Luisa Peñaflor, a first-year creative writing major from Simpsonville, South Carolina, is the 2021 Thomas Wolfe Scholarship recipient. We spoke with Peñaflor about her creative writing background and her first-year experience as a Thomas Wolfe Scholar.

Incoming first-year student Jack Gartland has been awarded the 2020 Thomas Wolfe Scholarship, a full, four-year merit scholarship in creative writing in the College of Arts & Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill.

First-year student Cecelia Tucker of Asheville has been awarded the 2019 Thomas Wolfe Scholarship, a full, four-year merit scholarship in creative writing in the College of Arts & Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Senior Jackie Kenny, majoring in English and minoring in comparative literature and creative writing, displays passion and resilience through her roles as a student and a member of the UNC rowing team.