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Laura Neal Named a "Writer of Promise"

May 16, 2016 English | Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

MFA Student Laura Neal named as a 'writer of promise' and receives a James Tate Scholarship to attend the Juniper Summer Writing Institute.

MFA Student Laura Neal named as a 'writer of promise' and receives a James Tate Scholarship to attend the Juniper Summer Writing Institute.  Hosted by the MFA for Poets & Writers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Juniper is an extraordinary week of workshops, craft sessions, Q&As, readings, and manuscript consultations. Juniper has become a vital gathering place for writers of all kinds to immerse themselves in the writer’s life. Laura will be in conference and in company of poets: Evie Shockley, Emily Pettit, Heather Christle, Zachary Schomburg, and Matthew Zapruder.