UTRGV Creative Writing

10/02/2026

Gallery dropped some copies at the Grid Cafe near the library in Brownsville. When those run out, check the student media office near the student union.

09/30/2026

🎨 Get paid to spend your summer exploring museums, culture, and history!

The Puentes Museum Internship Program is now accepting applications! Undergraduate and graduate students of all majors can gain hands-on experience in art, history, music, film, and culture while interning at museums across New Mexico, San Antonio, and South Texas.

✨ Starting at $12/hour
✈️ Travel & living expenses fully paid
📚 Build your knowledge, experience, and professional network

📅 Application deadline: November 30

Don’t miss this opportunity to make your summer count! Scan the QR code on the flyer to apply!

09/28/2026

PEN/Faulkner is seeking a Writer in Residence to teach in public school classrooms in Washington, DC. https://tinyurl.com/5n8twczk

09/27/2026

09/26/2026

Congratulations to all of the students published in the latest issue of Gallery magazine, and thank you to UTRGV Art Galleries for collaborating with our department on the visual art exhibit and the launch event.

Students interested in submitting work for the next issue, please follow Gallery: A Literary & Arts Magazine at UTRGV for future announcements. Submissions of creative writing and visual art are accepted by all current UTRGV students, regardless of major.

09/25/2026

Congrats to MFA alum Amalia Ortiz!

Congratulations to our FY 2027 Artist Grantees! The Department of Arts & Culture’s Artist Grants Program funds the creation of new, original work for public debut. Grantees represent the literary, media, multi-disciplinary, performing, and visual arts.

Albert Alvarez
Alex Casso
Alfredo Avalos
Amalia Ortiz
Carla Santillana
Casey Galloway-Metz
Celeste De Luna
Celeste Guzman Mendoza
Chris Suniga
Cloud Delfina Cardona & Diamond “MANTÉ” Braxton
DeAnna Brown
Debra Elana
Marcy McChesney
Federico Chavez Blanco
G. Beatriz "Triz" Rodriguez, Ph.D.
ire'ne lara silva
Isaac Bustos
Jacob Glombowski
Jacob Mena
Jennifer Hughes
Joe De La Cruz
Jose Sotelo Yamasaki
Jose Raul Corres
George Cisneros
Julie Ledet
Laurel Luke Christensen
Laurie Ann Guerrero
Leo Barrios & Reggie De La Garza
Marcelino Rodriguez Jr.
Marco Vargas
Maya Sokovic
Monica Bosch
Bill Baird
Naomi Wanjiku Gakunga
Nurlan Kinrbayev
Patricia Torres
Dragonfly (Robin LaVerne Wilson)
Chayito Champion
Lisa Nigro
Saige Thomas
Sarah Gonzales Busse
sumRset Movement
Vincent Valdez
Wayne Ching
Xelena Gonzalez

09/25/2026

Gloria Anzaldúa, 1968 alum of legacy institution Pan Am, also worked in the PSJA school district

🌟This National Hispanic Heritage Month, we are recognizing the lasting contributions of influential Hispanic figures.

Today, we highlight Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa, a writer, scholar, and activist from South Texas whose work continues to influence conversations about culture and identity today.

09/25/2026

The latest issue of Gallery Magazine is available!

fresh copies at the visual arts building. you can also grab one at the Clark Gallery in ELABS. we will get some to Brownsville after the exhibit is over at Clark.

09/20/2026

Congratulations to MFA students Elizabeth Barrera and Max Tyrone Lozano and MFA alum Rodney Gomez! Excerpts from their published work in the Texas Monthly appear in this lovely video:

09/18/2026

New date for Gallery magazine event: September 21

It's here! Come join us at rescheduled time Sept. 21st at 6pm for the launch of Gallery 2026. In the Clark Gallery in ELABS lobby at UTRGV in Edinburg. Many of the original artworks will be displayed. Contributors will read from their work published. Free copies available. Hope to see you there! We had to reschedule for the 21st because of power outage on the Edinburg campus.