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Isabel Allende Fowles Center Literary Series Chapman University

January 9, 2014 by | Events

Isabel Allende is a Chilean journalist and author known for penning novels in the style of magic realism. She won worldwide acclaim when her bestselling novel, “The House of Spirits,” was published in 1982. She has since written nearly 20 more works. Allende’s books, all written in her native Spanish, have been translated into more

Best Feature Screenplay

December 10, 2013 by | News

The Irvine International Film Festival has announced their 2014 Official Selections and English Professor Mark Axelrod’s screen play STAYIN’ ALIVE, has been short-listed for Best Feature Screenplay. Congrats Professor Axelrod!  

Now wait just a minute — is it Godot or Godeau? Incredibly, it’s both

November 4, 2013 by | English

Chapman University Professor Mark Axelrod is not waiting for Godeau anymore. Professor Mark Axelrod with his latest book, “Waiting for Godeau,” a translation of a play by Balzac. Yes, that spelling – Godeau — is correct. He’s a character in the Honoré Balzac play Mercadet, the Good Businessman that Axelrod translated from French into English

Celebrated Authors’ Short Stories Brought to Life by Film and Television Celebrities & Chapman Students – Nov. 4

October 23, 2013 by | News

WordTheatre’s fall series at Chapman University brings America’s finest short story writers to Orange for celebrity and student performances. On Monday, November 4 Danielle Panabaker (“Friday the 13th,” “Unnecessary Roughness”) and  Robert Wisdom (“Nashville,” “The Dark Knight Rises”) as well as Chapman University student Donathan Walters, will bring to life acclaimed short stores by

Celebrated Authors’ Short Stories Brought to Life by Film and Television Celebrities & Chapman Students

October 2, 2013 by | News

WordTheatre’s fall series at Chapman University brings America’s finest short story writers to Orange for celebrity and student performances. On Monday, October 14, Xander Berkeley (“24,” “Nikita”), Sarah Clarke (“Twilight,” “24,” “Covert Affairs”) and Sterling Suleiman (“The Vampire Diaries,” “Pretty Little Liars”) as well as Chapman University students, will bring to life acclaimed short

Editor-in-Residence Program

September 24, 2013 by | News

Through the Editor-in-Residence program, journalism students work with Orange County Register staff members to report, write, photograph and shoot video for publication on the Register website and in its daily and community newspapers. Dennis Foley, veteran journalism professor; Register editor; and coordinator of newsroom internships, recruitment and training programs, is Chapman’s Editor-in-Residence. Since the program’s inception

Former Panther Editor-in-Chief Working for NPR

September 24, 2013 by | News

Chapman Alumni Mary Plummer (’10, B.A. In English and  journalism), former Editor-in-Chief of the Panther, is currently a reporter on NPR’s KPCC education team, having served as an associate producer for KPCC’s “Take Two” and “The Madeleine Brand Show.” Plummer began her career in broadcast at ABC News in London, where she worked on TV

Tabula Poetica Presents, Sholeh Wolpé – Sept. 24

September 17, 2013 by | News

Tabula Poetica continues it’s Poetry Reading Series on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 with Sholeh Wolpé, author of Keeping Time with Blue Hyacinths. Wolpe’s talk, “Crimes of Passion-Murder on the Translation Express” will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Wilkinson Chapel, Fish Interfaith Center, followed by a poetry reading at 7 p.m. in the Henley Reading

Reina Woods ’12, a recent Creative Writing graduate, tells her story

September 12, 2013 by | News

Reina Woods ’12, a recent Creative Writing graduate, tells her story and her experience at Chapman University. After graduating, Reina moved to Los Angeles and keeps her self busy by working on a pilot along with her YouTube channel. She has also written an award-winning script as well as working as a writer and correspondent

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