CURRENT STUDENTS Kim Autrey’s (Popular Fiction) mystery short story, "Mt. Pinos Murders," was published in Onyx Publications last week. Abigail Bokaer’s (Fiction) short story “Made in Wonderland” was selected as the second-place finalist for The Masters Review Debut Fiction Prize and will be published on October 27th. ALUMS Shannon Bowring (Fiction, W’22) is thrilled to welcome her third book into …
ANNOUNCEMENTS CALL FOR PROPOSALS: TEACHING OPPORTUNITY (JANUARY 2026) We are excited to invite Stonecoast alumni to submit proposals for a 60-minute presentation (delivered in person or via Zoom) during the week of January 10–17, 2026. Presentations are generally scheduled from 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. EST. Please see the details below. If there are any questions, please …
ALUMS Sarah Baldwin (Creative Nonfiction, S'15) had an article about a scholar's research on young Jewish refugees in the U.S. during WWII published by Colgate Research. Her flash essay titled "Twelve Weeks" appeared in the inaugural issue of In Short. Shannon Bowring (Fiction, W'22) has been remiss in reporting several good pieces of book-related news: Her debut novel, The Road …
ANNOUNCEMENTS As we approach the start of the summer 2024 residency (June 22 - June 29, 2024), we wanted to take a moment to share some updates about your program. This summer Stonecoast will meet on USM's Portland campus. This move gives our students and faculty access to university resources (including the Osher Map Library, the new …
ANNOUNCEMENTS STONECOAST SUMMER 2024 RESIDENCY PRESENTATION SUBMISSIONS We are thrilled to announce that Stonecoast is now accepting presentation submissions for the Summer 2024 residency. If you are interested in teaching a 60-minute presentation from 8:15 am to 9:15 am, please provide a detailed description of your class or panel to Robin Talbot (robin.talbot@maine.edu) no later …
ANNOUNCEMENTS In response to the Lewiston-Auburn mass shooting that rocked the Maine community in October, Rogue Owl Press---helmed by Stonecoast alums Frank Ard, Popular Fiction (S’14); Joseph Carro, Popular Fiction (W’15); and Rebecca McKenna, Fiction (S’14)---is publishing a charity collection with 100% of proceeds benefiting Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit organization which advocates for gun control …
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 …
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) …
ANNOUNCEMENTS The Boston Poetry Marathon is back again for 2021, though remaining online for another year. The 3-day summertime poetry reading festival takes place from August 5-7, on Thursday and Friday night starting at 6:00 p.m. and all day Saturday starting at noon. Bridget Eileen (Poetry, W'09) returns as artistic director for the 5th year in …
CURRENT STUDENTS Shannon Bowring's (Fiction, Third semester) short experimental piece "Avian Elegies" has been nominated by Waterwheel Review for Best Small Fictions 2020. In addition, one of Shannon's stories from her linked collection (a work-in-progress) was selected as a finalist in the fiction category of the 50th New Millennium Writing Awards. FACULTY Faith Adiele’s (Creative Nonfiction) latest essay, …
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