A calendar of events and newsletter for the Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing at California State University, Fresno.

In case you missed it, at last Friday’s reading Connie Hales announced the winners of the 2011 Creative Writing Awards for graduate and undergraduate students in all genres. Here’s a list of winners and honorable mentions:

Creative Nonfiction, judged by Marilyn Abildskov

Undergraduate Winner: “A Boundless Bind” by Sally Brown

Graduate Winner: “Traffic Jam: Lagos, Nigeria” by Carole Firstman

Graduate Mentions: “The Fall” by Ashley Wells, “The Spirit of Consumption” by Andrea Mele, “Crevice Dwellers” by Liza Butler-Aveson, and “Action Potentials” by Brenda Rankin

Fiction, judged by Liza Wieland

Undergraduate Honorable Mentions: “Ripples and Foam” by Grant Dempsey, “Maria” by Heather Ashcroft, and “Girls With Wings” by Blair Olivia Nishkian

Undergraduate Winner: “Foxes Have Homes” by Hannah Thompson

Graduate Honorable Mentions: “Hard” by Rafael Sanchez, “White Bear Lake” by Anders Peterson, and “Growing Season” by Tiffany Crum

Graduate Winner: “Lucky” by Peter Driscoll

Poetry, judged by Philip Levine

Undergraduate Honorable Mentions: “Blown Away” by Hilary Pacheco and “whiteblonde” by Carleigh Takemoto

Undergraduate Winner: “To My Mother” by Sean Patrick Kinneen

Graduate Honorable Mentions: “Debt” by Michelle Brittan, “Garage Sale” by Gabriel Ibarra, and “Insomnia” by Andre Yang

Graduate Winner: “If You Set Your House on Fire” by Megan Baptista Geist

Congratulations to all of our winners and honorable mentions! What a great way to end a great year.