The deadline for fall 2023 submissions to “Hard Freight,” Penn State Altoona’s online student literary magazine, is Tuesday, Oct. 24 at midnight. Up to three entries per student in the categories of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, drama, visual art, and multimedia work may be submitted online.
Penn State Altoona has announced a full lineup of events, including lectures and discussions, for the campus' 2023-24 Common Read book, “Transcendent Kingdom” by Yaa Gyasi.
Todd Davis, professor of English and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, has a chapter on the creation and revision of his poem, "Tributary," in the just-released collection, “The Art of Revising Poetry: 21 U.S. Poets on Their Drafts, Craft, and Process.”
The magazine showcases undergraduate poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, visual art, audio, and a faculty spotlight featuring the work of Ian Marshall, emeritus professor of English and environmental studies.
Erin Murphy, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, read and discussed poetry at the April 13 Blair County Chamber of Commerce breakfast event in honor of National Poetry Month.
English faculty will be available to chat informally about tutoring opportunities, study abroad trips, the English major, the minors in professional writing and creative writing, and more.
A poem by Erin Murphy, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, is being featured by the literary journal Ecotone for the first part of April, National Poetry Month.
Michael Garrigan will give a reading of his works at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11, in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts at Penn State Altoona.
Students interested in the English major or Writing and Digital Media minor are invited to an informal “Meet the English Faculty” gathering on Tuesday, March 28, before and after the Hard Freight Café open mic event in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.
Poet Catherine Pierce will give a reading of her works on Thursday, March 30, at 12:15 p.m. in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.
