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Idza Luhumyo ('24) Wins Prestigious Caine Prize for African Writing
| Jul 31, 2022
| Jul 31, 2022
Idza Luhumyo, a second-year student in Texas State University’s MFA Creative Writing program, has been awarded the 2022 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing.
Brady Brickner-Wood ('20) in Texas Monthly: Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Is a Radical Tribute to Black and Queer Dance Music
Jul 30, 2022
Jul 30, 2022
The Pitchfork contributor and former Porter House Review Managing Editor reviews Beyonce's latest album.
Two Ambitious Alumni Books Cited for Complex Examinations of Texas Women
Jul 28, 2022
Jul 28, 2022
Novelist and critic Amy Gentry explores Samantha Jayne Allen's ('16) and Katie Gutierrez's ('11) debut novels.
Bianca Alyssa Pérez ('22) Wins the Host Publications Chapbook Prize
Jun 15, 2022
Jun 15, 2022
The poet and Clark House Writer-in-Residence will have her manuscript, GEMINI GOSPEL, published in Spring 2023.
Howard Meh-Buh Maximus ('24) Wins 2022 Afritondo Short Story Prize
May 2, 2022
May 2, 2022
The fiction writer and Rose Fellow at Texas State, won the prestigious award for his short story, "Grotto".