Associate Professor and Writing Program Director Angie Cruz has been named the 43rd Dos Passos Prize winner. Longwood University gives this award annually to an American writer who explores both form and range of voice. Cruz will be honored this spring at Longwood in a ceremony that will be open to the public. You can read more about Cruz and the award here and here. In addition to this prestigious award, Cruz was also named a 2025 United States Artist Writing Fellow. Each fellow is awarded $50,000 from the United States Artists organization. You can see all of the fellows and their work, including Cruz, here.