A New Chapter: Meet Michael Braun, Owner and Editor-in-Chief at Orange Hat Publishing by: Caroline Hensley In February 2024, three-time UW–Madison alumnus Michael T. Braun filled out an alumni spotlight survey for the English department. He highlighted how humanities programs offer training in clear and organized writing, persuasive interpretation, and coalition-building that allows “fun work” …
Saying the “Unsayable”: An Interview with Sonya Larson ‘05 Sonya Larson’s (B.A. ’05) short fiction and essays have appeared in Best American Short Stories 2017, American Short Fiction, American Literary Review, The Harvard Advocate, and more. Her story At the Bottom of New Lake was recently published as part of Amazon’s Warmer series, a group …
“Then I stumbled on a more complicated story.” With this simple segue in her 2015 HBO documentary film: Southern Rites, Gillian Laub (BA ’97) shifts focus from her ongoing photographic chronicle of segregated proms in Montgomery County, GA to the wrenching aftermath of the 2011 shooting of an unarmed black man by a white homeowner …
What are our UW-English alumni up to? This one—Jon Etter, who graduated UW with an MA in English Literature—is writing and teaching. We caught up with Jon for an interview last semester when he was visiting town to share his new book, A Dreadful Fairy Book. Tell us about your experience in the UW–Madison English …