Writing Professor Catherine Taylor Awarded MacDowell Colony Fellowship.
Writing Professor Catherine Taylor has been awarded a MacDowell Colony Fellowship. The MacDowell Colony, founded in 1907, is the oldest artists' colony in the United States. Their mission is to nurture...
View Article2010/2011 Faculty Excellence Awards
The Faculty Development Committee and the Office of the Provost announce the recipients of the 2010/2011 Faculty Excellence Awards.
View ArticleWriting Professor Catherine Taylor awarded a residency at Yaddo
Writing Department Assistant Professor Catherine Taylor has been awarded a residency at Yaddo, an arists' colony in Saratoga Springs, whose mission is "to nurture the creative process by providing an...
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Amazon Names Ithaca College Author's Debut Novel a 'Best Book' for June
ITHACA, NY — “Ten Thousand Saints,” the debut novel by Eleanor Henderson, has been earning across-the-board praise for its vivid descriptions of 1980s-era New York City and sensitive portrayals...
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IC Author’s Novel Makes Cover of New York Times Book Review
Add the “New York Times” to the media outlets that have been giving across-the-board plaudits to “Ten Thousand Saints,” the debut novel by assistant professor of writing Eleanor Henderson. Her...
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No sex, no drugs, but this book still rocks
Praise for Ten Thousand Saints, the debut novel from Ithaca College writing professor Eleanor Henderson, has steadily rolled in since its release in early June. Amazon.com named it best book of the...
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Ithaca College Hosts Reading by Indian Writer and Journalist Amitava Kumar
ITHACA, NY — The Distinguished Visiting Writers Series at Ithaca College will host a reading by Indian author and journalist Amitava Kumar. Free and open to the public, his presentation is scheduled...
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Ithaca College Writing Professor Eleanor Henderson Brings Literary Insights...
Ithaca College writing professor Eleanor Henderson spent nine years working on her debut novel, Ten Thousand Saints. She then traveled the country after the book was published this summer, giving...
View ArticleDistinguished Visiting Writers Series for Fall 2011
The School of Humanities and Sciences and the Department of Writing are pleased to welcome nonfiction writer Amitava Kumar, fiction writer ZZ Packer, and poet Evie Shockley as part of this semester’s...
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Pen/Faulkner Finalist ZZ Packer to Give Reading at Ithaca College
ITHACA, NY — The Distinguished Visiting Writers Series at Ithaca College will host a reading by short-story writer ZZ Packer. Free and open to the public, her presentation is scheduled for Wednesday,...
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Writing Professor Fred Wilcox Publishes Book on Legacies of Chemical Warfare...
Congratulations to Associate Professor Fred Wilcox in the Department of Writing on the publication of Scorched Earth: Legacies of Chemical Warfare in Vietnam, recently released by Seven Stories Press....
View ArticleNorton Anthology to include work published by Essay Press
The editors of the Norton anthologies will reprint work published by Writing Department faculty Catherine Taylor’s independent press (Essay Press) in an upcoming anthology. The selection will bring...
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Ithaca College to Host Reading by Poet Evie Shockley
ITHACA, NY — The Distinguished Visiting Writers Series at Ithaca College will host a reading on Wednesday, Oct. 26, by poet Evie Shockley. Free and open to the public, her presentation is scheduled...
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Eleanor Henderson's Debut Novel Makes NY Times List of Ten Best Books of 2011
Assistant Professor of Writing Eleanor Henderson's debut novel, Ten Thousand Saints, has been named as one of the ten best books of 2011 by the New York Times.
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Tandem Magazine Website Launch
Tandem Magazine, a new student-run publication, unveils its official website on Tuesday, December 13th.
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Eleanor Henderson Novel Chosen as First-Year Reading for Class of 2016
President Tom Rochon has announced that “Ten Thousand Saints,” the debut novel by assistant professor of writing Eleanor Henderson, has been selected for the First-Year Reading Initiative for the...
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