ph.D., can make a claim few faculty in the Maslow Family Graduate Creative Writing Program can match: She has taught every student in every cohort who has entered the program since its second…
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Arts
Wilkes University Creative Writing Alumnus Marlon James New Book Called African Game of Thrones
When Marlon James MA ’06’s novel A Brief History of Seven Killings won the Man Booker Prize in 2015, it catapulted the Wilkes creative writing alumnus to literary stardom. As the first Jaimaican to win…
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Wilkes University Creative Writing Alumnus Marlon James Wins Man Booker Prize For Novel
A Brief History of Seven Killings Wins One of Literature’s Most Prestigious Honors Wilkes University alumnus Marlon James has won the 2015 Man Booker Prize for his novel A Brief History of Seven Killings. The international…
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EventsNews Releases
Wilkes University Graduate Creative Writing Program Marks 10th Anniversary June 19-26
Wilkes University’s graduate creative writing program is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a gala, a ceremony dedicating its building, alumni readings and special workshops for program graduates. The anniversary will be observed during the program’s annual…