WTP 2017 Winner: Catherine Spencer

WTP 2017 Winner: Catherine Spencer

Third Place for Fine Art Interview by Jennifer Nelson, WTP Feature Writer Catherine Spencer is a Cleveland-based artist originally from the Finger Lakes region in upstate New York. She spent a year at Santa Reparata International School of Art (SRISA) in Florence, Italy, before completing her BFA at New York State College of Ceramics (NYSCC)…

WTP 2017 Winner: Bart O'Reilly

WTP 2017 Winner: Bart O'Reilly

Second Place for Fine Art Interview by Jennifer Nelson, WTP Feature Writer A native of Ireland, Bart O’Reilly is an artist and instructor currently based in Baltimore. His interdisciplinary work includes painting, drawing, poetry, and video. His work addresses questions related to places and their objects. He earned an MFA from Maryland Institute College of…

WTP 2017 Winner: Jacqueline Kolosov

WTP 2017 Winner: Jacqueline Kolosov

Elizabeth Sloan Tyler Memorial Award First Place for the Literary Interview by August Smith, WTP Feature Writer Jacqueline Kolosov is the recipient of the Elizabeth Sloan Tyler Memorial Award for the Literary.  She is a professor of English at Texas Tech University, where she directs both the undergraduate and graduate creative writing programs, and works…

WTP 2017 First Place Literary Winner

WTP 2017 First Place Literary Winner

Jacqueline Kolosov recipient of the Elizabeth Sloan Tyler Memorial Award Jacqueline Kolosov is the recipient of the Elizabeth Sloan Tyler Memorial Award for the Literary.  She is a professor of English at Texas Tech University, where she directs both the undergraduate and graduate creative writing programs, and works in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and in hybrid…

WTP 2017 Second Place Fine Art Winner

WTP 2017 Second Place Fine Art Winner

Bart O’Reilly Bart O’Reilly was born in Dublin, Ireland, and has lived in Maryland since 2003. He makes interdisciplinary work that includes painting, drawing, poetry, and video. He teaches at The Maryland Institute College of Art and Hartford Community College. His work has been shown extensively in Baltimore, Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York, as well…

WTP 2017 Second Place Literary Winner

WTP 2017 Second Place Literary Winner

Kris Faatz   Kris Faatz is the WTP 2017 Literary Second Place recipient, for her short story “Let Me Take Your Hands.” Her short fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in Kenyon Review Online, Potomac Review, Reed, and other journals. Her first novel, To Love a Stranger, was a finalist for the 2016 Schaffner Press Music in Literature Award and…