CSSW @ TXST runs a literary journal, Southwestern American Literature, TX Books in Review, & emphasizes the diversity of the Southwestern U.S. & Northern Mexico
San Marcos, TX
Joined October 2017
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Check out our upcoming events for April! We have something for everybody, and we can't wait to see you there.
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Join us this Thursday for a poetry reading by Juan Manuel Pérez!
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Author and professor Jim Sanderson writes, "And with her language and quick takes on character, Cobb must have had a good time writing the novel. Fans and new readers should have a good time reading it."
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Reviewer Derrick Roberts II writes, "39: Your Last Birthday, by Timothy Gene Sojka, is a novel with enough thematic concepts for a trilogy."
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We have two exciting events this week! Come see us at Centro and Brazos to chat with award-winning author Tim Z. Hernandez about his new memoir.
Registration is at the link in our bio.
Review Katelyn Hammack writes, "Frost masterfully demonstrates that while a hollow may appear tranquil, secrets always rest in the soil, waiting to be stirred."
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Reviewer Fable June says, "Sneed’s debut novel...brings together football, faith, and queerness" and "manages to evade sentimentality and clichés while delving into what it means to be queer in an environment where everyone you know thinks you’re going to hell."
TXST Public History alumni Avery Armstrong & Tori Villarreal participated in the foundation document workshop for the Blackwell School National Historic Site in Marfa, TX. Since graduation, Avery & Tori have both worked to collect local community histories across the Southwest.
Reviewer Emily Adams writes, "The Family Izquierdo is a warm, teary-eyed hug of a novel. While these family lineage stories are told around the world, Degollado’s setting in McAllen, Texas, is what makes The Family Izquierdo engaging."
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Hunter Mueller says, "Vick takes the readers on a tour of Howard’s troubled life and asks them to consider the same question he poses; who is Robert E. Howard, and what insights into his fiction can be gained from surveying his life?"
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We’re thrilled to announce the winners of our undergrad conference. For papers, 1st prize to Manny Hernandez; 2nd to Halle Dobbs; and 3rd to Idaly Soto. For creative works, 1st prize to Adriana Montoya; 2nd to Gabriela Moreno. Honorable mentions: Martha Izaguirre and Angus Dunn.
Reviewer Shravani Karna writes, "With Holler, Child, Latoya Watkins has unveiled a new collection of stories that continues to exemplify her distinct voice while delving into the unspoken complexities of society."
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Dr. Radoman-Shaw says, "This is a great introduction that highlights important discoveries in...the evolving environments recorded in the kilometers of rock still preserved...in Big Bend National Park."
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Join us on March 22 from 10 AM to 2 PM for our first undergraduate research conference. Click the link below to register to attend:
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Casey L. Ford writes, "In Steve Wilson’s most recent collection...thirty-six poems dance in the dark and create light there. They show the sage versatility of a master, a visionary both in terms of hindsight and of prophecy."
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