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Copper Nickel Rises in National Rankings!

Jan. 24, 2023

There are approximately 700 regularly publishing literary journals in America—and each year a writer and blogger named Clifford Garstang ranks them based on how often work from their pages is reprinted in the prestigious annual Pushcart Prize Anthology. As of 2023, Copper Nickel is now ranked number 10 for poetry,...

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Spring Senior Reading

April 14, 2025

Our students in Senior Fiction, Senior Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction invite you to join us at our spring reading at the Lighthouse Writers Workshop on the evening of Wednesday, April 30th, at 6:00-8:00pm. It's free to attend, food and drinks will be provided, and all are welcome. Please help us...

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Blas Falconer Poetry Reading

Feb. 27, 2025

Our next installment of the Jake Adam York Reading Series is coming up in two weeks! Poet Blas Falconer will be reading on Thursday, March 13 at 6:30 PM in Tivoli 640 (Zenith Room). We hope to see you there and hope that you will encourage your students to attend...

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Faculty Accomplishments

Andrew Scahill was Interviewed on the EDU BY DESIGN Podcast

Faculty Accomplishments
Andrew Scahill was interviewed on the Education By Design podcast, where they discussed creative pedagogy and alternative assessments. Here is a preview of the show notes from the podcast: "In this episode of Education by Design , we explore how innovative assessment can transform learning engagement and outcomes. Join me...

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Emily Wortman-Wunder will be having a Story Adapted at STORIES ON STAGE
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Andrew Scahill's Play will be Adapted at Denver Fringe Fest
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Colleen Donnelly was announced as the Recipient of the 2024/2025 CU Denver Faculty Assembly Award
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Wayne Miller was Featured on High Plains Public Radio
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Student Accomplishments

The 2025 Rex Burns Award for Best Graduate Student Essay

Olivia Ruffe's paper, “Cinematic Kryptonite in A Man Who Was Superman : Healing Korean National...Read more about The 2025 Rex Burns Award for Best Graduate Student Essay

2024-2025 Michael S. Gorniak Award Winners

The Michael S. Gorniak Award Winners in Creative Writing for the 2024-2025 academic year are...Read more about 2024-2025 Michael S. Gorniak Award Winners

2025-2026 Richard T. Dillon Scholarship Winner

Maeve Murphy has been selected as the recipient of the Richard T. Dillon Scholarship for...Read more about 2025-2026 Richard T. Dillon Scholarship Winner

CU Denver Poetry Alumna Anna Leigh Knowles is a Finalist for the Colorado Book Award in Poetry

CU Denver poetry alumna Anna Leigh Knowles is a finalist for the Colorado Book Award...Read more about CU Denver Poetry Alumna Anna Leigh Knowles is a Finalist for the Colorado Book Award in Poetry

2025 Lit Fest Creative Writing Scholarship Winners

CU Denver’s Creative Writing Program is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Lit...Read more about 2025 Lit Fest Creative Writing Scholarship Winners

Nini Bernt is publishing her debut novel with Tin House

One of our Creative Writing and Copper Nickel alums, Nini Berndt, is publishing her debut...Read more about Nini Bernt is publishing her debut novel with Tin House

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