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 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 …
ANNOUNCEMENTS The 2023 Stonecoast MFA Alumni Reading Series Join us for the 2023 Stonecoast MFA Alumni Reading Series, Part I! Featuring Lauren M. Davis (Poetry, S’15) Linda K. Sienkiewicz (Fiction, S’09) Ellie O'Leary (Poetry, W’17) Thursday, May 18th, 7:00pm EST RSVP here Are you an alum who is publishing a book in 2023? Sign up to read at …
ANNOUNCEMENTS 2023 AWP MINI-REUNION Our fearless leader, Robin Talbot, and Stonecoast alums Amy Martin (Creative Nonfiction, W’12) and Melody Fuller (Creative Nonfiction, S’12) are exploring the possibility of having a mini-reunion-get-together at the 2023 AWP Conference and Bookfair in Seattle, Washington (March 8-11). Interested alums, faculty, staff, and current students, please contact Amy Martin by November 15, 2022, at punchyoguts@gmail.com, …
ALUMS Elisabeth Tova Bailey’s (Creative Nonfiction, S’15) memoir The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating was noted in The New York Times article by Margaret Roach, "Where to Find Comfort in a World of Invasive Headlines?" and listed as one of Sy Montgomery’s six favorite books for animal lovers in The Book List in The Week. Also, Amit R. Baishya, …
ANNOUNCEMENTS From Rick Bass (Creative Nonfiction, Fiction Faculty) Dear Stonecoast-community-working-for-Yaak,(Pardon the inelegance of that phrasing. Any ideas? Poets?)So much for your continued and spirited defense of the Yaak Valley and our proposal for the country’s first Climate Refuge to be located there, dedicated to the storage of carbon in old Forest, ancient forest, and focus …
ALUMS The short film The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating adapted by Elisabeth Tova Bailey (Creative Nonfiction, S’15) from her memoir of the same title, screens this fall at the Princeton Environmental Film Festival. The film can be viewed from October 12-24th at this link. In the upcoming weeks, the film is also part of the Discover …
ANNOUNCEMENTS Registration Open for September 11 Virtual Writers’ Conference of Northern Appalachia Writers are invited to attend the 2021 Virtual Writers’ Conference of Northern Appalachia (WCoNA) on Saturday, September 11, founded by Stonecoast grad PJ Piccirillo (Fiction, S’04). Workshops and readings will run from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with an evening session of attendees’ readings …
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 …
ANNOUNCEMENTS Issue 15 of Stonecoast Review will be on sale during and after June residency. From the gorgeous covers to the angst-filled poems and stories inside, this issue holds a mirror up to the last crazy-Covid year. The SCR team did a phenomenal job putting this together and it is stunning. Copies will be available for purchase …
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