USC Dornsife News

With New Book, A Discovery of Magic

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:22:00 -0500

A Discovery of Witches. Portrait photo credit Marion Ettlinger." title="Deborah Harkness, professor of history in USC College, explores the hidden world of modern-day witches, vampires and daemons in her new book, A Discovery of Witches. Portrait photo credit Marion Ettlinger." /> As a researcher, USC College's Deborah Harkness studies science and magic of the early modern period. As a novelist, she explores the hidden world of modern-day witches, vampires and daemons in her first work of fiction, A Discovery of Witches.

Taking a Poetic Path

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:53:00 -0500

Three creative writing alumni share tales about how they carved their niche in the written word.

Author, Author!

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:49:00 -0500

Can you imagine waking up as a piece of chalk? One child did in a new course cultivating young writers in Los Angeles schools. Aimee Bender and Cecilia Woloch of English — and undergrads — help them find their voices.

What I Did on My Summer Vacation

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:45:00 -0500

Four students from USC College's Master of Professional Writing earn scholarships to attend the New York State Summer Writers Institute program.

Everett Wins PEN Literary Award

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:16:00 -0500

The USC College professor earns the honor for ‘Wounded,’ his novel exploring racial and sexual intolerance in Wyoming.