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About Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House

The Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House is a unique Living and Learning Program that offers students at the University of Maryland a literary center for the study of creative writing across cultures and languages.

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Prospective Students

Become a Jiménez-Porter Writers' House Student

As a Jiménez-Porter Writers' House student, you will join a multicultural hub of writers from across campus that work together improve their writing and craft. 
 

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Current Students

Resources for Current Students

As a member of the Writers’ House community, there are many ways to grow your creative writing practice. The Writers’ House curriculum offers space and support for you to workshop your writing in community with other writers, and also helps you build tools for self-publishing through the capstone chapbook project.

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Academics

Classes and Curriculum

Undergraduate creative writers rarely have the time and resources needed to pursue their passion alongside their academic work. Open to all majors, the Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House (JPWH) provides participants with hands-on experience in the field of creative writing, while allowing them to complete their degrees in any area of study.

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Alumni

Meet Our Alumni

Read about some of our alumni.
 

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Writers' House Staff

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The Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House is a campus-wide literary center for the study of creative writing across cultures. Writers’ House residents live in a close community of 50 to 60 undergraduate students who share an interest in creating stories, poems, and plays. Students attend colloquia, share their writing with each other in a supportive workshop environment, and attend additional special events together. Writers’ House students organize Litfest, our annual literary bash, every Spring. Writers’ House offers a two-year program, although rising seniors may complete the program in one year if they have adequate space in their schedules. Transfer students may apply to the program.

Any member of the campus community may join the editorial staff of Stylus, the campus-wide literary journal housed and supported by Writers’ House. Advanced students who have finished the course of study may also apply to the third year Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship program.

Members of the public are invited to attend the free and open Writers Here and Now visiting author series.

Questions? Email us at JPWritersHouse@umd.edu.

Announcing the 2023 Jiménez-Porter Literary Prize Winners!

The Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House and Stylus: A Journal of Poetry, Prose and Art are pleased to announce the winners of the

2023 Jiménez-Porter Literary Prize

A writing contest open to all University of Maryland, College Park undergraduate students. 
First Place winners receive $200; 2nd Place $150, and 3rd place $75.
Thank you to all who submitted work to the contest! 
 

Prose Awards

1st Place: Willow Whitaker for “DON’T YOU WANT ME”
2nd Place: Mia Ferraro for “Confession of a Barren Hypocrite”
3rd Place: Hannah Bray for “About Face”

Finalists in alphabetical order:

Alexandra Higgins for “The Language of Bones”
Carey Cameron for “Traduzione/Translation”
Cassandra Rochmis for “Icarus”
Eric Zhu for “The Outside Looking In”
Jillian Rasch for “Bradshaw”
Mia Ferraro for “Confession of a Barren Hypocrite”
Miele Murray for “Broken Clocks”
Walter Osborne for “Why I Moved to Santa Fe”
 

Poetry Awards

1st Place: Isabella Cusack for "Mayflies"
2nd Place: Sawdah Munir for "words for remembering"
3rd Place: Sarah Meador for "Sandcrabs"

Finalists in alphabetical order:

Beatrice Mazzon for “In A Child’s Dress”
Emily Herberholz for “Surgical, 2009.”
Hannah Campion for “Freeing the Letters” and “Fear Will Not Be My Name”
Lijon Guiyab for “Be PHO real Recipe”
Sarah Benjumea for “Sinner”
Yooeun Lee for “Touch”

Please mark Friday, May 12, at 7pm in your calendar to attend LitFest at Ulrich Recital Hall; prizewinners will be honored and read excerpts of their winning works

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