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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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 …
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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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 …
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! …
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 …
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) …
Here is a list of events that comprise the growing Stonecoast AWP Schedule. Please take a look at the items below, and let us know if your event needs to be added. We're looking to add any reading, signing, or panel that is happening as part of the 2013 AWP Conference. AWP events are primarily …
I'm putting together portfolio pages to feature our alumni, students 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 …
Are you going to AWP? If so, make sure to let us know that you'll be there so that Stonecoast and the SCAA can keep you up-to-date on events and gatherings during the conference. Please visit the AWP Attendee Form and let us know that you'll be there. Here's a list of the people who …
