Giving Thanks: Fellowship Supports English M.F.A. Student Pursing Publication and Teaching Career Goals

This December, members of our Fulbright College Family are sharing expressions of gratitude, letters of thanks and their appreciation for those who have helped make their educational journey possible.  

Meet Romie Hernández Morgan, who thanks to the Carolyn F. Walton Cole Graduate Fellowship in Creative Writing, is one step closer to her dream of publishing her poetry and literary translations, as well as being an editor and teacher. 

Carolyn F. Walton Cole Graduate Fellowship in Creative Writing Recipient Romie Hernández Morgan 

Name: Romie Hernández Morgan  
Hometown: Dallas, Texas 
Graduation: 2021 

Major(s)/Minor(s): M.F.A. in Creative Writing, Poetry Track 

Activities/Interests: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Literary Translation, Comparative Literature 

Career Aspirations: I hope to publish my poetry manuscript in the future, write literary translations of works from Spanish and Portuguese (and any other languages I am able to pick up!) and work as an editor and teacher.  

In her own words:  

Dear Dr. and Mrs. Cole,  

Thank you so much for your scholarship donation. I am a rising fourth year student in the M.F.A. program for Creative Writing with a focus on poetry.  

My poems have been published or are forthcoming from Blackbird, New Ohio Review, and The Journal. In addition to poetry, I also translate literature from Spanish and Portuguese and I write creative nonfiction.  

I am nonfiction editor for the M.F.A. program’s literary magazine, The Arkansas International, and the online literary journal Up North Lit. After graduation I hope to continue writing with the goal of publishing a book of poetry, and also apply to Ph.D. programs in Creative Writing.  

This scholarship will help me to use my fourth year as a launchpad for my career. As hard as I have worked in the past, I hope to concentrate all of my energies this year on editorial job applications and Ph.D. applications, and of course, finishing my thesis and submitting it to presses for publication consideration.  

Again, thank you so much for all of your support. 

Sincerely, 

Romie Hernández Morgan  

For more information about the Carolyn F. Walton Cole Graduate Fellowship in Creative Writing or to make a year-end gift to support the college’s students, faculty, or staff, please contact Fulbright College’s Office of Development and External Relations at 479-575-3712 or fulbright@uark.edu.