The relationship between modernist authors Hilda Doolittle (known as “H.D.”) and Annie Winifred Ellerman (pen name “Bryher”) spanned two world wars, four decades and even a few marriages (to other people).
Recent Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship recipient and USC student Joseph Debaerien draws inspiration for his writing from his fellow travelers.
Known affectionately by his students as “the Eggman,” the USC Dornsife emeritus associate professor was widely appreciated for his talent, dedication, energy and enthusiasm — qualities for which he was recognized with awards for teaching excellence.
Released prisoners share their stories while USC students write their own in an unusual partnership that has changed lives.
Get to know the award-winning poet laureate, theologian and USC writer in residence.
A special section of Writing 150 — a course required of freshmen — gives eye-opening perspectives to everyone in the class.
A USC alumna reflects on her lifelong fascination with creepy mysteries and the darkness of language.
USC poet Anna Journey is unafraid to explore the quirky, creepy, scary and plain old peculiar.
Undergrads find inspiration by talking to best-selling writers in a contemporary prose class.
USC Dornsife’s M.G. Lord recounts a career that led from New York newspapers to books on Barbie and feminism.
A terrifying dream on June 16, 1816, inspired Mary Shelley’s classic horror character. Learn the creepy story behind how it happened.
He is recognized for his first novel, The Sympathizer, which explores the Vietnam War from multiple perspectives.
Three highly regarded USC novelists draw from the city’s eccentrics and ordinary folk for their inspiration. But that doesn’t mean they have L.A. all figured out.
USC Dornsife grad Angela Flournoy uses Detroit as the backdrop for work that interweaves her interests in history and urban landscapes.
Built to foster strength in an array of disciplines, the humanities program brings on six exceptional scholars this semester.
Inspired by the line of American Girl dolls, a USC Dornsife student draws on her love of children’s fiction for her senior project.
Many PhD students find the dissertation writing process taxing enough to inspire a break after graduation, but Elizabeth Cantwell hasn’t broken her stride.