Roman Johnson, Writers Studio Ralph Dickey Scholar, has had his poem “Starlight Tour” shortlisted for Arc‘s 2026 Poem of the Year.
Hear Roman read the poem here.
Congratulations, Roman!
Every Single Beast of My Heart is the latest poetry collection by Writers Studio student Pamela Wax. Her poems, published in over 60 literary journals, have received three Best of the Net nominations and awards from Crosswinds, Paterson Literary Review, Poets’ Billow, Oberon, the Ruben Rose Memorial Poetry Competition, and the Robinson Jeffers Tor House. “This…
Alice Hatcher, Writers Studio Tucson teacher, has won Cincinnati Review‘s Robert and Adele Schiff Award for her essay “Legacy Tree.” “Alice Hatcher’s ‘Legacy Tree’ is a moving excavation of and reflection on the legacy of a complicated father,” writes literary nonfiction judge Michael Griffith. “Our readers loved both what father and daughter planted together decades…
Philip Schultz, Writers Studio founder and director, has published three new poems in THE SOUTHERN REVIEW. “The Art of Wailing,” “Spoiled Prayers,” and “Good News” will also appear in Schultz’s forthcoming (March 2026) collection Enormous Morning. Hear Schultz read the poems here.
We are pleased to share that Lisa Bellamy, a Writers Studio teacher and student, has won her second Pushcart Prize for her poem “Thank You for the Tulips,” which originally appeared in the New Ohio Review and will appear in The Pushcart Prize Volume XLVIII (2024 edition). Congratulations, Lisa! Lisa Bellamy is the author of…
We are pleased to share that Writers Studio student Kelly Beard published her poem “The Heft of a Soul” in Five Points literary magazine. Read the poem here.
“I had never taken a fiction writing class before. For one of our first class assignments, I wrote a short piece about an older Indian man, recently divorced, who was experimenting with Internet dating, and navigating a complicated relationship with his adult daughter and ex-wife. I have returned many times to that fictional character and his family. In fact, I wrote a…
