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title: 11 English Students Selected for Competitive Penguin Random House Publishing Mentorship
date: 2026-01-23T00:00:00-05:00
author: Ella LaGrange
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# 11 English Students Selected for Competitive Penguin Random House Publishing Mentorship

*January 23, 2026* — by Ella LaGrange
> UMD Students Secured More Than Half of the Available Spots in the Program

Eleven students in the Department of English are gaining early access to the publishing industry through a competitive mentorship program at Penguin Random House (PRH), one of the world’s largest book publishing houses.

- [Read On](https://english.umd.edu/news/11-english-students-selected-competitive-penguin-random-house-publishing-mentorship)