Creative Writing at Indiana State University

05/23/2026

https://thedispatch.com/article/terre-haute-evolution-past-present/?fbclid=IwY2xjawR-iCRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFUZmdMNUZLUDJIRHpoSWlPc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHvohXcS-vpiCdTN8G1BrmumKNYA1LSQNFBgNlbC76zGMWnT_jUemrj296svJ_aem_YWdncwA-2FB4wfpuaFR-S-ZTl2SH&brid=YWdncwFhIaAVt95yi1mZh6Uda1xi ISU alum Troy Brownfield profiles Terre Haute for the Dispatch.

Alt-rock and evolution just east of Illinois.

04/26/2026

"I'm old-fashioned and think that reading books is the most glorious pastime that humankind has yet devised."

Wisława Szymborska was awarded the literature prize "for poetry that with ironic precision allows the historical and biological context to come to light in fragments of human reality."

What book are you reading right now?

04/24/2026

Rebecca Lehmann rocked the house last night! state university

04/16/2026

So looking forward to this!

We are so excited to welcome Rebecca Lehmann to campus next week!

04/04/2026

Professor Mark Lewandowski's new book of short stories is now available. Here's a link to Bookshop.org, but it also can be found on Amazon.com and the Serving House website: https://bookshop.org/p/books/red-and-white-mark-lewandowski/9c63162728640214?ean=9781972482056&next=t

Check out Red and White - Mark Lewandowski is the author of the story collection, Halibut Rodeo. His essays, stories, and scripts have appeared in many literary journals, including The Gettysburg Review, The North American Review and The Florida Review. In addition to numerous...

03/17/2026

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03/10/2026

ISU alum Ryan Stone has a new book coming out! Order it here:

"Not a word on what happened today." He pointed at the dog. "You got it? Not a word."What do high school reunions, dead-end jobs, car crashes, and cliff divers have in common? Death, taxes, and Ryan Stone. There's no telling if each new short story in this collection will make you...

02/17/2026

Please join us!

Come join the English department for their Theodore Dreiser Visiting Writer Series! Erin Elizabeth Smith is the Executive Director of Sunpress Publications and Sundress Academy for the Arts! She's a teaching professor at University of Tennessee, former Academy of American Poets Fellow, and author of three full-length poetry collections. She will be doing a reading and Q&A over her book Down. See you there this Thursday, February 19th at 6pm in the Yang Family Art Gallery!

11/24/2025

11/18/2025

"I Remember When," a flash memoir by ISU's own Destiny Dunham, has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. The essay recently appeared in Thorn & Bloom Magazine. Congrats, Destiny!

10/08/2025

ISU Megan Anderson Hamand has a new novel out! She will be signing copies at the ISU Barnes & Noble at noon this Saturday: