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Sixteen teachers will study American Indian literature at Western Washington University this summer, thanks to a $122,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

During the five-week Summer Seminar for School Teachers, teachers will study four…

"Listening Against the Stone: Selected Essays" by Brenda Miller (Skinner House, $14). An essay collection, six of which have won a Pushcart Prize. The essays "tell the story of a single woman making her way, stumbling but always seeking out touchstones — a dog, a friend, a…

The University of Delaware Library and the Delaware Art Museum have announced that Kristin Mahoney, professor of English at Western Washington University, has been selected as the 2012 Fellow in Pre-Raphaelite Studies.

During her one-month residency in July 2012,…

After Hanna Burleson of Longview tucks her three little boys into bed, she goes to class at Western Governors University Washington, the online-only university where she's pursuing a master's degree in education.
She logs in, clicks on a course and checks the assigned reading.…

A SERIES of poetry readings will be delivered at the courthouse gallery in Ennistymon next Thursday to celebrate All-Ireland Poetry Day. 

Readings will be given by Joseph Woods and a number of writers who have made North Clare their home such as Knute Skinner, Jean…

Almost 200 creative writing professors have signed an open letter to Poets & Writers, criticizing its 2012 rankings of MFA/PhD programs. Poets & Writers is the bi-monthly magazine of the non-profit organization of the same name.

According to a…

Sometime in the first six months after I began working the counter at my first bookstore job, I started offering each customer a sack for their books. I say “started” because no one in the Pacific Northwest or their right mind says “sack.” We say “bag.” Actually, we say “bayg.”

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