Christy Award-winning novelist DiAnn Mills is shown with Taylor University professional writing students Luke Wildman (left) and Brian Branscum at the closing banquet of the
Category: Brag Board
Here in the Professional Writing Department (PWR), we believe that writing is hard work. But he also believes that when you accomplish something hard, there’s nothing wrong with feeling accomplished. So, just outside his university office he created a brag board: a massive display featuring the names and faces of PWR majors next to copies of their published works. Now you can enjoy a virtual—and much smaller—version of that.
PWR Senior Named Finalist in Simon&Schuster’s Student Novel Competition
Taylor University senior and Jerry B. Jenkins Scholarship recipient Chandler Birch has been named one of ten finalists in the Simon451 Student Novel Competition. (For
Sophomores Receive Jenkins Endowed Scholarship
Charnell Peters of Bedford, Indiana, and Amy Gaasrud of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, are the winners of the 2014 Jerry B. Jenkins Professional Writing Scholarships for
PWR Senior Wins First Place at Berne Literary Festival
Drew Neuenschwander (’13) took top honors in the Berne Literary Festival’s Speculative Fiction Writing Contest.
PWR Student Publishes Novel Series
Amy Green (’13) has already published four Moonbeam Award-winning children’s books: the Amarias Series. The first in the series, Quest for the Scorpion’s Jewel, was published
Write-to-Publish Conference 2012
Many PWR students receive scholarships to attend Write-to-Publish in the Chicago area. Others work in registration and marketing in exchange for free attendance.
