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Honors professor Annie Lampman Wins 2019 Dogwood Literary Prize in Fiction

Annie Lampman

Honors professor Annie Lampman Wins 2019 Dogwood Literary Prize in Fiction

Annie LampmanNational Book Award winner and fiction judge Phil Klay has chosen Annie Lampman’s story “Whom the Lion Seeks” as this year’s Fiction Prize Winner in the Dogwood Literary Prize. Lampman will receive $1,000 and her story will be published in Dogwood’s 2019 edition, due out in late May. » More …

Wordplay contributes humor, creativity to writing

Sara Quenzer

Wordplay contributes humor, creativity to writing

Jokes aside, the English language is a huge and diverse system containing over 170,000 words. With the language constantly adapting, that number only grows. In a language so large, word choice is incredibly important for authors as they write because words are able to evoke a range of feelings and emotions.

“Word choice and arrangement is foundational to good writing,” said Annie Lampman, a clinical assistant professor who teaches creative writing in the Honors College. » More …