Community News & Updates September 2026

ANNOUNCEMENTS GREEN CURTAIN REVIEW Eben Thomas (Multi-Genre, S’05) writes: We are accepting pieces for our Green Curtain Review Anthology, to be released digitally and in print in January 2027. Submissions are open through September 30th, 2026. We accept pieces both written & visual in any genre.Theme: RefugiaWe seek pieces that are deeply informed and influenced …

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Community News & Updates August 2026

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 …

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Community News & Updates April 2026

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 …

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Community News & Updates September 2024

ANNOUNCEMENTS From faculty member Rick Bass:Dear Stonecoasters, Exciting updates from the efforts to designate the ancient inland rainforest in the Black Ram region of Montana’s Yaak Valley as the nation’s first Climate Refuge, dedicated to maximizing the amount of carbon that can be stored in long-term safekeeping of old and mature forests. Representative Chellie Pingree of Portland—long …

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