STONECOAST READINGS On May 13, Elizabeth Searle will host a reading at Newtonville Books in Newton, MA, celebrating ten years of Stonecoast MFA and featuring readings by Stonecoast alumni Eugenio Volpe, Cal Armistead, Mihku Paul, and Richard Cambridge. ALUMNI Michael Beeman's (Fiction, S'09) short story "The Sleeping Saints" was published in the Winter 2013 issue …
Stonecoast Reading Series: A Feast of Stonecoast Poetry for National Poetry Month
This month’s Stonecoast Reading Series event will feature poet and Stonecoast alum Richard Cambridge, who will read from his work as well as the work of fellow Stonecoast writers and other favorite poets. Wednesday, April 24th - A Feast of Stonecoast Poetry for National Poetry Month 7:00pm at Local Sprouts 649 Congress Street, Portland, ME. Richard Cambridge’s …
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SCAA Board Nominations are OPEN!
NOMINATION INSTRUCTIONS: WE NEED YOU. Nominations for the Board opened on April 15th. If you are an alumnus/a of Stonecoast MFA or you are a 4th semester student who will be receiving his/her MFA degree in July, you are eligible to serve on the SCAA Board. Anyone who meets either of these requirements can benominated to for …
SCAA Board Nominations and Election Schedule
SCAA Elections are coming! If you really want to make a difference for Stonecoast MFA and its alumni, this is your chance. The open positions and election schedule are listed below. You will also find nomination instructions as well. If you have any questions, please email Erin Underwood. OPEN POSITIONS: President (2 years) Vice President …
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Community News & Updates April 2013
ALUMNI NEWS Sarah Slagle Arnold's (Creative Nonfiction, S'05) memoir, Faith and Madness: A Spiritual and Psychological Journey, was published August 1, 2012, by Wipf & Stock's Cascade Books imprint. The story of growing up with a manic-depressive father and Sarah's own major depression at age 19 takes place in the Depression years of the 30s …
Dispatches from the Desk: AWP Survival Guide Edition
by Libby Cudmore & Matthew Quinn Martin…hello all, your president and vice president here with our another of our semi-regular featured blog posts.So, as many of you know, The Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP)’s annual conference is just around the corner––metaphorically for those of you who are planning on attending, and literally for …
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Community News & Updates March 2013
ALUMNI NEWS Cal Armistead's (Fiction, W'07) debut young adult novel, Being Henry David, was released three weeks ahead of its March 1 release date by Albert Whitman Teen. It has received favorable reviews, including a starred review in Kirkus Reviews, and has already sold out is first printing! Luckily, a second printing is underway. Kathy …
Stonecoast MFA Community Reading at AWP
We've got an amazing reading in store for you at AWP this year. If you're in Boston on Thursday, March 7 you are invited to join us at the Boston Public Library for the Stonecoast MFA Community Reading. Bring a friend, share this invite, and make it a night to remember. We'll see you there! …
Stonecoast Reading Series Kickoff and Celebration of Black History Month with Performance By Lady Zen
by Ashley Johnson University of Southern Maine’s Stonecoast MFA Program will kick off its Stonecoast Reading Series on February 27 in celebration of Black History Month and the MFA Program’s Tenth Anniversary. The event will feature the music and poetry of Stonecoast student and local performer, Lady Zen. “Black History Month highlights a tradition of …
Community News & Updates February 2013
ALUMNI NEWS Cal Armistead's (Fiction, W'07) debut young adult novel, Being Henry David, will be released by Albert Whitman & Co. on March 1, 2013. Cal's novel has already received a starred Kirkus review! For more, see http://www.calarmistead.com. Eric's Hysterics is proud to present Love Hurts, an anthology edited by Eric M. Bosarge (Popular Fiction, W'12) …
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