Written by Matt Switliski. As I'd mentioned in a prior post here on the Stonecoast Community Blog, I had a massive crisis of confidence combined with a debilitating case of writer's block a year after graduation. And at the reunion I'd discovered I wasn’t alone in feeling that way. Pat Barletta and I talked about …
Author: Erin Underwood
BIO: Erin Underwood is the senior event content producer for MIT Technology Review’s emerging technology events. On the side, she reads, writes, and edits SF. Erin also reviews movies, TV series, and books on YouTube.
Create your AWP Portfolio Page
I'm putting together portfolios to feature our alumni and faculty at AWP and other public gatherings in which we can showcase our collective work. If you'd like to be included in the portfolio, it's really easy. Each person gets ONE page in the portfolio, which will comprise a series of 3-ring binders arranged by Stonecoast …
Community News & Updates August 2012
As you may have heard Stonecoast is transitioning to a printed newsletter that will be published twice a year and will likely not have room for publication announcement and other news related updates from community members. So, the SCAA is going to take over the news and updates, which will be published on a monthly …
Stonecoast Writing for Social Change Project Update
Thanks to all of you who responded with your interest in the Stonecoast Writing for Social Change project. The first step is to collect and share the stories of Stonecoast community members (students, faculty, and alumni) who are actively using writing to promote social justice. If you've been involved with work like this, I'm hoping …
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Announcing Stonecoast Writing for Social Change
One of the exciting things to come out of the recent Stonecoast alumni reunion was a new project called Stonecoast Writing for Social Change. Three of us - Jeff Kass, Amy Alvarez and Elli Meeropol – met to begin the work. Like many of you, we are compelled by injustices of our world to use …
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Life Happens: The Post-MFA Blues and the Process of Learning, Forgetting, and Remembering Again
by Matt Switliski PF W'11 While I was a student at Stonecoast, I was always excited to see alumni show up at the graduation ceremony and reception. For me, there was this unshakeable sense that, after my friends and I walked across the stage to receive our degrees, we wouldn’t see each other again. Life, …
July 2012 Reunion Schedule
STONECOAST ALUMNI REUNION 2012 July 12-15 | Brunswick, ME The Stonecoast Alumni Association presents the 2012 Alumni Reunion held at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. The reunion includes panel discussions, workshops, readings, and an opportunity to network with the talented writers of the Stonecoast MFA program. Written below is the schedule for the alumni reunion. …
Invitation to Howth – January 2013
Dear Alumni, Applications will be accepted until Wednesday 18 April for the Stonecoast residency which will take place in Howth, Ireland 10-17 January 2013. The application deadline is coming up soon. Although continuing students get first priority, alumni have taken part in our last two Irish residencies, and we'd love to hear from you if you're …
Nominate & Vote: SCAA Elections
Elections for the Stonecoast Alumni Association Board are only a few months away. If you’d like to be a part of this energetic creative group of alumni, please consider running for one of the open positions listed below. Open SCAA Board Positions: President (8/1/2012-7/31/2013) -- filling the remaining year for this term Vice President (8/1/2012-7/31/2014) Secretary …
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