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The UVA Creative Writing Program offers one of the best MFA programs in the country, along with undergraduate English concentrations in poetry and literary prose and elective coursework.

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Professor Maya Boutaghou smiles at the camera, next to a photo of the cover of her new book, "White Tongue, Brown Skin." The cover features a drawing of a woman with two faces against a blue background.

Creative Writing

Maya Boutaghou Puts Multilingualism Into Context With “White Tongue, Brown Skin”

The University professor’s latest book examines what it means to linguistically inherit a colonial legacy.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/12/maya-boutaghou-puts-multilingualism-into-context-with-white-tongue-brown-skin?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest

An illustration of a stack of books in the foreground, in front of an illustration of UVA's French House.

Creative Writing

Around the world in three stories — recommendations from Language House residents

In light of the intimate familiarity that these Language House residents have with languages and cultures outside of English and the U.S., they serve as the perfect sources for foreign-language literature recommendations.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/11/around-the-world-in-three-stories-recommendations-from-language-house-residents?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest

Artist and poet MaKshya Tolbert smiles at the camera.

Creative Writing

Exploring MaKshya Tolbert’s ‘Shade Is a Place’

The poet, multimedia artist and University MFA graduate finds ongoing inspiration in the local canopy.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/11/exploring-makshya-tolberts-shade-is-a-place?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest