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Congratulations to Marly Williams (BA’14) whose book NIGHT MOTHER: A PERSONAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE EXORCIST (Mad Creek Books/ Ohio State University Press, 2023) is a finalist for the 2025 Oregon Book Awards in the category of Creative Nonfiction.

January 28, 2025

NIGHT MOTHER nominated for the Sarah Winnemucca Award for Creative Nonfiction

Williams, who double-majored in English and History while at Lewis & Clark College, In NIGHT MOTHER, Williams explores personal grief and the cultural impact of the 1973 horror classic in a collection of finely interwoven critiques and essays.

In October, 2024, Williams returned to L&C as a guest speaker in the Visiting Writers Series and in a Life After L&C Career Panel.

Winners of each category will be announced live at the 2025 Oregon Book Awards Ceremony at Portland Center Stage at The Armory on Monday, April 28, 2025.

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Reiko Hillyer, 2025 Oregon Book Award Finalist

Congratulations to Reiko Hillyer whose book A WALL IS JUST A WALL: THE PERMEABILITY OF THE PRISON IN THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY UNITED STATES (Duke University Press, 2024) is a finalist for the 2025 Oregon Book Awards in the category of General Nonfiction.

2024-2025 Visiting Writers Series Announced

Please save the dates, spread the word, and join the LC English Department in welcoming these five fine writers to our 2024-25 Visiting Writing Series. Bios and links to more author information below.

All five events will be held in Albany Quadrangle, Smith Hall at 6pm.

Arts@LC 2024 Fall Newsletter

Arts@LC’s Fall 2024 Newsletter is out! Read on for more information (and pretty photos!) from the fall to see how Arts@LC “connects and amplifies the fine arts at Lewis & Clark: Music, Theatre, Dance, Art and Creative Writing.”

Call for Papers: 2025 Dorothy Berkson Writing Award in Gender Studies

Self-submissions and faculty recommendations due by 5pm, Friday, March 21, 2025
Submission may be from any field of study so long as gender is central to the work.