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Professional Writing Club Offers Connection with Career Professionals

Nov 11th, 2024

Western Kentucky University’s Professional Writing (PW) Club, sometimes affectionately referred to as the “p-dub” club, is a club “dedicated to providing [students with]...

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Creative Writing MFA Student Sydney Thier's "True Love Stays" Wins Best Narrativ...

Oct 25th, 2024

Third-year Creative Writing MFA Sydney Thier's short film, True Love Stays, won the Best Narrative Short Film award at the 3rd annual Sky Arts Film Festival last weekend....

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WKU English Students and Faculty Participate in Naylor Workshop for Undergraduat...

Oct 24th, 2024

The Naylor Workshop celebrated its tenth anniversary of welcoming undergraduate researchers and faculty mentors from across the country to the intensive weekend-long event....

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