Registration is now open for the 8th Annual Ocean State Summer Writing Conference! This year, we are thrilled to welcome our keynote speakers: graphic memoirist…
This spring, returning Ocean State Summer Writing Conference teacher Kristin Prevallet visited via Skype with Rachel May’s creative nonfiction workshop, to talk about her book,…
Debut novel, The Family Cannon, by past Ocean State Review contributor Halina Duraj is now available! Duraj’s novel tells a family’s tale in vivid…
Rachel May’s Creative Writing/Nonfiction class was honored and delighted to visit with M. NourbeSe Philip via Skype, to talk about her book Zong!. Philip is…
On Wednesday, March 26, the URI community was delighted to welcome Afaa Michael Weaver and to celebrate his recent award of the Kingsley Tufts prize.…
Last week, poet Julia Lisella visited Peter Covino’s poetry class to talk about her work. She read from her book, Terrain, and chapbook, Love Song…
University or Rhode Island English faculty, Josie Sigler, and fellow writer Janaya Kizzie will be reading on Saturday, February 22nd, at 6 pm at Ada…
The staff of the Ocean State Review will be in Seattle, WA this year! We will be representing our fine literary journal from the University…
Peter Covino’s graduate poetry workshop celebrated a semester of writing, reading, and revision (repeat) with a reading at the Wickford Arts Association. Students’ printed chapbooks…
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve nominated the following for the Pushcart Prize: William Olsen – “I Stop and Look Back Awhile” Patricia Smith –…