Writers on Writing: Truong Tran
Truong Tran
Truong Tran is a visual artist and the author of The Book of Perceptions, placing the accents, dust and conscience, within the margin, four letter words and a children’s book, Going Home Coming Home. The Book of Perceptions was a finalist for the Kiriyama Prize, and placing the accents (Apogee Press, 1999) was a finalist for the Western States Prize for Poetry. dust and conscience (Apogee Press, 2002) won the SF State Poetry Center Prize. Other honors include grants from The Fund for Poetry, Creative Work Fund, Cultural Equity Grant and California Arts Council Grant. Tran also teaches at Mills College.
Writers on Writing
The Creative Writing Department opens its Writers on Writing course to the public every semester. Taught by Dodie Bellamy, the course features faculty and visiting writers reading from their works and discussing their creative process.