Friman, Alice. "Diapers for My Father." [Poem.] Eating Her Wedding Dress: A Collection of Clothing Poems. Eds. Vasiliki Katsarou, Ruth O’Toole, and Ellen Foos. Princeton, NJ: Ragged Sky, 2009. 103-4.
---. "This April." [Poem.] One Poet's Notes: Recommended Readings and Responses to Recent Writings of Contemporary Poetry or Poetics. Valparaiso Poetry Review. 31 Mar. 2009: http://edwardbyrne.blogspot.com/2009/03/alice-friman-this-april.html.
McElmurray, Karen. "Clutter." [Essay.] Dirt: The Quirks, Habits and Passions of Keeping House. Ed. Mindy Lewis. Berkeley, CA: Seal, 2009.
Presley, Susan F. "Memoir by Atlanta Journalist Depicts O’Connor’s Influence on Her Life.” Rev. of Confessions of an Ex-Feminist by Lorraine V. Murray. Cheers!: The Flannery O’Connor Society Newsletter 16.1 (2009): 7. [MA Graduate]
Burkhart, Zach. Pedagogy Paper. "Bridging the Gap: The Memoir as Poetry." Assoc. of Writers & Writing Programs. Hilton, Chicago. 13 Feb. 2009.
Davis, Bonita. "The Things They Still Carry." Assoc. of Writers & Writing Programs. Hilton, Chicago. 13 Feb. 2009.
Fletcher, Timothy A. "Encountering the Real: Wesley Wyndam-Pryce and the Symbolic Order of the Buffyverse." English Studies Symposium, Tennessee Tech U. Cookeville, TN. 21 Mar. 2009.
Friman, Alice. Interviewed by Jim Peterson on Randolph College radio station WWRM, Lynchburg, VA, for online broadcast 26 Mar. 2009: http://radio.randolphcollege.edu:8000/listen.pls.
Howard, Andrew. "Making the Real Unreal: Fictionalizing a True Story." Assoc. of Writers & Writing Programs. Hilton, Chicago. 12 Feb. 2009.
Norton, Leah. "'Parroting' vs. 'Parroting': Teaching the Prose Poem as a Received Form." Assoc. of Writers & Writing Programs. Hilton, Chicago. 13 Feb. 2009.
Parkison, Park. "The Place Essay in Action: Capturing the Spirit of Setting." Assoc. of Writers & Writing Programs. Hilton, Chicago. 13 Feb. 2009.
Ruffin, Joshua. "Relationships in Motion and Stillness: Utilizing the Chinese Ideograph." Assoc. of Writers & Writing Programs. Hilton, Chicago. 12 Feb. 2009.
Torrey, Will. "Observing the 4 A's: An Exercise in Crafting More Three-Dimensional Characters." Assoc. of Writers & Writing Programs. Hilton, Chicago. 12 Feb. 2009.
Lammon, Martin. Poetry Reading. Sandhills Writers Conference, Augusta State University, Augusta, GA. 19-21 Mar. 2009.
McElmurray, Karen. Featured Writer. Hollins Literary Festival. Hollins University, Roanoke, VA. 7-8 Mar. 2009.
---. Reading. Virginia Festival of the Book. University of Virginia, Hoyns Fellows. 23 Mar. 2009.
Rhetoric majors Kathryne Boatman, Kyle Borgognoni, and John Lawler have been nominated for membership in the National Commuication Association's student honor society, Lambda Pi Eta. To qualify for membership, a student must be enrolled as a Junior or Senior in good standing, possess a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 and a GPA of at least 3.25 in communication courses, and display commitment to the field of communication.
Beauty Bragg received a Fulbright lecturing grant to Cyprus for the Spring of 2010. Her sons will accompany her.
Alice Friman is teaching a one-month undergraduate course, “Creative Writing Special Topics,” at Randolph College, Lynchburg, VA.
Martin Lammon conducted individual conferences with nine poetry participants who submitted manuscripts for his review, taught a poetry craft class "Free Verse Is Not Free," and served on a panel of literary editors at the Sandhills Writers Conference, Augusta State University, Augusta, GA, 19-21 Mar. 2009.
McElmurray, Karen. Nonfiction Judge. Union College Writing Contest, Schenectady, NY.
---. Fiction Judge. Hollins Literary Festival Prizes, Roanoke, VA.
Melancon, Megan. Judge for the District 7 Spelling Bee. 28 Feb. 2009.
Muschell, David. Caller for the District 7 Spelling Bee. 28 Feb. 2009.
Bruce Gentry thanks everyone who helped make Trailfest 09 a success. We had over 330 people in attendance at the various lectures,readings, class visits, and film screenings. The English Department and the Creative Writing Program made significant contributions to the programming.