Community News & Updates June 2023

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Stonecoast Writers' Conference We are now accepting application to the 2023 Stonecoast Writers’ Conference, which will run from the morning of Tuesday, June 20 through noon on Sunday, June 25. Stonecoast faculty members Debra Marquart and Ron Currie, Jr., will be teaching the nonfiction and fiction workshops, respectively. Because the conference runs concurrently with …

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Community News & Updates May 2023

ANNOUNCEMENTS The 2023 Stonecoast MFA Alumni Reading Series Join us for the 2023 Stonecoast MFA Alumni Reading Series, Part I! Featuring Lauren M. Davis (Poetry, S’15) Linda K. Sienkiewicz (Fiction, S’09) Ellie O'Leary (Poetry, W’17) Thursday, May 18th, 7:00pm EST RSVP here  Are you an alum who is publishing a book in 2023? Sign up to read at …

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Community News & Updates April 2023

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Stonecoast MFA Alumni Reading Series The Stonecoast MFA Alumni Reading Series is back for a fourth year! The 2023 series will feature two virtual readings---one in May, and one in early December. Stonecoast invites any alumni authors who have a book coming out in 2023 to read. We are excited to celebrate you and your work! REGISTER HERE The Stonecoast Writers' Conference We are …

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Community News & Updates March 2023

ALUMS  Sarah C. Baldwin (Creative Nonfiction, S'15) attended a book party at Salmagundi Club in New York City on January 31 to mark the U.S. publication of The Hard Route Out: One Woman's Escape from North Korea, by Jihyun Park and Seh-lynn Chai, which Sarah translated. Kathy Briccetti (Creative Nonfiction, W'07) is happy to share that her …

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Community News & Updates February 2023

ANNOUNCEMENTS July 13–16, 2023---Attention: Published and Aspiring Writers: Join us for the first annual Mesa Verde Writers Conference! Immerse yourself in wilderness and beauty in a town that is the gateway to Mesa Verde National Park. Mountain vistas and dark, starry nights. Live music and bonfire on Saturday night. Location: Harmony Barn, Mancos, Colorado (mountain …

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Community News & Updates January 2023

ALUMS  Peter Adrian Behravesh's (Popular Fiction, W'18) short story "The Moon and Mahasti" (originally published in Holy C.O.W.: SF Stories from the Center of the World) was reprinted in StarShipSofa. This is the first time one of Peter's stories has been narrated. You can listen to it here. J Brooke (Poetry, S’19) is THRILLED to be returning to …

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Community News & Updates December 2022

ANNOUNCEMENTS 2022 STONECOAST ALUMNI READING SERIES, PART II Stonecoast is proud of our alumni authors! Please join us on Monday, December 5th, at 7:30 p.m. EST for Part II of the 2022 Alumni Reading Series, featuring: Lisa C. Taylor (Poetry, S'04) Becky Thompson (Poetry, W'21) Jeanette Lynes (Poetry & Fiction, S'05) Ellen Meeropol (Fiction, W'06) …

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Community News & Updates November 2022

ANNOUNCEMENTS 2023 AWP MINI-REUNION Our fearless leader, Robin Talbot, and Stonecoast alums Amy Martin (Creative Nonfiction, W’12) and Melody Fuller (Creative Nonfiction, S’12) are exploring the possibility of having a mini-reunion-get-together at the 2023 AWP Conference and Bookfair in Seattle, Washington (March 8-11). Interested alums, faculty, staff, and current students, please contact Amy Martin by November 15, 2022, at punchyoguts@gmail.com, …

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Community News & Updates October 2022

ANNOUNCEMENTS A CELEBRATION OF NATIVE WRITERS October 4, 2022, 7:00 p.m.-8:15 p.m. Join the Maine literary community for a night of conversation and readings by three critically acclaimed Native writers working in different genres and coming from different nations. Stonecoast Fiction faculty and Winter '19 alum Morgan Talty (Night of the Living Rez), Terese Marie Mailhot (Heart Berries), …

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Community News & Updates September 2022

ANNOUNCEMENTS STONECOAST Stonecoast wants to help writers find their way to our supportive literary community. That's why we're reaching out to the best ambassadors the program has: You. If you know someone who is interested in applying, now is the time to give them a nudge. September 1st is the priority deadline for new applicants. We're on the lookout for unique voices. …

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