ANNOUNCEMENTS ACADEMY OF INTENTIONAL MAGIC Lissa Kiernan (Poetry, S'11) is delighted to announce the launch of the Academy of Intentional Magic (AIM), a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit expanding the nearly two-decade legacy of the Poetry Barn into an interdisciplinary creative learning community for writers, artists, and lifelong learners. AIM is currently seeking teaching artists interested in …
ANNOUNCEMENTS Dear Stonecoast Alumni, In 2027, Stonecoast MFA will celebrate an incredible milestone---our 25th anniversary! For a quarter century, Stonecoast has been shaped by the extraordinary writers and storytellers who have passed through our community. You are the heart of Stonecoast's story, and we can't imagine celebrating this anniversary without you. We're thinking about opportunities …
ANNOUNCEMENTS As we prepare for Stonecoast’s Summer 2026 residency, taking place June 19–27, 2026, we’re excited to share a few highlights that promise to make our return to the USM Portland campus especially meaningful and memorable. We are thrilled to welcome back distinguished guest Dante Micheaux, alongside Stonecoast alum Penny Guisinger (Creative Nonfiction, S'19). Joining …
ANNOUNCEMENTS SAVE THE DATE: Stonecoast Community Story Jam for the Green Curtain Roadshow Tuesday, June 23rd,7:00–9:00 p.m. in Portland, ME (Location TBA) Join Stonecoast alums Jenny O’Connell (Creative Nonfiction, S’17) and Dave Patterson (Fiction, W’13) for a night of music and raucous storytelling as we raise our glasses (and some final funds!) to send our …
ANNOUNCEMENTS PAROS STORY STUDIO This October, Stella Skordalellis (Fiction, S’17) will be leading a series of courses in Paros, Greece, through her newly launched Paros Story Studio. Courses include the Creative Writing Intensive, which focuses on the underlying principles of story; Reading for Writers, where we explore these principles through the stories we love; and a Fiction Writing …
ANNOUNCEMENTS QUEER SHIVERS Wyrd Oldner (current Poetry student) invites Stonecoasters to submit to Queer Shivers, s horror/thriller anthology. Proceeds from this anthology go towards a queer and disabled danmei author in China who is threatened with incarceration they cannot survive due to the level of their disabilities. More information on what’s happening to danmei authors in a …
ANNOUNCEMENTS CANOPY LITERARY REVIEW Canopy Literary Review will be launching soon and you are invited to submit your work. Their focus is transgender/nonbinary authors, but all are welcome. General concept is humans adapting to ill-fitting or oppressive social constructs. More details at canopyreview.org. Contact Heather Jones (Fiction, W'25) at editor@canopyreview.org with questions or if you'd like to join the editorial …
HAPPY NEW YEAR! ANNOUNCEMENTS STONECOAST WINTER 2026 RESIDENCY As we prepare for Stonecoast’s Winter 2026 residency (January 9–18, 2026), we’re excited to share a few highlights we think will make our time back at the Harraseeket Inn especially memorable. We’re delighted to welcome our distinguished guests Brock Clarke, Marianne Leone, Dante Micheaux, Jennifer Militello, Rebecca Turkewitzk, and Catherynne (Cat) Valente, each bringing a …
ANNOUNCEMENTS STONECOAST ALUMNI ENRICHMENT SERIES The Stonecoast Enrichment Series has the schedule up for the next four sessions. Sign up for these monthly seminars here. The Habits of Writers --- December 9th at 7:00 p.m. EST --- A conversation with Elisabeth Tova Bailey (Creative Nonfiction, S’15) on the real lives of writers: rituals, resistance, joy, and the habits that help …
ANNOUNCEMENTS BARON WORMSER, 1948-2025 Baron Wormser, former Poetry faculty member at Stonecoast, passed away on October 7th. He had an extraordinary impact on his students at Stonecoast (even those of us who weren’t his students!). Some of the online obituaries and remembrances can be found at Vox Populi, Seven Days, and the Poetry Society of …
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