USC Dornsife News

USC Dornsife’s Viet Thanh Nguyen follows up his Pulitzer Prize win for fiction with a spot on the short list of the National Book Awards — this time for nonfiction.

In her latest collection of stories, the associate professor of English explores a wide range of experiences unique to the City of Angels.

For filmmaker Edoardo Ponti, poetry was the key to unlocking his talents as a cinematic storyteller.

From a career in the U.S. Navy to executive recruitment to writing award-winning historical war thrillers, John Gobbell ’60 never forgets his USC Dornsife roots.

Mark Irwin of English and Alain Borer of French are collaborating on a new translation of poems by the enfant terrible of Gallic letters, Arthur Rimbaud, the influential child genius poet who inspired artists ranging from the Surrealists and the Beat Generation to rock icons Jim Morrison and Patti Smith.

Dyer’s genre-defying new collection of essays explores “the power that some places exert and why we go to them.” In a series of videos and interview excerpts, the award-winning author shares more about his new book, some of his greatest influences and his advice for those aspiring to be a writer.