USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Fiction News

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  With New Book, A Discovery of Magic

  January 26, 2011

  There's a certain magic that Deborah Harkness finds in libraries. On one hand, for a historian who studies the science and magic of the 16th and 17th centuries such as Harkness, they provide a venue for her to "meet" her… more>

  categories: faculty research

  tags: book, deborah harkness, event, fiction, history, humanities, library, supernatural

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  Taking a Poetic Path

  November 17, 2009

  The question is often asked, What does one do with a bachelor's degree in creative writing? In USC College, the answer is plenty. Many go on to publish books of poetry or fiction. Some go on to teach writing, become editors or… more>

  categories: undergraduate

  tags: book, creative writing, english, fiction, humanities, poetry, screenplay

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  Author, Author!

  July 23, 2009

  Fourth grader Alex Flores clamps down hard on his pencil to finish his story that begins, "One day I came to school and no one was there." In his tale, Alex turns invisible and hears Mario singing the SpongeBob SquarePants… more>

  categories: undergraduate, joint educational project

  tags: community, english, fiction, humanities, jep, poem, poetry, writing

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  What I Did on My Summer Vacation

  April 29, 2009

  Wayetu Moore was four when her family escaped Liberia amid the country's economic collapse and civil war. The Moores left via Sierra Leone for Houston around the First Liberian Civil War. Her family's survival has inspired… more>

  categories: graduate

  tags: author, fiction, humanities, journalism, master of professional writing, nonfiction, writer

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  Everett Wins PEN Literary Award

  December 12, 2006

  Percival Everett II, USC College professor of English, has won the PEN USA 2006 Literary Award for his 15th novel, “Wounded,” a tale that tackles racial and sexual intolerance in America. The award is given each… more>

  tags: award, fiction, novel