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Tochukwu Okafor (UTV 2021) Named Aspen Words Writer in Residence
Tochuku Okufor (UTV 2021, Fiction) has been named a Writer-in-Residence at Aspen Words for September 2022.


Robin Myers (UTV 2019) Joins Poetry Northwest
Robin Myers (UTV 2019) Joins Poetry Northwest


Jonah Herzog-Arbeitman Wins Hertz Fellowship
Jonah Herzog-Arbeitman wins the Hertz Fellowship for exceptional young scientists


Tyrone Beason’s Latest in the Los Angeles Times
Catch the latest story by LA Times reporter Tyrone Beason (UTV 2017, Journalism)


Carina del Valle Schorske Wins National Magazine Award
Carina del Valle Schorske Wins National Magazine Award


When Reporting Meets Resistance
Can reporters counter a public resistance to the inconvenient truth with their own resistance against reporting the easy narrative? Four journalists—Alfredo Corchado (US/Mexico), Angela Kocherga (US), Karla María Gutiérrez (Mexico) & Tim MacGabhann (Ireland)—dissect the forces of resistance amid the growing drumbeat of misinformation.


Speculation Matters
Three practitioners of speculative writing speculate on how fantasy and imagination can push the boundaries of storytelling. With panelists Alberto Chimal (Mexico), Sheree Renée Thomas (US) & Verónica Murguía (Mexico)


Urgency and Agency
When everything seems like an emergency, how can writers keep control of their own narratives? A conversation with novelists Elizabeth Rosner (US) & Jennifer Clement (Mexico/US)


Alumna Reyna Grande Launches a Historical Novel
Reyna Grande, A Ballad of Love and Glory


UTV 2022 Alumna Alex Jennings Stuns With Debut Novel
Alex Jennings, A ballad of Perilous Graves


Highlights 2021
Get a glimpse of the gems of wisdom shared by our 2021 speakers.