News
We note with sadness the passing of Professor Emeritus Sir Geoffrey Hill on 30 June 2016. Professor Hill was a founding Co-Director of the Institute, serving until his retirement in 2006. The Guardian obituary of 1 July 2016 can be found here. Tributes, including one from Christopher Ricks, are here.
Erica Zimmer presents paper at The Wordsworth Trust
Congratulations to Erica Zimmer, PhD candidate at the Editorial Institute, for having presented at The Wordsworth Trust's most recent Words on the page, and the Meanings Beyond: The Innovative Interpretation of Manuscripts conference in April. Her paper was entitled "Entering the Wordsworth Circle: Engaging Lyrical Ballads through Evolving Evidence."
Sassan Tabatabai reading at BC tonight
Sassan Tabatabai, PhD candidate at the Editorial Institute, will be reading from his new book of poetry Uzunburun at Boston College.
Nora Delaney places 4th in book collecting competition
Congratulations to Nora Delaney, PhD candidate in the Editorial Institute, who was awarded 4th place in the Lawrence G. Blackmon Book Collecting Contest, held by BU's Mugar Library. Past winners include Editorial Institute students Alex Effgen and Christopher Ohge.
Nicole DePolo awarded scholarship from the Norman Mailer Society
Congratulations to Nicole DePolo, PhD candidate in the Editorial Institute, for her recent scholarship to study Creative Nonfiction with J. Michael Lennon this summer.
Congratulations to Christopher Ohge and James O’Brien
Congratulations to Christopher Ohge (PhD) and James O'Brien (PhD), both of whom successfully passed their dissertation defenses yesterday! The institute looks forward to celebrating their graduation this May.