Recent Spotlights

Instructor Spotlight: Dan Gleason and Tracy Crow

Each year, Southern New Hampshire University’s (SNHU) Word for Word Literary Series dedicates an event to instructors from its online creative writing programs. This year, on Wednesday, November 19, the spotlight was on nonfiction, with instructors Tracy Crow, from the Online MFA, and Dan Gleason, from the online MA, reading…

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Word for Word Graduate Spotlight, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, with photos of the five readers: Ashleigh Worley, Nikki White, Jessica Matson, Bethany Willard, and Kayleigh Michael

Word for Word Graduate Spotlight, Spring 2025

Each spring, SNHU’s online literary salon, Word for Word, honors recent graduates of the online BA, MA, and MFA creative writing programs in a special Graduate Spotlight event. Recommended by instructors and selected by Associate Deans Jacob Powers and Paul Witcover for their high literary achievement, these outstanding writers read…

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Black and white photo of literary agent Lucienne Diver, a smiling white woman with long blond hair

Word for Word, Agents and Agenting Panel, with Joshua Bilmes and Lucienne Diver

On Wednesday, May 14, the Word for Word Literary Series welcomed literary agents Joshua Bilmes and Lucienne Diver for a wide-ranging discussion about literary agents and their role in the publishing industry. Joshua Bilmes is the president and founder of JABberwocky Literary Agency, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2024….

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